Will County Health Department Releases 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment And Iplan
The IPLAN is a state-required plan that helps guide local health efforts through 2030. Based on community feedback and data, it focuses on three key areas.
2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccine Available
JOLIET, Ill – The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is informing residents that the new 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine is available at the Will County Health Department Immunization Clinic and at the Will County Community Health Center.
Will County Health Department Recognizes World Aids Day on December 1st
The Will County Health Department and Community Health Center are reminding residents that Monday, December 1, 2025 is World AIDS day. Established in 1988, World AIDS day is used to raise awareness about Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and honor the lives affected by the global pandemic that has claimed more than 32 million lives over the past 40 years.
WORLD AIDS DAY 2025: the “Forgotten Epidemic,” in Local Statistics
December 1, 2025, marks the 44th year when the first known case of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was first reported, and 37 years since World AIDS Day was designated to honor over 32 million people who had died from AIDS-related illnesses.
My Prostate Journey
In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, one of our own Will County Community Health Center staff members shares his prostate cancer journey.
First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Will County
First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Will County
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Will County.