The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that mosquitoes collected in Joliet have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV]. These results represent the first WNV positive mosquitoes identified in Will County this year. Will County residents are reminded to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.
As part of National HIV Testing Day, the Will County Health Department’s HIV/STI Care Clinic team will offer free rapid HIV tests and a support group for those living with HIV on June 27th.
The Will County Health Department is reminding residents of the availability of Naloxone, a lifesaving, opioid overdose reversing medication in honor of National Naloxone Awareness Day on June 6, 2024.
The Will County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public to be aware of the potential for exposure to rabies from infected animals. A rabid bat was recently detected in Elwood.
The Will County Health Department and Will County’s Sunny Hill Tuberculosis Clinic have announced a new collaboration to expand Tuberculosis (TB) testing availability to Will County residents.
The Will County Health Department and Community Health Center will begin offering primary care medical services out of our Eastern Branch Office in Monee (5601 W. Monee-Manhattan Road) beginning in April.