Dec 18, 2020 | News and Events
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) team working in the WCHD’s (Will County Health Department) Family Health Services Division has needed to continue their mission of educating soon-to-be moms, along with young mothers caring for...
Dec 10, 2020 | News and Events
I have to explain this in events otherwise how could anyone possibly understand the severity of this deadly virus. • I was taken via ambulance and admitted in hours as the paramedic wouldn’t leave until he knew I was roomed, because that’s how sick I was. Those were...
Dec 10, 2020 | News and Events
I never thought I would get COVID, especially when we immediately started safety measures at work back in March, which was the week before I started feeling symptoms – plus I’m one who very rarely gets sick. It came so quickly too, and it was a roller coaster of...
Dec 10, 2020 | News and Events
My fiancé and I were diagnosed with COVID-19 in March. As a young, healthy couple of 27 and 32 I would have never expected to become as ill as we did. Our illness lasted 2.5 months and we had to rely on friends to bring us supplies since we both live hours away from...
Dec 9, 2020 | News and Events
Schools can be noisy places with loud activities. One in every six to eight middle and high school students has measurable hearing loss likely resulting from excessive noise exposure. CDC analyzed data from a sample of 817 middle and high school students aged 12–17...
Dec 8, 2020 | News and Events
The WCCHC (Will County Community Health Center) Dental Clinic, located at 1106 Neal Avenue in Joliet, has announced some special improvements through the help of an Oral Health Grant. While the changes include new patient chairs for three examination rooms, along with...
