Oct 20, 2020 | News and Events
I PROTECT aims to educate parents on the facts around vaccinations. Our goal is to be seen as a trusted resource to arm parents with the factual information they need to feel comfortable and confident in making the right decision for their child – as recommended by...
Oct 16, 2020 | News and Events
Five weeks after being dropped from the IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) list of state counties at the warning level, and four weeks after additional mitigations were dropped for Illinois’ Region 7 (Will and Kankakee Counties), Will County again finds...
Oct 15, 2020 | News and Events
The CDC and other agencies across the U.S. Government announced the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, 2020-2025, the country’s second plan to address coordinated and strategic actions to address antibiotic resistance across humans,...
Oct 15, 2020 | News and Events
Plan ahead for the holidays and consider alternatives SPRINGFIELD – As Illinoisans prepare to spend the holidays with family and friends, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is offering recommendations on how to celebrate safer during the COVID-19...
Oct 14, 2020 | News and Events
It was early March when the State of Illinois, the county, and the entire world all realized that major action needed to be taken against the Coronavirus Pandemic. Events were cancelled, schools were closing, cases of Covid19 were quickly climbing, and people were...
Oct 14, 2020 | News and Events
Prior to the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, much of the attention of the public health community was focused upon the vaping issue, and the increased participation in vaping among young people and the dangers that were becoming more obvious each day....
