Sep 18, 2020 | News and Events
Following Close Coordination Between State and Local Officials, Rate Drops from 8% to 5.6% Allowing Roll Back of Mitigations JOLIET – Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are announcing that Region 7, which includes the greater...
Sep 17, 2020 | News and Events
The CDC recommends that you wear masks in public settings around people who don’t live in your household and when you can’t stay 6 feet away from others. Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. See this webpage from the CDC with guidance on how to properly...
Sep 16, 2020 | News and Events
Nearly a third of adults with disabilities (32.9%) reported experiencing frequent mental distress, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, compared with 7.2% of adults without disabilities. Mental distress is associated with health risk...
Sep 15, 2020 | News and Events
About 1 in 5 (19%) children in the United States has obesity. Certain groups of children are more affected than others. National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month provides a chance for all of us to learn more about this serious health condition. While there is no...
Sep 15, 2020 | News and Events
September 14, 2020 – Health organizations across the suburban Chicago counties today launched a campaign to inform and empower parents to make healthy decisions about childhood immunizations. A recent study found that only 55 percent of children in Illinois are up to...
Sep 11, 2020 | News and Events
DuPage County Now on List, Grundy County Returns as Well Note: Region 7, Will and Kankakee Counties, remain under mitigations of no indoor bar and restaurant service until COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 6.5% for three consecutive days. However, Will County...
