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...
Sep 10, 2020 | News and Events
The ultimate goal is for Region 7, which includes Will and Kankakee Counties, to be able to return to STAGE 4 of the Coronavirus pandemic recovery process. The Will County Health Department is asking residents who have any complaints and concerns about businesses not...
Sep 9, 2020 | News and Events
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2020. A DuPage County resident in her 40s became ill in mid-August. “While we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, we must...
Sep 4, 2020 | News and Events
Lake County on List, Grundy and Suburban Cook have been Dropped SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 29 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county...
