Feb 10, 2020 | News and Events
As we await the completion of our new WCHD building, a place in which many minutes, hours, and days of public health work and community impact will be accomplished, nearly 100 staff members are bused daily to and from work in order to support the project completion....
Feb 7, 2020 | News and Events
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Will County CHC (Community Health Center) Dental Director Dr. Sangita Garg says a child’s oral health begins during pregnancy, and the first step is to cast aside an old wives’ tale. “A common belief used to be...
Feb 7, 2020 | News and Events
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) in coordination with the Illinois Poison Control Center have launched the Illinois Novel Coronavirus Hotline and email address to answer questions Local Health Departments, clinicians, and the general public may have...
Feb 5, 2020 | News and Events
This week, several planes carrying passengers from Wuhan China will arrive in three states. These locations are Travis Air Force Base in Sacramento, CA, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA, Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, and Eppley Airfield...
Feb 3, 2020 | News and Events
Will County Health Department Executive Director Sue Olenek stopped by WJOL Radio with WCHD PIO Steve Brandy to speak with morning host Scott Slocum about the WCHD’s new “Programs and Services Resource Guide,” plans for the opening of the new WCHD...
Jan 27, 2020 | News and Events
The WCHD (Will County Health Department) and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) are investigating two health care-associated cases of Legionnaire’s disease at a senior home in Plainfield. No potential source locations outside the facility have been...
