Sep 26, 2018 | News and Events
The excessive rain and heat thus far this summer is causing residents’ radar to be buzzing about, that’s right, mosquitoes. The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health Division is reminding everyone that it’s important to remember what brings about...
Sep 26, 2018 | News and Events, Slider Images
The Plainfield Park District Board recently voted to make all of their park facilities completely tobacco-free. And as Community Health Educators Amrita Raghuraman and Shree Woods from the Will County Health Department pointed out, students from Plainfield...
Sep 26, 2018 | News and Events
The recent suicides of celebrity fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef and CNN host Anthony Bourdain have brought about much worry about copycat behavior among those who might be considering suicide. Will County Health Department Behavioral Health...
Sep 26, 2018 | News and Events
While June is Hernia Awareness Month, and most of us probably know an acquaintance or loved one who has talked about having surgery for a hernia at one time in their life, do we really know what a hernia is? Hearing that someone has a hernia usually makes us...
Sep 26, 2018 | News and Events
Scoliosis is a progressive sideways curvature of the spine disease. But there are many ways of treating it. For more information click...
Sep 26, 2018 | News and Events
There are now 18 micro pantries, most of them in the Will County or southwest suburban region. The Will County Health Department at 501 Ella Avenue in Joliet (parking lot is off Neal Avenue) is the home of the latest micro pantry, designed to allow...
