Jul 16, 2018 | News and Events
TB Can be in Your Body, to be Awakened in Many Ways With Saturday the 24th of March being “World TB Day,” the staff at the Sunny Hill Tuberculosis Clinic of Will County is helping fight the daily battle against tuberculosis (TB). This includes the kind of tuberculosis...
Jul 16, 2018 | News and Events
Multiple Cases of Severe Bleeding, Two Deaths, from SC Users The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the death of a second individual who experienced severe bleeding and reported using synthetic cannabinoids, often called Spice, K2, or fake weed....
Jul 16, 2018 | News and Events
Those Who Vape Shown to be Only Half as Likely to Give Up Tobacco. Smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be half as likely to give up tobacco as smokers who never vape at all, a European study suggests. Daily e-cigarette use was associated with 48 percent lower odds...
Jul 16, 2018 | News and Events
“This is Public Health” is the Theme With the first week of April being National Public Health Week, the Will County Health Department is working on promoting how prominent public health is all around us. The theme “This is Public Health,” created by the...
Jul 16, 2018 | News and Events
Educate Yourself on Important Dos and Don’ts For important information on male condom use, go to https://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/male-condom-use.html
Jul 16, 2018 | News and Events
Spice, K2, Bliss among Common Names Used Since the recent warning about synthetic cannabinoids from the Illinois Department of Public Health, there have now been over 100 reported cases in Illinois, along with two reported deaths, due to severe bleeding by victims who...
