NEWS & EVENTS
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Public Announcements
Will County Health Department Releases 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment and IPLAN
The Will County Health Department and the Will County Mobilizing for Action Through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Collaborative are excited to share two important new reports: the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN).
2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccine Available
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is informing residents that the new 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine is available at the Will County Health Department Immunization Clinic and at the Will County Community Health Center.
Will County Warming Centers
With temperatures dropping and sub-zero wind chills being forecasted, here is a link to Will County's warming centers provided by local governments for those having issues with properly heating their homes.
ByHeart Infant Formula Product Recall
ByHeart Infant Formula has issued a nationwide recall during an ongoing investigation by the FDA and CDC of a multistate outbreak of infant botulism.
Read the Latest Environmental Health Newsletter
Read the 2025 Fourth quarter newsletter from the Will County Health Department Environmental Health Division
WCHD To Open New Milk Depot in Bolingbrook
Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes and the Will County Health Department have partnered to bring a new human milk drop-off depot to Bolingbrook, Illinois at the Will County Health Department's Northern Branch Office (323 Quadrangle Drive). The grand opening will be on June 13, 2025.
WCHD Adds 10 Additional Red Naloxone Distribution Boxes
The Will County Health Department continues its efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths, making access to the life-saving, overdose-reversing drug Naloxone (Narcan) easier by adding 10 additional red Naloxone distribution boxes throughout the County, bringing the total number of red distribution boxes in Will County to 20.
Will County Health Department Announces New Breastfeeding Support Group Starting In August
The Will County Health Department has announced the creation of a new breastfeeding support group, called the Milk Circle. The Milk Circle will meet twice a month on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The group will hold a separate kick-off meeting on August 5, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to Noon, before hosting its first meeting on August 19, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Infectious Disease Clinic is Latest Service at Community Health Center
The Will County Community Health Center has added an Infectious Disease (ID) Clinic to its list of medical services available to the public. The ID Clinic has partnered with the Care Clinic and specializes in the treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV care while also offering general infectious disease consultations.
WCHD Expands Behavioral Health Services at Branch Offices
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is in the process of expanding mental health services at both its Northern Branch Office in Bolingbrook and Eastern Branch Office in Monee
Have You Tested Your Well Water?
Even if you’ve never gotten sick from your well water, it is your responsibility to properly maintain your well and regularly test it to ensure you have safe drinking water. See the Fact Sheet on well testing from the IDPH.
Our Environmental Health Lab can test for bacteria and nitrate well also testing chlorine, fluoride and hardness.
Learn more about our EH Lab here.
Press Releases
Operation Santa Drop Sends 155 Boxes with over 29,000 Items to Overseas Military Units
Thanks to ALL those who donated items and ALL Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) volunteers who participated in this year's WCHD-Stickney Township OPERATION SANTA DROP. Over 29,000 items filled 155 boxes to be sent to military units serving us overseas in Japan, Afghanistan,...
New Signs on Richards and Mills Direct Residents to WCHD, CHC, TB Clinic, Sunny Hill
The Will County Health Department thanks Will County Facilities for their help with two new signs on Mills (left) and Richards (right); directing residents to the Will County Health Department, the Will County Community Health Center, the TB Clinic, and Sunny Hill...
National Foundation Aims to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes for African-American Women
A national breast cancer foundation, Susan G. Komen, is working to improve breast cancer outcomes among Black/African-American women. This effort is part of Komen's African American Health Equity Initiative. John Snow, Inc. (JSI), a mission-driven public health...
Illinois Now Reporting Fifth Illinois Resident Dies After Vaping Related Lung Injury
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the death of a fifth Illinois resident who had recently been hospitalized with lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarette or vaping products (EVALI). At this time, a total of 187...
Jeff Eberhard’s Micro Pantry Effort Comes in Second for the Governor’s Cup Award
Jeff Eberhard, creator of the Micro Pantry, was in Springfield on November 14th to receive a Governor’s Hometown Award as a Governor's Cup Finalist. He was nominated by Will County Health Department Program Coordinators Cindy Jackson and Katie Weber for his Micro...
Pediatrician Dr. Efrain Flores Returning to Will County Community Health Center
Pediatrician Dr. Efrain Flores will be taking appointments for as of December 10th. Please call the Will County Community Health Center at 815-727-8670.
New Vaccine Programs Available at Will County Health Department Immunization Clinic
New Vaccine Programs Make vaccines for Adults More Accessible ADULTS! If you have no insurance, or your insurance or Medicare does not cover immunizations, or if you are unable to obtain vaccinations with your Medicaid plan, you may be eligible for one of our new...
Don’t Forget to Consider Whooping Cough, and it’s Easy to Test For
There has been a recent surge in cases of Pertussis, commonly known as “Whooping Cough,” throughout the Northern Illinois and Collar Counties areas. Will County Health Department Epidemiologist Alpesh Patel says that while it is certainly important to keep track of...
Know When Antibiotics Help and When They Won’t
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18-24, 2019 SPRINGFIELD – Roughly 30% of antibiotics prescribed in medical providers’ offices and emergency rooms are not needed. The over-prescribing and misuse of antibiotics could make the bacteria they are designed...
Will County Health Department Offers Information at Vaping Forum
On the day of tragic news that the State of Illinois had seen its fourth death with possible connections to excessive vaping, the Will County Health Department was involved in an evening Vaping Forum at Lincoln Way West High School. Epidemiologist Alpesh Patel...
Marketplace Open Enrollment Time: An Important Period Every Nov and Dec
Individuals and families without insurance coverage or who wish to change their current Marketplace plans (also referred to as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare) have from now until mid-December to do so. This open enrollment period began on November 1, and runs...
A Look Inside the New WCHD Building
A tour of the new Will County Health Department Building, scheduled for opening in the summer of 2020, took place on November 5th.
WCHD Goes on WJOL Radio to Get the Message Across: GET YOUR FLU SHOT
Pat McCarthy (seen in the back in this WCHD Immunizations Staff picture) joined WCHD PIO Steve Brandy on WJOL Radio to talk with morning host Scott Slocum about the importance of getting your flu shot. The interview aired live Monday morning November 4th. Pat...
Now that We Have “Fallen Back,” Check Fire and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Properly Working Home Heating Devices and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Save Lives November 1, 2019 – As temperatures continue to drop and Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this weekend, the Kane County Healthy Places Coalition and the Kane County Health...
Channel 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski Interviews WCHD Flu Shot Patient
On Tuesday October 29th, Charlie Wojciechowski from WMAQ-TV in Chicago came to the Will County Health Department Immunizations clinic to talk about flu shots. He spoke with a very brave patient and her mom, and also talked about the importance of flu shots and how...
The Start of Flu Season: A Great Time to Check All of Your Immunizations
Another flu season is upon us. Will County Health Department Epidemiologist Alpesh Patel says that not only is this the time to get your flu shot, but also a great time to ask your health care provider about other immunizations you might need as well. In other...
OCT 20-26: National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Lead Poisoning Prevention The goal is to prevent childhood lead exposure before any harm occurs. Primary prevention – the removal of lead hazards from the environment before a child is exposed – is the most effective way to ensure that children do not...
Key to Avoiding SIDS: Pay Attention to AAP Recommendations
During October’s “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month,” Will County Health Department (WCHD) Better Birth Outcomes Program Coordinator Sylvia Muniz wants to remind everyone that although there has been much improvement against SIDS tragedies compared...
Concerns Increase Regarding Outbreak of Lung Injuries Associated with E-Cigarette Use and Vaping
Release Issued by the Northern Illinois Rockford Region Health Department PIOs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are...
To Follow Progress of New Will County Health Department Building, Here is YOUR Camera !!
4 As work continues on the new Will County Health Department building, we are offering you the chance to go to our "on-site camera" whenever you wish, and watch the progress live. This new building will be on the same campus as the old one, along Neal Avenue,...