NEWS & EVENTS

Use this link from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to learn more about Coronavirus: http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus  

The WCHD (Will County Health Department) and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) are investigating a health care-associated case of Legionnaire’s disease at a senior home in Bolingbrook.  No potential source locations outside the home have been identified....

  The Will County EMA (Emergency Management Agency) would like your help with their "2020 Will County Hazard Mitigation Public Survey." To take this survey, please go to...

Will County Health Department Public Information Officer Steve Brandy recently joined Family Radio (WJCH 91.9 FM in Joliet) hostess Virginia Beehn to discuss these topics: FLU SEASON: VAPING: and OPIOIDS:

When Pediatrician Dr. Efrain Flores recently returned to the Will County CHC (Community Health Center) staff, Chief Executive Officer Mary Maragos knew it was a big step forward for two reasons.  First, a very well-liked doctor who had been gone for seven years had...

The importance of mental health treatment to help prevent crime has been an especially popular topic over the last few years.  But just as important as early diagnosis can be to help steer someone clear of violent and criminal tendencies in the first place, there is...

National Influenza Vaccination Week December 1-7, 2019   SPRINGFIELD – If you have not gotten your flu shot, it is not too late.  Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike urges everyone six months and older who has not been vaccinated,...

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,...

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...

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...

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, 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 will be taking appointments for as of December 10th.  Please call the Will County Community Health Center at 815-727-8670.

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...

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...

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...

  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...

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 tour of the new Will County Health Department Building, scheduled for opening in the summer of 2020, took place on November 5th.