NEWS & EVENTS

National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities throughout the United...

Five Cases in Illinois, Purchases Still Being Traced SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate...

WCHD Environmental Lab Coordinator Trisha Kauta appeared on 1340 WJOL Radio with host Kevin Kollins on Tuesday afternoon March 26th, explaining the important roles the lab plays in keeping Will County healthy and what residents need to know about what the lab offers....

April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and take action to prevent, test for, and treat STDs.   The highlighted links below from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide information on evaluating an...

The Will County Health Department Community Health Center will be offering free vision and eye health screenings on Saturday, April 13th, from 10 AM to 2 PM.  This will be in the Lower Level Conference Room of the Community Health Center, located at 1106 Neal Avenue...

National Public Health Week April 1-7, 2019   SPRINGFIELD – While most people think of restaurant inspections when they think of public health, there is so much more. If you have ever used a public swimming pool, gone to a hospital, needed an ambulance, or...

As the Will County Health Department (WCHD) watches their future new building at 501 Ella Avenue begin to take shape, they will also be busy next week marking National Public Health Week, which runs April 1st through 7th. WCHD will be following the guidelines of the...

The Kane County Health Department is advising that Aurora Packing Company, Inc., a North Aurora, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,838 pounds of beef heel and chuck tender products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. According to the U.S....

- Diabetes affects about 30 million of people in the United States - 1 in 4 adults with diabetes are unaware they have the disease - 84 million Americans have prediabetes - 9 out of 10 adults with prediabetes don't know why they have it - 1 in 3 adults have...

The Will County MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) collaborative worked with Will County’s GIS Division to create a website that allows those who need food to be able to find locations concerning four different “food access map” categories....

- Diabetes affects about 30 million of people in the United States - 1 in 4 adults with diabetes are unaware they have the disease - 84 million Americans have prediabetes - 9 out of 10 adults with prediabetes don't know they have it - 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes...

With a 5-1 vote on March 4th, the Plainfield Village Board passed a Tobacco 21 ordinance, following suit with the ever-growing trend in the State of Illinois.  This means that no one under the age of 21 will be able to purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or any other...

Bacterial infections lead to investigation and warning   SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is warning patients and health care providers about the risk of procedures...

When teen births decreased by 52% in Bolingbrook from 2014-2017, it was certainly noticed and celebrated by the community.  And it appears that a team effort by the Bolingbrook Alliance for Teen Pregnancy Prevention (BATPP), following a grant awarded to the Will...

Brian Scanlon of the Will County Health Department's Environmental Health Division, along with WCHD Public Information Officer Steve Brandy, recently joined 1340 WJOL Radio morning host Scott Slocum to talk about the importance of well water testing and septic system...

Call or email a health care provider if you think you were exposed   SPRINGFIELD – On February 22, 2019, an Illinois resident with a now confirmed diagnosis of measles was on a flight that arrived in Concourse B at Chicago Midway Airport.  The passenger was...

        Will County Health Department Community Health Center Chief Dental Officer Dr. Sangita Garg and WJOL afternoon host Kevin Kollins after Dr. Garg's appearance on WJOL. With February being Dental Health Month, Dr. Sangita Garg, Chief Dental Officer for the Will...

For information on precautions that need to be taken in and around your home after a flood, such as this week along the Kankakee River, please read AfterTheFlood IDPH

The Will County Health Department Environmental Health Division is recommending that residents of the Phelan Acres subdivision west of Wilmington, which extends as a peninsula of land near the cooling lakes, chlorinate their private water wells and pick up bottles and...