NEWS & EVENTS
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Public Announcements
2025 Annual Report Now Available
The Will County Health Department’s 2025 Annual Report is now available.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Read the Latest Environmental Health Newsletter
Read the 2025 Fourth quarter newsletter from the Will County Health Department Environmental Health Division
Press Releases
Wet, Hot Summers Bring Increased Risk for both Nuisance and Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
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...
Plainfield Dist 202 Students Combine with Will Co Health Dept on Updated Plainfield Parks Smoking Policy
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...
Sad to Say: We May be in for a Long Term Suicide Watch
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...
Hernia Awareness Month: How Much Do You Know?
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...
June is Scoliosis Awareness Month: Watch this Video for More
Scoliosis is a progressive sideways curvature of the spine disease. But there are many ways of treating it. For more information click...
Will County Health Department Now has a Micro Pantry for Food Pick-Up and Donations
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...
Will County Community Health Center Adds Three to Staff
The Will County Health Department’s Community Health Center has brought aboard three new staff members to serve pediatric, dental, and behavioral health patients. Dr. Jingtao Huang joined the Pediatrics staff in February. He arrived from his previous position in...
Health Department Talks Mosquito Season, West Nile Virus, on Radio
Katie Nelson and Venessa Henry from the Will County Health Department Environmental Division, along with Public Information Officer Steve Brandy, joined 1340 WJOL's Scott Slocum on June 4th to discuss protecting ourselves against mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. Click...
Children’s Mental Health: Always More Complicated Due to Technology, Economy, Social Media
During Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month in May, a sit-down with two experts from the Will County Health Department’s Behavioral Health Division can make you stop and think. And more than anything, make you hope for a better future. Licensed Psychologist...
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER’S “REACH OUT AND READ” PROGRAM NEEDS YOUR EXTRA BOOKS!
The Will County Health Department Community Health Center’s “Reach out and Read” program encourages children between six months and five years of age to get started reading. This special effort takes place during the Pediatric Wellness exams. Thanks to donated...
Will County Board of Health Passes Resolution Calling for More “Tobacco 21” Cities
With Bolingbrook’s recent passing of the Tobacco 21 ordinance, the Will County Board of Health has passed a resolution calling for more Will County municipalities to follow suit. The Board of Health took this action at their April 18th meeting. Tobacco 21; which...
Latent Tuberculosis is More Common than You Might Think
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...
IDPH Issues Warning about Synthetic Cannabinoids
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....
Study: E-Cigarette Users Less Likely to Quit Tobacco
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...
Will County Health Department Marks National Public Health Week
"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 Association...
April is STD Awareness Month
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
Severe Bleeding Cases, Deaths, from Synthetic Drugs Show Danger of Store Bought Products
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...
Will County Community Health Center Offering Free Flu Vaccine
For those 18 and older, while supplies last, at 1106 Neal Avenue The Will County Community Health Center is offering free flu vaccines for those 18 and older. Availability is limited, and no appointment is needed. Stop by at 1106 Neal Avenue Mondays through...
State Synthetic Cannabinoid Death Count Up to Three
Third Death Confirmed, Total Case Number up to 125 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the death of a third individual who experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids, often called Spice, K2, or fake weed. To...
STD Awareness Month: Confirmation of Highly Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
Washington Post Takes a Look at Disturbing Discovery A super-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been reported in the United Kingdom following warnings from global public health officials that the common sexually transmitted disease is becoming more difficult to treat....