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WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Public Announcements

Public Notice Will County Board Of Health Special Meeting

Board of Health Meeting on August 19

The Will County Board of Health will hold its regular meeting on August 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at 501 Ella Ave, (Joliet, IL 60433) in conference room 1005A/1005B.

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WCHD Adds More 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 easier by placing more red Naloxone distribution boxes throughout the County.

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Additional Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus

The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that mosquitoes collected in Crete, and Frankfort have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV]. Mosquitoes in Bolingbrook, Joliet, Plainfield and Mokena also tested positive for WNV earlier this summer.

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2025 Annual Report Now Available

The Will County Health Department’s 2025 Annual Report is now available.

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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).

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2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccine Available

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.

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Press Releases

Will County Board Of Health Meeting Will County Health Department October 20, 2021

Will County Board Of Health Meeting Will County Health Department October 20, 2021

Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic, The Governor’s Recent Disaster Proclamation, The Number Of Covid-19 Cases In Will County, And The Cdc Guidelines Regarding Covid-19, It Is Determined By The President Of The Will County Board Of Health That In-Person Meetings Are Not Practical Nor Prudent. Therefore, This Meetings Of The Will County Board Of Health Shall Be Held Via Video And/Or Audio Until Further Notice.

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Will County Board Of Health Meeting Will County Health Department October 20, 2021

Will County Board of Health Meeting

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the governor’s recent disaster proclamation, the number of COVID-19 cases in will county, and the CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19, it is determined by the president of the will county board of health that in-person meetings are not practical nor prudent.

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CDC Recommends Pregnant Women Get COVID Vaccine

CDC Recommends Pregnant Women Get COVID Vaccine

CDC Recommends Pregnant Women Get COVID Vaccine. The CDC today issued updated guidance recommending that people who are pregnant be vaccinated against COVID-19. In the guidance, the CDC says: “COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged 12 years and older,...

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