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.
Provides a full scope of primary and preventative health care services to all adults and children to meet the health care needs of clinic patients.
Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) sponsors National Health Center Week (NHCW) to celebrate and increase awareness of America’s 1,500 Community Health Centers (CHCs) and the essential role they play in improving public health and providing Americans equal opportunity to access critical healthcare services. CHCs represent the nation’s largest primary care network, serving 32.5 million patients nationwide.
The Will County Health Department’s Behavioral Health Division will host a back-to-school fair on Friday, August 8. The event will take place in the Community Room of the Will County Health Department’s main office located at 501 Ella Ave. in Joliet and is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.