Will County Board of Health Meeting February 16, 2022
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Will County Board of Health meeting will be held via TELECONFERENCE
via TELECONFERENCE – TEAMS APP
1- 708-566-6764 Phone / Conference ID 751 627 241#
FEBRUARY 16, 2022 – 3:00PM
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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, the meetings of the Will County Board of Health shall be held via video and/or audio until further notice. This meeting will be held via videoconference/telephonically through the Microsoft Teams events platform. Will County Board of Health members will be attending the meeting remotely and the general public is strongly encouraged to do the same.
Will County Health Department Opens New Milk Depot in Joliet, Illinois
Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes (Milk Bank WGL), and the Will County Health Department have partnered to bring a new human milk drop-off depot to Joliet, Illinois. This joint effort increases access for approved donors and families in the area to donate lifesaving, critical nutrition for pediatric patients in need. The grand opening will be on August 9, 2024.
First Bird and Additional Cases of Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus Detected in Will County
The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that additional batches of mosquitoes and a dead bird have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV]. Mosquitoes that tested positive for WNV have been found in Joliet, Homer Glen, Shorewood and Lockport. A dead bird that tested positive for WNV was found in Crest Hill.
First Cases Of Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Detected In Will County
The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that mosquitoes collected in Joliet have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV]. These results represent the first WNV positive mosquitoes identified in Will County this year. Will County residents are reminded to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.
Free HIV Testing & Support Group on June 27th
As part of National HIV Testing Day, the Will County Health Department’s HIV/STI Care Clinic team will offer free rapid HIV tests and a support group for those living with HIV on June 27th.