Will County Board of Health Meeting January 19, 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 585 612 530#
JANUARY 19, 2022 – 3:00PM
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.
WORLD AIDS DAY 2025: the “Forgotten Epidemic,” in Local Statistics
December 1, 2025, marks the 44th year when the first known case of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was first reported, and 37 years since World AIDS Day was designated to honor over 32 million people who had died from AIDS-related illnesses.
My Prostate Journey
In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, one of our own Will County Community Health Center staff members shares his prostate cancer journey.
First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Will County
First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Will County
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Will County.
WCHD Adds 10 Additional Red 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 (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.