Will County Board of Health Meeting March 16, 2022
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Due to the sharp reduction in COVID-19 positive cases in Will County, the movement from substantial community transmission to low community transmission, the increase in ICU bed availability, and the lifting of the mask mandate by Governor Pritzker, the Board of Health President has determined that meeting in person is both practical and prudent for all meetings of the will county board of health effective march 11, 2022.
Will County Health Department
501 Ella Avenue Joliet, Il 60433
Conference Room 1005A / 1005B
March 16, 2022 – 3:00Pm
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 books...
WCHD Health Educators Make Presentation to Valley View Counselors
Kathleen Harkins, Community Health Educator II, and Cindy Jackson, Community Health Initiatives Coordinator, held a training with Valley View School District (VVSD) Guidance Counselors and Social Workers on December 14, 2018 at Lukancic Middle School in Romeoville....
Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital Opens with Ribbon Cutting and “Punky QB” Keynote Speaker
The ground was broken on the Silver Cross Hospital campus back in October of 2017. A new 100-bed facility for Will County residents needing Behavioral Health inpatient treatment was on its way. At the ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday December 13th, Silver Cross...
In Illinois: Six New Cases Of Hepatitis A Within Past Week
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting six new cases of hepatitis A within the past week among individuals at high risk for infection. On average there are 70 cases of hepatitis A reported in Illinois each year. To date, 75 cases of...