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
ON WORLD HEPATITIS DAY: LEARN YOUR STATUS
The final Saturday in July, the 28th, is World Hepatitis Day. Will County Health Department Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Coordinator Dr. Alpesh Patel says it is important to make blood screening for Hepatitis a regular part of your medical history. He...
Push for Registration and Utilization of “Patient Portal” is Bringing Results
It was last fall that Lewis University doctoral student Deborah Kornacker began working with the Will County Health Department’s Community Health Center on a specific mission: Get more patients signed up for access to the online “Patient Portal.” The “Patient...
Will County CHC Says Testing, Treatment, and Prevention for Syphilis Available
The Will County Community Health Center is reminding Will County resident of the disturbing nationwide increase in Syphilis cases. The...
Wet, Hot Summers Bring Increased Risk for both Nuisance and Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
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