Will County Board Of Health Meeting Updates
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Selection Meeting Canceled for 11/28/22
The Will County Board of Health Selection Committee Meeting scheduled for November 28, 2022 has been canceled.
Will County Board of Health Selection Committee 11/29/23
The Will County Board of Health Selection Committee will meet on November 29, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at 501 Ella Ave, (Joliet, IL 60433) in conference room 1005A.
Don’t Forget to Consider Whooping Cough, and it’s Easy to Test For
There has been a recent surge in cases of Pertussis, commonly known as “Whooping Cough,” throughout the Northern Illinois and Collar Counties areas. Will County Health Department Epidemiologist Alpesh Patel says that while it is certainly important to keep track of...
Know When Antibiotics Help and When They Won’t
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18-24, 2019 SPRINGFIELD – Roughly 30% of antibiotics prescribed in medical providers’ offices and emergency rooms are not needed. The over-prescribing and misuse of antibiotics could make the bacteria they are designed...