Chronic Disease & School Health Program

Chronic Disease & School Health Program

Implementation of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity prevention strategies; promote school health in Will County.

The Chronic Disease & School Health program is a three year project which will allow our agency to lead the implementation of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity prevention strategies and to promote school health in Will County.

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Health Department Employees Have Room to Grow

Health Department Employees Have Room to Grow

New Organic to Grow Vegetables, Promote Wellness

Will County Health Department employees with a green thumb can soon till the soil at work. At least 35 employees have signed up for an innovative program spearheaded by the agency’s employee wellness committee and the University of Illinois Extension.

Add Vaccines to Your Back-To-School Checklist

August is National Immunizations Awareness Month

The Will County Health Department is reminding parents to include immunizations on their child's back-to-school checklist. Immunizations are equally important for college students.

IDHS Receives Billboard Donations to Promote Illinois Helpline for Opioids, other Substances, Across the State

IDHS Receives Billboard Donations to Promote Illinois Helpline for Opioids, other Substances, Across the State

Outdoor Advertising Association of Illinois Donated about 100 Billboards to IDHS to Promote New Illinois Helpline

More than 2,200 people have already reached out to the Helpline.

GOAL: Getting to Zero; CHC PrEP Clinic Helps the Efforts

GOAL: Getting to Zero; CHC PrEP Clinic Helps the Efforts

Part of "Getting to Zero" Project Concerning New HIV Cases

A new team effort between two Will County Health Department divisions.

Study: E-Cigarette Users Less Likely to Quit Tobacco

Study: E-Cigarette Users Less Likely to Quit Tobacco

Those Who Vape Shown to be Only Half as Likely to Give Up Tobacco.

A study says daily e-cigarette use was associated with 48 percent lower odds of having quit regular cigarettes.

Bolingbrook Becomes First Will County "Tobacco 21" City

Joining over a Dozen Suburban Municipalities

Includes e-cigarettes and vaping devices as well.

March 10th: Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day

March 10th: Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day

The Video "Many Women, One Voice" Tells the Story

According to the CDC, about a quarter of people living with HIV in the United States are women.

National Nutrition Month: A Mission that Begins with Our Babies

National Nutrition Month: A Mission that Begins with Our Babies

Health Department WIC Program Guides Moms Through 3-Step Process

Nutrition during pregnancy, and both during and after breastfeeding are of utmost importance.

Pregnancy Prevention Program, Teen Clinic, Subjects of Health Dept Appearance on Bolingbrook TV

Pregnancy Prevention Program, Teen Clinic, Subjects of Health Dept Appearance on Bolingbrook TV

To Be Viewed Thursdays at 7 PM BCTV 6, U-Verse 99, Bolingbrook Village Web Site

A review of a successful teen curriculum and teen clinic.

An Educational Video on PrEP and How it Protects HIV-Negative Patients

An Educational Video on PrEP and How it Protects HIV-Negative Patients

A Look at the Drug Truvada and What it Does

The PrEP Clinic is available in the Will County Health Department's Community Health Center Care Clinic, 11 AM to 4 PM on Thursdays.

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