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BOARD OF HEALTH

WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Initiating and carrying out programs and activities necessary for the promotion and protection of health and control of disease in Will County.

The 12-member Will County Board of Health governs the Health Department and meets once each month. The county BOH initiates and carries out programs and activities necessary for the promotion and protection of health and control of disease. It may make and adopt rules to protect and improve the health of residents. The Will County Executive and the Will County Board appoint members who wish to volunteer their time and serve Will County as overseers that Will County residents have the best possible access to the Public Health programs they need.

By law, the board must be composed of at least two physicians, one dentist, one county board member, and four citizens-at-large.

Ten Essential Services of Public Health

Board of Health members are responsible for making sure the “Ten Essential Services of Public Health” are performed in the Will County community. These ten LPHA (Local Public Health Agencies) services are divided into three categories: Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance.

Assessment
The Assessment category includes the services of monitoring Will County’s overall health, as well as diagnosing and investigating its condition.

Policy Development
The second category, Policy Development, begins with informing, educating, and empowering the public so they can pursue the best health possible for themselves and their families. Policy Development also includes the mobilization of community partnerships, as well as the development of policies.

Assurance
Finally, there is the Assurance category. This includes the enforcement of laws concerning public health, linking the public to the care that they need, assuring a competent workforce within the Health Department, and evaluating the Health Department’s overall quality of work on a regular basis.

Will County Board of Health Meetings

Will County Board of Health meetings occur on the Third Wednesday of each month at 3 pm.

Location:
Will County Health Department
501 Ella Avenue
Joliet, Il 60433
Conference Room 1005A / 1005B

Feb. 21, 2024
March 20, 2024
April 17, 2024
May 15, 2024
June 18, 2024
July – No meeting scheduled (unless needed)
Aug. 21, 2024
Sept. 18, 2024
Oct. 16, 2024
Nov. 20, 2024
Dec. 18, 2024

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Board of Health Meetings 2024
Board of Health Meetings 2023
Board of Health Meetings 2022
Board of Health Meeting 2021
Board of Health Meeting 2020
Board of Health Meeting 2019
Board of Health Meeting 2018
Board of Health Meeting 2017

Board of Health Rules for Public Comments

Will County Board of Health Members

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If you have questions please contact us at boh@willcountyhealth.org