Public Health

Exposure to lead can lead to variety of health problems and children are at a greater risk.

The City reports this was not an emergency situation and is not an immediate risk.

Deaconess has provided the hospitals with more resources.

The Herrin School District will receive $522,000 to help expand capacity at the district’s pre-K center.

Additionally, correctional officers face a suicide rate that is 40% higher than the rest of the working-age population, and their average life expectancy is significantly lower at 59 years compared to the general population’s 75 years.

Exposure to extreme heat, and especially prolonged exposure, can cause serious health complications, including heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

A new parent's work or medical restrictions may prevent a newborn from receiving a healthy start from breastfeeding, but for Black families, breastfeeding has historical ties to food oppression.

National Health Department Week is the first week in April each year.

CHWs can help patients better understand the services available to them

IDPH Convened Stakeholders from Around Illinois at Kickoff Meeting.