Public Health

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.

Emergency allotments that took effect in 2020 for those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will end next month. Many expect the decrease will be especially challenging for low-income families.

As an invasive tick species spreads westward across the U.S., so does the threat of a new disease in cattle. Researchers are sounding the alarm.

County fair 4-H junior poultry shows started the season with a virtual format and will continue throughout the entire county fair season.

Masks will be optional in many areas starting next week

A new law in Illinois will make it easier for part-time school and college employees to receive paid family and medical leave.

The recent severe weather has hit blood supplies hard, Joe Zydlo with the American Red Cross is urging people to step up and make up the difference."We…