2016

To view a PDF version, please click here.     Most seasonal flu and other severe viruses often peak between December and February, and that is true for Kendall County and our neighboring regions. Now is the time to take preventative care to safeguard yourself and those you love.     Seasonal flu and other severe viruses can spread […]

To view a PDF version, please click here.    99-03STATEMENT OF POLICY Prevention of Firearm-Related Injury and Death PolicyThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) supports an individual’s right to own and use firearms for legal purposes. As public health professionals focused on injury and violence prevention, we also seek to ensure that firearms are stored […]

Avid Reza, Mark Anderson, and James A. Mercy”Public health professionals are playing an increasingly important role in responding to the health consequences of armed conflict…”  To read more, please click here.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Kendall County Health Department partner with the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation to provide toys to local families.  Click here to read more.

To view a PDF version, please click here.The Honorable Thad Cochran ChairmanSenate Appropriations Committee Room S-128, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510The Honorable Barbara Mikulski Vice ChairwomanSenate Appropriations Committee Room S-146A, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Harold Rogers ChairmanHouse Appropriations Committee Room H-305, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Nita M. Lowey Ranking MemberHouse Appropriations […]

Approximately 20 million new cases of STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) each year are diagnosed in the United States, and over half of those are young adults, male and female, between the ages of 15 to 24 years of age. Young adults are at greater risk for the following reasons: Young women’s bodies are biologically more […]

Kendall County Health Department warns that mosquito batches collected in early July in both Oswego and Plano have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Positive mosquito batches have also been found in several other surrounding counties including; DuPage, Kane and Will, in addition to counties in central and southern Illinois.The Kendall County Health Department would […]

On August 20, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act which created a variety of programs, including CommunityAction Agencies, as part of his War on Poverty. He knew then as we know now, that the war against poverty must be won in the field, in every private home, in every public office, […]

Jane Swinney and Janet Goehst, members of Kendall-Grundy Community Action Board, a division of the Kendall County Health Department, awarded five area students with Community Service Block Grant scholarships at its annual dinner at R-Place restaurant in Morris, Illinois. The Scholarships are made possible by funding from Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The […]