2017

Since 1999, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids (including prescription opioids and heroin) quadrupled. The Kendall County Health Department promotes protective factors to opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose. To learn more, please click here.    

By: Julia HaskinsAcross faith and religious traditions, worshipers are often taught that they have a moral obligation to take care of themselves, their communities and the planet. As climate change threatens communities in the U.S. and throughout the world, public health and faith-based groups are relying on each other to create a safer, healthier environment.Read […]

On June 29th, Kendall-Grundy Community Action Advisory Board members Jane Swinney and Kathy Braden, awarded 8 area students with Community Service Block Grant scholarships at its annual dinner at Maria’s restaurant in Morris, Illinois. The Scholarships are made possible by funding from Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The recipients were chosen on a […]

By: NIH News in Health Drug abuse can be a painful experience—for the person who has the problem, and for family and friends who may feel helpless in the face of the disease. But there are things you can do if you know or suspect that someone close to you has a drug problem.Certain drugs can […]

By: NIH News in Health Have you ever heard that passing a kidney stone is more painful than giving birth? Each year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. rush to the emergency room with pain caused by a kidney stone.Kidney stones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material that form in one or both kidneys. […]

The Kendall County Health Department would like to thank Board of Health President, Christina Cooper, and her family for the generous donation of a vehicle. This vehicle will be donated to an eligible Kendall County resident in need of transportation in order maintain self-sufficiency during a difficult time. These types of gifts are life changing […]

AbstractBackground: Investigating the effects of prenatal and childhood exposures on behavioral health outcomes in adolescence is challenging given the lengthy period between the exposure and outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study in Cape Cod, Massachusetts to evaluate the impact of prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water on the occurrence of […]

Please click here to view the Illinois Rural Cancer Survivor and Caregiver Assessment Newsletter, Issue #4.

Depression is a mental disorder that is marked by a sad, empty, hopeless, or helpless mood that is present almost every day and lasts most of the day for at least two weeks. Everyone feels sad or anxious from time to time; however, the feelings associated with depression are far more intense and long lasting […]

What GAO FoundWhen avian influenza outbreaks occur, they can have significant effects on human and animal health and the U.S. economy. With regard to human health, avian influenza rarely affects humans, but the World Health Organization estimates that two particular types of the virus have caused more than 2,100 human infections and more than 800 […]