2020

By: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Tickborne diseases increasingly threaten the health of people in the United States. Local health departments are the “boots on the ground” in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. However, little is known about the role local environmental […]

Travel Warning: CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to China.  Get the latest updates on travel information related to the coronavirus in China at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/china?s_cid=ncezid-dgmq-travel-single-001  

View Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html.

Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium found within our soil, a natural and expected occurrence. Kendall County’s geology is rich in uranium deposits, capable of producing high levels of radon gas. In the outdoor environment, radon gas readily escapes the ground, quickly dissipating into the air, without risk […]

View a real time map of the Wuhan Coronavirus created and maintained by the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering at https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus named 2019-nCoV. The outbreak first started in Wuhan, China, but cases have been identified in a growing number of other international locations, including the United States. CDC will update the U.S. map daily on https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html. Information regarding the number of people […]

By: NIH News in Health Having a health problem can be scary. Add in a visit to the hospital, and it can become overwhelming. But there are things you can do to make your stay safer and more comfortable. Hospitals are busy places. Different people may come in and out of your room. You might […]

View The New York Times’s live updates about the coronavirus at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html

View an article in The Guardian about the second confirmed US case of Coronavirus identified in Chicago at https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/24/coronavirus-confirmed-us-case-chicago