Grundy County Health Department - Illinois

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

Let's get poppin' this season by keeping your hands clean and germs unseen from your popcorn bowl! 😎

DYK?
👉Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections.
👉Glove and scoop use is a common way to reduce bare hand contact with foods. Gloves are
one of the most widely used personal protection items in the food industry.
👉It is important that the clean, sanitized equipment and surfaces drain dry and are stored dry so as to prevent bacteria growth.
👉An entire percentage of moisture can be lost if your kernels are left uncovered on a hot day. A good rule of thumb, keep the air out!

For more information, please visit: https://dph.illinois.gov/

11/25/2025

The 317-immunization program allows our health department to immunize underinsured adults who have no other means to pay for vaccinations.

Please call us today at (815)941-3404 to see if you qualify for this program.

11/25/2025

Make sure to keep your Friends and family safe this Thanksgiving by following these helpful cooking tips from our Friends at Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

11/20/2025

The Grundy County Land Use Department is hosting a Gently Used Toy Drive!
Donate gently used children's toys, games, DVDs, and plush animals from now until December 12th, 2025.

11/19/2025

The Smoke-Free Illinois Act (SFIA) has been protecting Illinois residents and visitors from the dangers of secondhand smoke since its enactment on January 1, 2008.

SFIA is a state law which protects residents, workers, and visitors from the harmful effects of exposure to secondhand to***co smoke and e-cigarette v***r by prohibiting smoking of all forms of combustible to***co, including ci******es, ci**rs, and ho**ah, and e-ci******es, vapes, and any other electronic smoking device, in public places and places of employment.

If you see something, say something. Complaint submissions can be made here: http://www.smoke-free.illinois.gov/complaints.htm

Bars, restaurants, and other retail establishments can get more information on the requirements of the updated law at http://www.smoke-free.illinois.gov/. Consumers can use that same website to register complaints if they witness non-compliance with the indoor smoking/vaping ban.

11/17/2025

If you're planning to be around friends and family this holiday season, it's important you don't bring the flu with you! 🤧The best way to protect yourself and loved ones from getting the flu is the flu vaccine! We are offering the flu vaccine in our office to those who have insurance or are uninsured! 📞 Feel free to give us a call to schedule or ask any questions you may have.

11/17/2025

IDHS is restoring full USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits now that the federal government shutdown has ended.

IDHS anticipates that the remaining benefit payments will be made over the coming days, with all SNAP recipients receiving their full November benefits by Nov. 20.

The lapse in SNAP funding created unnecessary hardship for 1.9 million Illinoisans and businesses who rely on this federally funded program. The crisis was entirely avoidable – the Trump Administration had the funding to fully support SNAP but chose not to, putting tens of millions of Americans at risk of hunger.

SNAP information and food resources are available here: snapfederalimpact.illinois.gov

11/14/2025

We offer blood lead screening here at the health department. If you are concerned you or your child may have been exposed to lead, please call to make an appointment.