Jackson County Health Department - Illinois

11/20/2025

Did you know that the vegetable oil you use to fry your Thanksgiving turkey is recyclable? That's right! Here's how:

Step 1: After cooking, let your oil cool and filter out any solids.
Step 2: Pour oil into any shatterproof container.
Step 3: Drop off your oil at CRC Southern Recycling in Carbondale
(M-Thurs. 8am - 4:30pm, Friday 8am - 3:30pm, Saturday 8am - 1:30pm)
Step 4: Your cooking oil is collected and processed into biofuel!

11/19/2025

11/19/2025

Here's the most important fact about smoking: It’s not too late to quit. No matter your age or how long you’ve been smoking, quitting improves some aspects of your health immediately and even more over the long term.

Giving up smoking is a difficult journey, but you can increase your chances of success with a good plan and support. Getting help through counseling and medications doubles or even triples your chances of quitting successfully.

Tomorrow is the Great American Smokeout. Join thousands of others across the country who are making it their Day One. Get help to quit at quityes.org.

11/18/2025

Are the holiday lights you pulled out of storage this year not working? Don't trash them - they are recyclable! You can drop off old classic string lights as well as LED lights, rope lights, C7 and C9 lights, and extension cords at CRC Southern Recycling in Carbondale!

📍300 W. Chestnut
🕰️M-Thurs. 8am - 4:30pm, Friday 8am - 3:30pm, Saturday 8am - 1:30pm

I got our icicle Christmas lights out this weekend, and nearly all of them had sections out! Those lights were brand new last year. What am I doing wrong!?!

11/18/2025

Cold weather is on the way! Review winter safety steps so you are ready before storms hit, know how to stay safe while they are happening, and understand how to respond if someone shows signs of frostbite or hypothermia.

11/17/2025

Did you know 🤔1 in 10 babies are born preterm in the United States?

Luckily, numerous studies show that participation in is associated with improved birth outcomes, including higher birth weight, lower likelihood of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and lower Medicaid costs for newborns and birthing parents.

You can get started with WIC as soon as you know that you’re pregnant, and we’ll be here for you throughout your pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting journey!

Learn more about prematurity and get resources: https://www.marchofdimes.org/prematurity-awareness-month

11/14/2025

Too many women wait for appropriate cancer screenings because of cost, insurance or confusion. JCHD can help! The Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program covers those costs for eligible women, even if uninsured or underinsured.

Breast cancer screenings are available for women 40–64, and cervical cancer screenings for women 21–64. You may even qualify at a younger age if you have symptoms. Call us at 618-684-3143 ext. 151 or visit jchdonline.org/ibccp to find out today.

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

Opioid misuse touches every community, including ours. Chances are, you know someone who is struggling — even if you don’t realize it.
Together, we can break the stigma, support recovery, and save lives.

👉 Learn more: cdc.gov/overdose-prevention

11/12/2025

Hosting Thanksgiving this year?
Remember these food safety non negotiables:

🍗 Thaw your turkey safely in the fridge
🌡 Cook to the right internal temp
❄️ Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours

11/12/2025

RECALL UPDATE: All ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products have been recalled. This includes all unexpired lots of formula cans and single-serve “anywhere” sticks. https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025