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The Winnebago County Health Department is observing the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 1, 2025. To contact the Winnebago County Health Department about a public health emergency, please call 815-720-4000. For any other issue including to make or change an appointment, please call back during our regular business hours on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WINNEBAGO COUNTY JULY 31 Be aware of air quality concerns and take the following steps to reduce your exposure: People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children are most at risk, but everyone can take steps to reduce exposure to polluted air.
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The National Weather Service Issued a flash flood warning on Thursday, July 11 at 6:40pm until midnight. Please take caution. Do not drive through flooded areas and stay out of flood waters. Standing floodwater can spread disease, bring chemical hazards, and cause injuries. Click here for information on floodwater clean-up safety.
Stay Safe In Extreme Cold When the weather is extremely cold, try to stay indoors. If you must go outside, dress properly and know who is at high risk for hypothermia or frostbite. Places To Go To Get Warm Places you may visit with to get warm include: Shopping Centers Retail Stores Public Libraries Public
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Your lungs allow your body to breath oxygen in and carbon dioxide out. Injury, illness, disease or other factors may result in your lungs not working properly causing difficulty breathing. You can keep your lungs healthy and breathe easier by taking a these five steps: 1. Quit Smoking and Avoid Tobacco Use Smoking is the
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ARCHIVED Protect Yourself From Flu This Season Ensure you and your family get vaccinated for flu before October 31. Free Flu Vaccine is available at the Winnebago County Health Department at the following times: Tuesday- November 12, 19, 26 – 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 2:00PM – 4:00PMThursday– November 14, 21 – 10:00 AM –
In partnership with the Illinois Collaboration on Youth, WCHD is providing FREE Trauma Informed trainings to community members of Winnebago County. Join us for our next training on May 15, 2025 to learn Trauma Informed Supervision for Supervisors. More information and registration link coming soon
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On September 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Co. site (at 2525 11th St) in Rockford, Illinois to remove asbestos-contaminated debris. The project is expected to take about 4 months to complete. Your health and safety are important! Stay away from this site. Review the U.S. EPA fact
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Current mpox recommendations as of August 2024: Mpox vaccine continues to be recommended for people with risk factors for mpox. Those who receive mpox vaccine should receive two doses. The second dose should be given 4 weeks after the first dose. People who have traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any of
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The Winnebago County Health Department advises healthcare providers to be on heighten awareness for potential human exposure to rabies. Bats are the primary species identified with rabies in Illinois. The likelihood of human-bat contact increases during summer because of bat migration and feeding patterns. Although not all bats carry rabies, bats in Winnebago County and
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