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 The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program provides education, monitoring, and home visits to children with elevated blood lead levels. 

 Weekly Immunization Clinics are open to children and adults every Thursday from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. Appointments are available upon request. For more information regarding the weekly Immunization Clinics, please call the Health Department (Extension 111). 

•  Blood pressure screenings, walk-ins welcome
• Seasonal Flu shots
• Health related information
• Referrals

 The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) offers free mammograms and pap tests to women in Illinois who are eligible. You may be eligible to receive free services if you are a woman:

• Living in Illinois.
• Without health insurance.
• 35 to 64 years old (However, younger women may qualify in some cases).

 The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is a supplemental nutrition program which provides nutritional assessment, education, and health screenings to clients who are pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding as well as infants and children up to age five. WIC refers its clients to area service providers for medical, social, and developmental intervention. Supplemental foods include but are not limited to: cereal, milk, cheese, eggs, fruits, vegetables, peanut butter, juice, infant formula, infant cereal, and baby foods.

The WIC Program is funded through the Illinois Department of Human Services. For more information on the program click here. (This institution is an equal opportunity provider.)

“In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.”

 The Family Case Management (FCM) Program offers services for pregnant women and children up to age one. The nursing staff provides the following FCM services: pregnancy testing, assistance with the Public Aid process for pregnant women, monitoring of pregnancies and child development, referrals and home visits. 

 The HealthWorks Program provides medical case management for foster children. The program ensures continuity of medical care including well child visits, referral and follow-up with specialists as needed.