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WHITESIDE CO. HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEWS
What's Happening in Whiteside County...
Whiteside County Health Department and Community Health Clinic Mark the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Morrison IL
West Nile Virus Reported in Four Illinois Counties so far in 2023 as IDPH Warns Public to "Fight the Bite"
IDPH Reports First Mosquito Batches of 2023 to Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Park Ridge and Evanston
Whiteside County Health Department and Community Health Clinic Mark the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
WCCHC Mobile Physicals at Whiteside High Schools
Whiteside County Environmental Office Moves to Rock Falls Location
IDPH Offers Guidance for a Spooky but Safe Halloween
WCHD Influenza Vaccine Available Today
WCHD High Dose Influenza Vaccine Available 9/20/22
WCHD to Begin Offering Bivalent Booster Doses
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus Near Sterling IL
Monkeypox Virus (MPV) Vaccine Not Yet Available in Whiteside County
read moreWhiteside County Health Department Drive-Up No Appointment Necessary SHIELD Testing Reopens July 6th
read moreWhiteside County Health Department SHIELD Testing Ending Early June 30th and Paused Until Further Notice
read moreIDPH: City, State public health officials confirm first probable case of monkeypox virus in Illinois
read moreIDPH: Changeover from COVID-19 Individual Contact Tracing Calls to "Automated Case Notification" Begins June 1
read moreWhiteside County Health Department Drive-Up No Appointment Necessary SHIELD Testing
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About Our Mission...
Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD), established in 1966, has developed into a full service comprehensive agency with approximately 130 employees. Not only does the WCHD deliver the traditional public health services like environmental, immunizations, infectious disease, and maternal/child health, but it also provides primary and preventative medical, dental and behavioral health services, as well as oral surgery, through a federally funded community health center. WCHD also oversees the county’s mandated Animal Control Department.
The Whiteside County Community Health Clinic (WCCHC) was established in 2006 in response to a lack of access to medical, dental and behavioral health care in our community. It is a federally funded clinic that provides services on a sliding fee and no patient will be denied services based on a person's race, ethnicity, gender identity, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation or inability to pay. Besides providing services to the self-pay patient, WCCHC accepts Children's Health Insurance Programs, Medicaid, Medicare and third party insurance payments.
WCHD has three primary locations: the main Rock Falls facility which houses the environmental health and maternal/child health programs, along with the Community Health Clinic, the Animal Control facility which is located in the Rock Falls industrial park, and behavioral health services at Sterling High School. In June 2021, the WCHD purchased a Mobile Unit that is fully handicap accessible. The Mobile Unit is equipped with two medical exam rooms, laboratory, restrooms, and a waiting area. This new piece of equipment is being used for school and sports physicals. Funding for WCHD comes from a variety of sources including grants from both the state and federal governments, fee for services, and Whiteside County taxes.
- Cheryl Lee, CEO
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