GCHD in the News!
June 2025
Greene County establishing overdose review team
Greene County Launches Recovery Corps Program With Excellent Results
Oct 26, 2023
Greene County Health Department gets slice of mental health funding
September 29, 2023
Walk-in flu vaccine clinic to be held in Carrollton
September 14, 2023
Greene County Health Department offering babysitting courses
September 1, 2023
Empty shoes line Greene, Scott sidewalks to visualize overdose deaths’ effect on communities
August 31, 2023
Greene County Health Department Recognizes 2023 Overdose Awareness Day
August 10, 2023
Greene County Health Department sharing community-inspired mural
June 21, 2023
Greene and Scott hold meet to hold roundtable on addiction
June 12, 2023
Stigma and opioid use topic of meetings in Greene, Jersey
May 25, 2023
Greene Health Dept holds CPR Classes
May 10, 2023
Greene Health Dept to host health fair
April 25, 2023
Greene Health partnership to provide transportation
April 4, 2023
March 18, 2023
Bipartisan Illinois Bill to Provide Fentanyl Test Strips Advancing
March 10, 2023
Earth Day Cleanup Being Planned for Greene County
February 23, 2023
Recovering with Art Paint Night planned
February 13, 2023
Greene County Health Department Hopes to Help Those Searching for a Job with New Clothing Boutique
February 6, 2023
Mural being created in Carrollton
January 26, 2023
Solar Lighting Coming for Greenfield’s Rives Lake Volleyball Courts
January 13, 2023
Greene County Health Dept. Administrator Molly Peters – Health Department Happenings 2023
January 12, 2023
Greene County Health Agency Looking at Student Mental Health
December 12, 2022
Greene Health Dept plans mobile dental clinic in Roodhouse
November 22, 2022
Greene Clothing Drive Seeks Professional Attire
November 12, 2022
Greene County Event to Illuminate Mental Health Issues
October 19, 2022
RSV Cases on the Rise, Health Administrators Sound Alert
August 24, 2022
Greene County adding Public Health staff
August 22, 2022
Vaccination rates low among children
May 21, 2022
Triple J Quality Meats closure frustrates Greene County residents
May 17, 2022
Health and job fair planned in Carrollton
May 16, 2022
Greene County Health Department promotes health through community walks
May 2, 2022
Greene County Seeks Public’s Assistance to Test for West Nile Virus
April 26, 2022
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Greene County
April 25, 2022
Greene County Health Department Hosts Countywide Earth Day Clean Up
March 24, 2022
Greene County Health Officials tackling mental health issues
March 23, 2022
Check out our Annual Report for 2021
February 23, 2022
GCHD will receive over 170k dollars in additional funding
February 14, 2022
GCHD tackles litter in Greene County
February 9, 2022
GCHD ask for help raising Mental Health Awareness
January 5, 2022
December 1, 2021
Health, recreation top Greene needs – Alton Telegraph
Greene health focuses on food, other community needs – Jacksonville Journal Courier
February 15-28, 2021
Greene County Health Department and University of Illinois College of Medicine student Jonathan Knisley are working to collect survey data for the IPLAN, a health plan that is done every 5 years to help the GCHD identify and prioritize county health needs with community input. Please visit: (https://uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCKVy0l1eNqUGQ6) to complete this survey. Your participation is voluntary and appreciated. For more information please contact Molly Peters (mpeters@greenecountyhealth.com) or Jonathan Knisley (jknisl2@uic.edu).
February 5, 2021
Last updated: 10/2023