GCHD IN THE NEWS
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Act of kindness for homeless veteran passing through Greene County not forgotten
January 2026
Greene County Health Department’s Administrator Molly Peters Appointed Co-Chair of Illinois SHA/SHIP Partnership
December 2025
Greene early childhood collaboration receives slice of $2.5 million from Birth to Five
October 2025
Greene County Health Department’s Amanda McKinley Named Illinois Community Health Worker of the Year
October 2025
Greene County establishing overdose review team
June 2025
June 2025 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
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 6, 2023 Mural being created in Carrollton
January 26, 2023 Solar Lighting Coming for Greenfield’s Rives Lake Volleyball Courts
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
March 24, 2022 Greene County Health Officials tackling mental health issues
March 23, 2022 Check out our Annual Report for 2021
February 14, 2022 GCHD tackles litter in Greene County
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).
Last updated: 10/2023