Health Department

The Board of Health Page contains a listing of the Board of Health members, their position on the Board, the Board of Health Meeting Schedule for the current calendar year, and Agendas & Minutes for those meetings.

The Emergency Preparedness Page contains general information regarding the motivation behind the need for emergency prepareness, local information explaining how the Rock Island County Health Department is working with other agencies to prepare for emergency situation, the current threat level, and links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Health Department H1N1 The 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak is the first pandemic of the twenty first century and the first pandemic in forty years. The situation remains

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The Health Education Page contains general information the methods used to promote Health Education and to prevent health related issues. Contact information is also provided.

The Health Privacy Practices page contains information regarding the Joint Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA: regulations that describes how medical information about you can be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.) 

  Health Department Infectious Disease (309) 794-7080   Programs: Communicable Disease HIV/AIDS Education HIV Counseling and Testing and Referral Immigration and Naturalization Service Immunizations Influenza Vacc

  Health Department Maternal and Child Health (309) 794-7093 Family Case Management Healthy Child Care Illinois Health Works Illinois Health Insurance- All Kids Lead Poisoning Prevention Program NEST S

The Press Release Archives page contains various Press Releases by the Health Department from the past, dating back to June of 2004.

The Vital Records page contains information regarding the requirements and the procedures to obtain birth and death certificates that occurred in Rock Island County.

The "Where Are We?" page contains some basic directions to the Rock Island County Health Department, along with a map which indicates it's location.

The Environmental Health page contains information regarding Food sanitation, potable water, and private sewage. Links to other pages within the Rock Island County website regarding environmental health are also available, such as:  Restaurant inspection procedures and links, and West Nile Virus issues are also available. The Health Department plans to make this section more comprehensive as time permits.

Environmental Health Environmental Health Food Safety At Home Potable Water Private Sewage Disposal Reporting Dead Crows & Blue Jays Restaurant Inspections West Nile Virus

The Food Safety At Home page contains information regarding Safe Food Handling, Food Safety Links and links to other resources regarding food safety at home.

The Reporting Dead Crows & Blue Jays page contains information regarding the submission of crows and blud jays for West Nile Vius Surveillance, links to bird images and descriptions, and contact information for testing of birds. Note: Please do not bring birds to the Health Department office. A representative of the Health Department will pick up the bird for testing.

The Restaurant Inspections page contains information on how Rock Island County inspections are done and links to contact information for cities within Rock Island County that have their own health inspectors.

  Health Department Temporary Foods A temporary food service establishment is defined by the Illinois Department of Public Health Food Service Sanitation Code as a food service that operates at a location for not more than 14 consecutive days in conjunction with a single event or celebration.  Temp

The West Nile Virus page contains information regarding various ways that you can reduce your risk of West Nile Virus, such as personal protection, things you can do around your home and in your community. Outside links to more information regarding West Nile Viruse are also available.

Health Department Genetics   Genetics is an amazing story with many chapters and characters.  Some of the character's names and roles they play are listed below. Chromosomes are organized structures of  DNA

Genetics Genetics Kid's Corner Trace Your Family Health Tree Who Benefits from Genetic Services

The Genetics: Kid's Corner Page contains a variety of fun things for kids that help them learn about genetics. Things such as: What is Genetics, Genetics and rolling your tongue, Genetics & Eye Color, Genetics & Pea Plants, an Experiment With Beans, and a genetics game.

The Trace Your Family Health Tree Page contains a sample article from USA Weekend that speaks about genograms, Why your genes matter, digging for details, mapping emotional issues, genetic tests, and illness.

The Who Benefits from Genetic Services Page contains information such as: a list identifying the type of people that benefit from genetic services, and outside link that provide information about where to get genetic testing done, and other outside genetics links.