Winnebago County Health Department(WCHD), Rockford, IL

Healthy People In A Healthy Community Without Health Disparities

As your health department, we offer a variety of wellness and
environmental health services to all Winnebago County residents.
For your good health and that of our community, we provide numerous programs focused
on wellness promotion throughout each life stage, injury and violence prevention,
disease prevention, disaster preparedness and response and environmental safety.

COVID-19

Click here for information on COVID-19.

Be TICK Aware This Year

Download this Lyme Disease Card for tips on prevention and identification of Lyme Disease and infoarmtion on how to remove a tick. For more information on ticks, visit the IDPH webpage here.

Rockton Chemical Fire

Tobacco Prevention

Tobacco is changing. Learn to recognize tobacco and nicotine products. Click here to learn more.

Maternal Health Week

Too many women die each year in the U.S. due to pregnancy-related complications. Black women are 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy related complications.Is you or someone you know is pregnant or had a baby in the past year, learn about the urgent maternal warning signs.