Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the ...

This collection of articles highlights local public health challenges and leadership updates from the Tacoma-Pierce County ...

By this time next year, the state will require lead testing for all children statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health says.

The Marion County Public Health Department is launching a new mental health resource. CredibleMind is a new online resource ...

The outbreak of measles in southern Illinois is over, according to IDPH, with no news cases reported since May 22.

SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Public Health reports the measles outbreak in southern Illinois is over. They say a total of eight cases, all linked to one another, were identified ...

In a statement, the department confirmed Director of Mental Health Blake LeBlanc was placed on suspension on the morning of ...

Floodwaters be contaminated with debris as well as high levels of bacteria, chemicals, waste and other pollutants, which can ...

As national cases soar and federal leadership engages in vaccine skepticism, Illinois has so far seen a single, small measles outbreak this year that health officials say they quickly brought ...

Ending the federal LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line is a public health failure, write two leaders in prevention and crisis ...

Several dozen beaches were closed across Massachusetts on Saturday. There were 42 beaches closed in total, according to the ...