Toni Corona
Director Public Health
101 East Edwardsville Road
Wood River, IL 62095
(618) 692-8954
The Madison County Health Department is the entity certified by the Illinois Department of Public Health to undertake the planning and implementation of a community health program designed to address the priority community health needs of Madison County residents. The Department provides a core of services in the areas of potable water supplies, food protection, infectious disease control and community health education. Other programs are instituted as local needs are identified and resources to support addressing those needs are found.OUR VISION AND MISSION
Healthy choices, people and places. Healthy Madison County.
Our mission is to promote, protect, and assure conditions for optimal health through leadership, partnership, prevention and response.
We believe in...
- Being sensitive to cultural factors influencing health
- Encouraging employees to pursue personal and professional growth
- Delivering high quality services
- Identifying and minimizing health disparities
- Maintaining a qualified work force dedicated to fulfilling their roles
- Providing programs necessary to promote and protect community
- Sustaining partnerships and maintaining community collaborations
NEWS & EVENTS
RECENT FLOODING
Seeking resources to help After the Flooding? Here are a few to get you started! Also, check out our Facebook and Twitter as well as the Madison County Emergency Management Agency website for more information and updates.
www.idph.state.il.us/pdf/AfterTheFlood.pdf
www.ready.gov/floods
If you are a restaurant or grocery store owner, this resource may also be helpful for you.
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/restaurants-and-grocers-reopening-after-hurricanes-and-flooding
Student Learning Experiences
Madison County Health Department is proud to partner with institutes of higher education to provide student learning experiences when possible. Opportunities that may be available include: internships, service learning hours, clinical hours, observational hours, and project assistance or information. Each request and situation is different. To begin, connect with our Health Promotion Director, Amy J. Yeager at (618) 296-6103 or ajyeager@co.madison.il.us.
Madison County Partnership for Community Health (MCPCH) proudly presents the Healthy Spaces Guidebook for Communities, Businesses, and Schools.
- Is your Community, Business, or School attempting to fight obesity or cardiovascular disease? Show us!! Complete and return the respective Healthy Spaces Guidebook. This is an opportunity to assess contributions you are making to fight obesity & cardiovascular factors as well as improving air quality. It's a self assessment which provides goals to strive for years to come.
- We want to recognize you and any effort your community, business, or school is taking to improve Madison County!!
- Additionally, applicants will receive annual recognition for their hard work.