Will County Health Department reports low infection prevalence at care facility, approves MAP plan and details Narcan distribution
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Health department and partners reported low infection rates at Sunny Hill, submitted an approved community health improvement plan (MAP) with three priorities, and described behavioral health expansion and Narcan distribution (47 locations, 1,058 boxes year-to-date).
Will County health officials used the committee’s informational period to review infection-control metrics at a local long-term care facility, summarize a community health improvement plan, and report behavioral health capacity and naloxone distribution.
Maggie McDowell presented Sunny Hill’s report, saying the facility has a low prevalence of acute respiratory infections and provided vaccination percentages for residents: 50% accepted the facility’s new COVID-19 vaccine while 50% declined (one contraindication), 70% accepted the flu vaccine (30% declined, two contraindications), 65% accepted RSV vaccine (35% declined, one contraindication), and 76% are up to date on pneumonia vaccination (24% declined, two contraindications). She said Sunny Hill coordinates closely with the Will County Health Department and major hospitals including St. Joe’s and Silver Cross.
Elizabeth Bellana of the Will County Health Department introduced Caitlin Daly, the MAP collaborative coordinator. Daly told the committee the county’s community health assessment and improvement plan (the I-Plan) was approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health and identified three priorities for the next cycle: access to food and nutrition, maternal and child health, and behavioral health/substance use. Daly described ARPA-funded community kitchens and other partnerships with United Way of Will County and local nonprofits and invited committee members to join MAP action teams.
Doctor Kathleen Burke outlined behavioral health expansion, new treatment coordination and crisis response, and reported Narcan progress: distribution reached 47 locations in January and officials have distributed about 1,058 boxes year-to-date. Burke said there were no opioid overdose deaths reported in January and cited a 54% decline in local opioid overdose deaths based on coroner data updated Jan. 12.
Committee members asked follow-up questions about declination documentation and library Narcan coverage; staff confirmed declinations are documented and that library staff had been trained and supplied. The presentations were informational; no formal board action was taken.