Mission Statement:

Preserve, protect and promote the health of the residents of Grundy County

Health Department consists of five Divisions:

Mental Health Division:

• Programs to serve clients with substance and alcohol abuse
• Programs available for adolescents and 60 plus individuals
• Counseling
• Med monitoring
• Med management
• Crisis intervention
• Psychiatric services

Nursing Division:

• Child, Adult Immunizations, TB Testing
• Pregnancy Testing
• Medicaid application assistance
• Vision & Hearing Testing
• WIC –   Women, Infant and Children supplemental nutrition program
• FCM –   Family Case Management
• TPS – Teen parent Services
• Communicable Disease Surveillance
• School Nursing
• Referral

Environmental Health Division:

Provides 3 of the 4 Essential Functions that are mandatory under the Local Health Protection Act:

1. Potable water
2. Private sewage
3. Food sanitation

Other Programs Include:

• Plan Reviews
• Nuisance investigations
• Tanning
• West Nile Virus
• Tattooing and body piercing
• Smoke Free Illinois

Administration Division:

• Office Manager: maintains, updates personnel records, IT coordinator, BOH secretary, payroll.
• Book Keeper: grant tracker, prepare monthly claims, monthly financial report, overall knowledge of other departmental billing, track expenses and revenue, billing, date entry, fiscal reporting.

Seniors Division:

• Residential Home Repair (a grant helps to reimburse up to $500 to assist seniors)
• Medication Management
• Flexible Community Services
• Community Care Program (CCP)
• Home Delivered Meals
• Flexible Senior Services
• Information and Assistance
• Family Caregiver Resource Center and Information/Assistance (CRC)
  1. Respite
  2. GAP filling

• Caregiver Counseling Center(CCC)
  1. Counseling
  2. Support groups
  3. Caregiver training

Diagram with functional divisions: