Services & Programs
Ford County Public Health Department (FCPHD) is the county health department for Ford County and provides comprehensive health services and programs to the community through a workforce of 10 public health professionals – all dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Ford County residents and the communities in which they live, learn, work, worship, and play. To learn more about the services and programs we offer, please click on the service descriptions below or contact our office by calling (217) 379-9281 or emailing [email protected].
Community Health
Ford County Public Health Department offers the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program The Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program helps provide…
Through the Illinois Lead Program, Ford County Public Health Department (FCPHD) offers lead testing to children ages 6 and younger,…
Ford County Public Health Department offers one and two-step Tuberculosis (TB) testing. TB testing is available for $20.00 or is…
Protects Ford County residents from contracting and transmitting infectious diseases through active surveillance, investigations, diagnostic screenings, referrals, and reporting as…
Free pregnancy testing and information to all women in Ford County.
Ford County Public health Department offers free blood pressure screenings to all Ford County residents. Screenings can be obtained at…
Vision and Hearing Screenings are offered on children Pre-K though High School age with suspected hearing and/or vision impairments. Vision…
Opioid Overdose Reversal Training and Naloxone Distribution Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing…
Ford County Public Health Department can help qualifying individuals with completing an application for the Medical Cannabis Registry Program. Staff…
Mental health is a state of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people,…
