Angie Bailey, Director, 684-3143, ext. 134 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   to email

The 2010-2015 priority health problems for Jackson County are:

• Cardiovascular Disease including diabetes and obesity
• Health Care Access  with a focus on oral health
• Sexually transmitted disease 

Click here to view the Jackson County Community Health Improvement Plan. 

 Current health education programming includes:

Coordinated School Health (CSH) Programs

Through a collaborative effort with Southern Illinois Healthcare and various other agencies, training, materials and assistance in the adoption of a health curriculum for grades Pre K-8 are provided.

Assist schools in developing programs to address the 8 components of coordinated school health which include health educatino, physical education, school health services, school nutrition services, school counseling, social services, and healthy school environment.

Tobacco Prevention and Control  

• Promote the Illinois Tobacco Quitline 1-866-QUIT-YES (1-866-784-8937) 
• School and community presentations
• Provide educational presentations and information on secondhand smoke and promote smoke free workplaces
• Handle Smoke Free Illinois complaints.  To file a complaint click here or call 1-866-973-4646 

Family and Youth Violence Prevention

•   Bullying Prevention Program (Click for more information)

Traffic Safety

Provide child safety seat checks at schools and in the community.  Nationally ertified child passenger safety technicians provide car seat checks by appointment.

• Child safety seat information/Child passenger safety seat technician locator 
• Bicycle rodeos are held to increase bicycle helmet use 
• Promote the use of designated drivers through the DD Dawg Program  

Sexual Health 

Learn about sexual health at our MySpace site by clicking here