St. Joseph County Health Department

St. Joseph County Health Department Director of Nursing Ashley Helman advises you to frequently wash your hands and avoid foods like bagged salad mixes, raspberries, cilantro, basil and green onions.

The St. Joseph County Health Department will host a free Summer Safety Event Saturday, offering families information on water safety, car seats, ticks and emergency preparedness.

West Nile Virus has been detected in a pool of mosquitoes in St. Joseph County. The county health department said Thursday that the mosquitoes with the virus were found in Portage Township.

The St. Joseph County Health Department saw in-person maternal and prenatal health class attendance dip after the state cut funding for transportation assistance, so they're moving classes online.

St. Joseph County Health Officer Dr. Michelle Migliore was alarmed by a recent survey finding that most young adults don't understand the risks of unprotected sex.

St. Joseph County is the fourth Indiana county where the West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes this summer.

The St. Joseph County Health Department says the first year of its Community Partnership Program helped kids avoid missing at least 300 class hours because of unexpected urgent needs at at school.

Unity Gardens mostly relies on donations and private grants but county-administered Health First Indiana grants the past two years are expected to drive a record harvest and number of people served this year.

The St. Joseph County Health Department says the cuts were required because it's lost millions of dollars in previously committed state and federal funding this year.

St. Joseph County Commissioners in December announced they were considering moving the health department out of the County-City Building to its own building at Jefferson Boulevard and Eddy Street.