Provides a variety of education programs to better the health of the community. Many of these programs are funded through grants, and are offered at little or no cost to the residents.

Programs include:

-- Sexual Health Education: Provides Making Proud Choices! (CUPHD's age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education programming) and sexual health resources

-- Tobacco Initiatives: Provides a Youth Tobacco Prevention, Smoke-Free Illinois Act Enforcement, and Tobacco Prevention Coalition programs. Also provides information regarding the health effects of e-cigarettes

-- Community Health Resources: Provides the Germ Busters, Worksite Wellness, Physical Activity and Active Transportation, and Period Product Drive programs. Also provides information regarding statistics and policies related to chronic diseases and obesity

-- Adolescent Health Services: Provides the Adolescent Health Program, resources and support groups for affordable substance abuse treatment services, resources for affordable mental and behavioral health care

Provides a variety of health presentations that are available upon request. The following topics can be modified to target different audiences. Presentations commonly requested are, tobacco prevention (ITFC), HIV/AIDS, STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases), nutrition, handwashing, Fight Bac", "Neato Mosquito", and summer safety.

The Health Education section offers a wide variety of presentations for classrooms, parent groups, and community groups. To schedule a program, call and ask to speak with someone in Health Education. Programs include, opioid education and Naloxone distribution, sexual health education, STDs Education for Teens, Face the Future, body image and eating disorders, hand washing and hygiene, hand washing/hygiene/food safety, skin cancer prevention, oral health, smokeless tobacco education program, and smoke Free, That's Me.