The Kane County Health Department’s newsletter “Health Matters” has been awarded a gold medal from the National Public Health Information Coalition. The award was issued in the Print Newsletter category.

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“As a recipient of a NPHIC award, the Kane County Health Department has been designated by an independent panel of judges at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication as among the year’s best in public health communication,” stated NPHIC President William Furney.

NPHIC is the leading national organization for public health communication professionals.  NPHIC’s ranks include public information officers, risk communicators and health educators at state, tribal and local health departments across the country. As the recognized voice of public health communication, NPHIC’s award program offers gold, silver and bronze awards in 17 public health communication categories.

Health Matters is issued once a month to coincide with the Kane County Board’s Public Health Committee meetings. Subscribing to the newsletter is easy. Just visit the this page on the Health Department’s website and you will be able to keep up-to-date with all the goings-on in public health.