Funds from this year's Golf Classic and Black Dress Soiree, hosted by Women4Wellness, will go toward continuing women's health care at HealthNet of Rock County.

Fit 608 is a summer fitness challenge organized by the city of Janesville with help from the Rock County Public Health Department and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville.

E. coli bacteria levels in Rock County's lakes and rivers have dropped significantly over the past week, the Rock County Public Heath Department said Thursday.

In the last two years, half of the Mercyhealth's Family Residence program participants chose to continue working in the Mercyhealth system after graduation. That is up from previous years.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began mailing new Medicare cards to Wisconsin Medicare recipients this week, according to a news release.

The Rock County Public Health Department found high levels of E. coli bacteria at 16 locations Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is warning people about the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids after two deaths were linked to the chemical compounds in Illinois.

A three-year average shows that infant mortality rates in Rock County are on an upward trend.

Allergy experts say an unseasonably long winter is the cause of the current dreadful allergy season.

HealthNet of Rock County has earned the silver Seal of Excellence from the Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics.

The Rock County Human Services Department will continue its opioid treatment program with help from a one-year grant from the state.

A new dental program in the Janesville schools will provide fluoride and sealant treatments to students and will connect low income children to HealthNet's free dental clinic.

Siara and Derek Schwartzlow's baby was the third at Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center—and the third in the state—to have his footprint preserved digitally.

Gov. Scott Walker touted Rock County’s trauma-informed care program Tuesday morning in Elkhorn, saying it has made strides in “understanding the stress” of physical and mental trauma on children.

The use of e-cigarettes and similar technologies is not just a nuisance but a health concern, particularly for young people, says Jason Knott, principal of Evansville High School.

Walworth County is poised to begin construction on a two-story, 77,500-square-foot health and human services building this year.

For about 18 months, Stephanie Smiley participated in a master's program run through the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security in Monterey, California. She earned a Master of Arts degree in security studies.

Rock Haven Nursing Home is hosting an open house Monday to celebrate its fifth-year anniversary.

Pull downs, chest presses and rigid lateral pulls are all in a day's work for 82-year-old Dave Peters of Janesville.

The Rock County Aging and Disability Resource Center has partnered with various local agencies on the Purple Tube Project, an initiative that helps both the families of people with memory loss and first responders.

Mercyhealth Evansville Clinic was honored Monday by the state Department of Health Services and the Rock County Public Health Department for vaccinating children.

The county saw 10 days categorized as "orange days" for high ozone-- the primary ingredient in smog-- between 2014 and 2016, according to the report. The weighted average between 2014 and 2016 was 3.3, the minimum average to receive an F.

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville has been named one of America's best hospitals for obstetrics and emergency care by Women's Choice Award, a referral service.

Retired Janesville teacher Derek van Veldhuisen, like so many other Red Cross volunteers, was stretched to the limit in 2017 when back-to-back disasters sent him on multiple deployments.

Tori Cavanaugh, who has struggled with an eating disorder, will teach a free yoga class this month to promote body awareness and acceptance.