The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is offering free Pace Suburban Bus vouchers for women seeking preventative medical care. The vouchers are available to any woman of child-bearing age (18-44), who is impacted by a transportation barrier and may be used for a preventative care visit and/or follow up visits.

Bus vouchers include full day rides for multiple trips/transfers on that day, as well as single ride vouchers. The vouchers are good only for the Suburban Pace transit system and will expire on July 12.

WCHD’s Well-Woman program was formed in 2019 after the Illinois Department of Public Health Office of Women’s Health awarded the WCHD a grant. The Well-Woman program is designed to inform women of child-bearing age in Will County about the importance of receiving annual preventative care visits with a provider, while also removing barriers to receiving that visit.

A well-woman visit includes important health screenings for the purpose of disease prevention and early disease detection, often before these diseases can cause more complicated health problems. Well-Woman visits are also the best opportunity for a woman to discuss with her provider any of her own health concerns, as well as health goals!

The Pace Suburban Bus system has many routes in the Will County area. Visit their website to view the system map, schedules, and routes at www.pacebus.com/regional-transit-system- map.

In addition to having Suburban Pace bus vouchers available at local agencies, the following agencies and the WCHD also can supply vouchers to providers in Will County whose patients may face transportation barriers. Providers may contact the WCHD Well-Woman program coordinators, Joan Stefka (jstefka@willcountyhealth.org (815-774-7312), or Aishwarya Balakrishna (abalakrishna@willcountyhealth.org (815-774-7343), for more information.

Pace Suburban Bus Vouchers are available at the following Will County locations. Please mention the Well-Woman Bus Voucher when you call or stop by.

  • Will County Community Health Center, 1106 Neal Avenue, Joliet; Phone: 815-727-8670.
  • Will County Health Department – North Branch Office, 323 Quadrangle Drive, Ste. 335, Bolingbrook; Phone: 630-679-7000.
  • Will Grundy Medical Clinic, 213 E. Cass Street, Joliet, Phone: 815-726-3377.
  • Spanish Community Center/BluePrint Agency, 309 N. Eastern Avenue, Joliet, Phone: 815-727-3683.

For additional information on Well-Woman visits, resources, transportation, and more, check out the Will County Health Department Well-Woman page at www.willcountyhealth.org/well-woman.