Crusader Community Health

06/04/2026

Join Crusader Community Health for a Community Health Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 27, at Crusader on Broadway!

The fair is part of National HIV Testing Day for awareness and action, featuring:
-Free Rapid HIV testing
-Free Glucose Testing
-Free Blood Pressure Screening
-Health education
-Learn about PrEP, Apretude and YEZTUGO
-Games & Inflatables
-Food Trucks & FREE food for first 200 guests

06/01/2026

Get your child’s ✏️SCHOOL🖍️ & ⚽️SPORTS🏀 physical NOW, ahead of the August rush! Visit CrusaderNOW! – no appointment needed!

Students need a school physical if they are:
• entering preschool, kindergarten, 6th, 9th grades
• new to the school district
• participating in a school-sponsored sport

Please note: All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please bring your child's immunization records. In many cases, students must have physical exams & immunizations before the first day of school.

05/29/2026

Crusader uses an integrated model of Behavioral Health treatment. That means mental health, therapy and substance use treatment services are provided in a primary care setting.

Crusader’s Alpine and West State clinics now each have five treatment offices and workspace dedicated to supporting behavioral health. These new spaces are specifically tailored for the behavioral health team thanks to an Accelerator Grant from the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board. The goal was to create areas that would improve the overall patient experience and foster a better atmosphere for therapy sessions and telepsychiatry services.

Check out this video recently submitted to the Mental Health Board: https://youtu.be/fy5r0_Y4CnQ?si=Gjy91Ftv233vBVJw

Crusader’s Behavioral Health programming is funded, in part, by the voter approved half-cent tax for mental health services from the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board.

05/27/2026

🌱🌿Growing at Crusader in Belvidere🪴🌱🌿

Gardening is a fantastic opportunity for children to learn about nature while developing important skills, like patience and perseverance. Cristina DiVenti, LCSW at Crusader in Belvidere, has these garden beds at the clinic and encourages kids to garden, which fosters their natural curiosity in a safe environment. Gardening is an activity that can help everyone regardless of their skill level.

05/26/2026

05/22/2026

💚May is Mental Health Awareness Month!💚

Crusader Community Health uses an integrated model of treatment in which mental health and substance use treatment services are provided in a primary care setting. That means patients at Crusader can access Behavioral Health services as part of their primary care at whichever primary care clinic is most convenient.

Learn more about our Behavioral Health team, and request an appointment through My Crusader Portal, or call 815-490-1600: crusaderhealth.org/specialties/behavioral-health

Crusader’s Behavioral Health programming is funded, in part, by the voter approved half-cent tax for mental health services from the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board.