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Blood drives support local needs

[AUG. 15, 2002]  Union Planters Bank will sponsor a blood drive on Monday, Aug. 19. The bloodmobile will be at the bank from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Blood collected at this drive by the Central Illinois Community Blood Center will be used to help save lives of patients in Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital as well as 11 other central Illinois hospitals, including those in Springfield. These patients are your friends, neighbors and family members.

The Logan County "Badges for Life" competition will culminate at a blood drive at the courthouse on Friday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Community members may donate at either of these two blood drives and designate their donation to support their favorite first responder group. The groups involved are ESDA, Lincoln City Police Department, Lincoln Fire Department, Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District, Logan County Sheriff’s Department and the Logan County Paramedics. Please support your community’s blood supply and your first responders at one of these blood drives

If you have never donated blood, please consider it. You can truly save a life. If you are already a multigallon donor or approaching a gallon mark, please tell us the day of the blood drive. We will be happy to honor any previous donations you may have with any other blood collection organization and give you our token of appreciation for your respective gallon level.

For more information, call Terry Bell at 735-1530.


Health Matters

A monthly feature from  Logan County Health Department

August is World Breastfeeding Month

[AUG. 2, 2002]  When a woman learns that she is pregnant, she begins to think about all kinds of things. She may worry about a variety of health issues. Will my baby be healthy? What if the baby is born with a problem? One issue that many women are concerned about is how to feed their baby. "Should I breast-feed or should I formula-feed my baby?" or "Which is best, breast or formula?" These are questions often asked.

Formula feeding is OK, but breast-feeding is best for baby, and for you. There are many benefits to breast-feeding. A few are listed below.

Benefits for baby

1. Breast milk has the right balance of nutrients and changes as the baby grows.

2. Breast milk provides immunities that help protect from certain diseases.

3. Breast milk is easier to digest; constipation and colic are less common.

4. Breast-feeding helps with baby’s development: mouth structure, jaw and facial muscles, and tooth position.

Benefits for mom

1. Breast-feeding helps the uterus return to pre-pregnant size sooner.

2. Breast-feeding burns extra calories, helps mom lose weight.

3. Breast-feeding is easier. No bottles to sterilize or formula to prepare. Also, it is always available and at the right temperature.

4. Breast-feeding costs less. No formula or bottles to buy.

For more information on breast-feeding and WIC services, contact Logan County Health Department at (217) 735-2317.

[News release]


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Red Cross August blood drives

[JULY 25, 2002]  NAPA Auto Parts will sponsor two blood drives at the Lincoln Sports Complex in August. On Aug. 7, the hours will be from noon until 5 p.m., and on Aug. 21 hours will be from noon until 6 p.m.

Also on Aug. 21, there will be a blood drive at the Mount Pulaski Christian Church, with hours from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The following blood donors reached milestones recently: R.W. Shanle, 25 gallons; Elaine Knight, 12; Vern Reichle, 10; Helen E. Hoagland, 9; David Andreason, 8; Benjamin Vogel, 7; Vicki Hamm, 6; Jayne Kimmer, 4; and Sheila Sheley, 2 gallons.

 


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Mobile health unit schedule

The Rural Health Partnership has announced the schedule for its mobile health unit for 2002.

 

Morning: 9-11 a.m.

 

 

Afternoon: 1-3:30 p.m.

Monday

1st and 3rd

Hartsburg

1st and 3rd

Emden

 

2nd and 4th

San Jose

2nd and 4th

Greenview

Tuesday

Weekly

Chestnut

Weekly

Mount Pulaski

Wednesday

Weekly

New Holland

Weekly

Middletown

Thursday

1st and 3rd

Elkhart

Weekly

Atlanta

2nd and 4th

Friendship Manor-Lincoln

Friday

1st, 2nd, 4th

Village Hall-Latham

1st

Beason

     

2nd and 4th

Broadwell

 

3rd

Maintenance/ special events

3rd

Maintenance/
special events

The mobile health unit does not operate on the following dates for holidays during 2002:  Jan. 21 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), Feb. 18 (Presidents’ Day), March 29 (Good Friday), May 27 (Memorial Day), July 4 (Independence Day), Sept. 2 (Labor Day), Oct. 14 (Columbus Day), Nov. 11 (Veterans Day), Nov. 28-29 (Thanksgiving break) and Dec. 24-25 (Christmas break).

For more information on the mobile health unit schedule and services, contact Dayle Eldredge at (217) 732-2161, Ext. 409.


Community resource list

This family resource list to save and use is provided by the Healthy Communities Partnership and the Healthy Families Task Force, 732-2161, Ext. 409.         

Agency

Phone number

Address

Lincoln agencies

911

911 (emergency)
732-3911 (office -- non-emergency)

911 Pekin St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital

732-2161

315 Eighth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

American Red Cross
www.il-redcross.org  

732-2134 or 
1 (800) 412-0100

125 S. Kickapoo
Lincoln, IL 62656

Catholic Social Services
www.cdop.org 

732-3771

310 S. Logan
Lincoln, IL 62656

Lincoln/Logan County Chamber
of Commerce
www.lincolnillinois.com 

735-2385

303 S. Kickapoo St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Community Action (CIEDC)

732-2159

1800 Fifth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Crisis Pregnancy Center/
Living Alternatives

735-4838

408 A Pulaski St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

DCFS (Department of Children
& Family Services)

735-4402 or 
1 (800) 252-2873
(crisis hotline)

1120 Keokuk St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Heartland Community College
- GED program

735-1731

620 Broadway St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Housing Authority

732-7776

1028 N. College St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)
www.logancountyhealth.org 

735-2317 or 
1 (800) 269-4019

109 Third St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Illinois Employment and Training Center (replaces JTPA office)

735-5441

120 S. McLean St., Suite B
Farm Bureau Building
Lincoln, IL 62656

Lincoln Area YMCA

735-3915

319 W. Kickapoo St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry

732-2204

P.O. Box 773
Lincoln, IL 62656

Lincoln Parents’ Center

735-4192

100 S. Maple
Lincoln, IL 62656

Lincoln Park District

732-8770

1400 Primm Rd.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Logan County Department of Human Services (Public Aid)
www.state.il.us/agency/dhs 

735-2306

1500 Fourth St.
P.O. Box 310
Lincoln, IL 62656

Logan County Health Department
www.logancountyhealth.org 

735-2317

109 Third St.
P.O. Box 508
Lincoln, IL 62656

Logan-Mason Mental Health

735-2272 or
735-3600 (crisis line)

304 Eighth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Logan-Mason Rehabilitation Center

735-1413

760 S. Postville Drive
Lincoln, IL 62656

The Oasis
(Senior Citizens of Logan County)

732-6132

501 Pulaski St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Project READ

735-1731

620 Broadway St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Salvation Army

732-7890

1501 N. Kickapoo
Lincoln, IL 62656

Senior Services of Central Illinois

732-6213 or 
1 (800) 252-8966
(crisis line)

109 Third St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

U. of I. Extension Service
www.ag.uiuc.edu 

732-8289

980 N. Postville Drive
Lincoln, IL 62656

Springfield agencies

Department of Aging
www.state.il.us/aging

785-3356

421 E. Capitol, #100
Springfield, IL 62701-1789

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org 

546-7586
(24 hour)

1305 Wabash, Suite J
Springfield, IL 62704

Community Child Care Connection
www.childcaresolutions.org 

(217) 525-2805 or
1 (800) 676-2805

1004 N. Milton Ave.
Springfield, IL 62702-4430

Hospice Care of Illinois

1 (800) 342-4862
(24 hour) or
732-2161, Ext. 444

720 N. Bond
Springfield, IL 62702

Illinois Department of Public Health
www.idph.state.il.us 

(217) 782-4977

535 W. Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62761

Legal Assistance Foundation

(217) 753-3300 or
1 (800) 252-8629

730 E. Vine St., Suite 214
Springfield, IL 62703

Sojourn Shelter & Services Inc.
http://www.sojournshelter.org/

732-8988 or
1 (866) HELP4DV
(24-hour hotline)

1800 Westchester Blvd.
Springfield, IL 62704

U. of I. Division of Specialized Care for Children
www.uic.edu 

524-2000 or 
1 (800) 946-8468

421 South Grand Ave. West
Second Floor
Springfield, IL 62704

Logan County libraries

Atlanta Library 

(217) 648-2112

100 Race St.
Atlanta, IL 61723

Elkhart Library

(217) 947-2313

121 E. Bohan
Elkhart, IL 62634

Lincoln Public Library
www.lincolnpubliclibrary.org 

732-8878

725 Pekin St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

Mount Pulaski Library

792-5919

320 N. Washington
Mount Pulaski, IL 62548

(updated 2-15-02)

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