[SEPT. 28, 2000]  A family resource list to save and use is provided by the Healthy Communities Partnership (732-2161, Ext. 409) and the Healthy Families Task Force.

Resources for Logan County families

Agency	Phone number	Address
911	911 (Emergencies) 732-3911 (Office -- non-emergency)	911 Pekin St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital	732-2161	315 Eighth St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Aging (Department of)	785-3356	421 E. Capitol, #100 Springfield, IL 62701-1789
American Cancer Society	546-7586 (24 hour)	1305 Wabash, Ste. J Springfield, IL 62704
American Red Cross	732-2134 1-800-412-0100	125 S. Kickapoo Lincoln, IL 62656
Catholic Social Services	732-3771	310 S. Logan Lincoln, IL 62656
Chamber of Commerce	735-2385	303 S. Kickapoo St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Community Action (CIEDC)	732-2159	1800 Fifth St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Community Child Care Connection	525-2805 1-800-676-2805	1004 N. Milton Ave. Springfield, IL 62702-443
Crisis Pregnancy Center	735-4838	513 Pulaski St. Lincoln, IL 62656
DCFS (Department of Children & Family Services)	735-4402 1-800-252-2873 (crisis hotline)	1100 Keokuk St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Heartland Community College GED Program	735-1731	620 Broadway St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Hospice Care of Illinois	1-800-342-4862 (24 hour) 732-2161, Ext. 444	720 N. Bond Springfield, IL 62702
Housing Authority	732-7776 732-6312 (24 hour)	1028 N. College St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program	735-2317 1-800-269-4019	LCHD - 109 Third St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Illinois Department of Public Health	782-4977	535 W. Jefferson Springfield, IL 62761
Illinois Employment & Training Center (JTPA)	735-5441	812 Lincoln Ave. Lincoln, IL 62656
Legal Assistance Foundation	(217) 753-3300 1-800-252-8629	730 E. Vine St., Ste. 214 Springfield, IL 62703
Library - Atlanta	(217) 648-2112	100 Race St. Atlanta, IL 61723
Library - Elkhart	(217) 947-2313	121 E. Bohan Elkhart, IL 62634
Library - Lincoln	732-8878	725 Pekin St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Library - Mount Pulaski	792-5919	320 N. Washington Mount Pulaski, IL 62548
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)	735-2306	1550 Fourth St., P.O. Box 310 Lincoln, IL 62656
Logan County Health Department	735-2317	109 Third St., P.O. Box 508 Lincoln, IL 62656
Logan Mason Mental Health	735-2272 1-888-832-3600 (crisis line)	304 Eighth St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Logan-Mason Rehabilitation Center	735-1413	760 S. Postville Dr. Lincoln, IL 62656
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 1-800-252-8966 (crisis line)	109 Third St. Lincoln, IL 62656
Sojourn Shelter & Service Inc.	732-8988 (217) 726-5200 (24-hour hotline)	1800 Westchester Blvd. Springfield, IL 62704
U. of I. Division of Specialized Care for Children	524-2000 1-800-946-8468	421 S. Grand Ave. West, 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62704
U. of I. Extension Service	732-8289	122 S. McLean St. Lincoln, IL 62656

[SEPT. 27, 2000]  Informational packets on breast cancer will be available at the Eighth Street parking lot of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and in the lobby at the Lincoln Wal-Mart on Tuesday, Oct. 3, as well as at various other locations throughout the month.  Click here for more information.

ALMH offers new
pulmonary rehab program

[SEPT. 15, 2000]  Everett Kennett of Lawndale suffers from emphysema. Thanks to the new pulmonary rehabilitation program at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH), Everett’s life just got easier. Everett joined the pulmonary rehab program to increase his stamina with activities. "I wanted to be able to go hunting this fall without being short of breath," he said. Everett feels he will meet that goal. Everett stated that when he first started pulmonary rehab, he was very apprehensive about working on the treadmill; now it is his favorite thing to do.

The pulmonary rehabilitation program has been implemented at ALMH to improve the quality of life for people who suffer from chronic lung problems such as emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis and other lung-related diseases.

"It’s a program that is really needed here," states Sharon Koester, RT, program coordinator. "Until now," says Koester, "patients who had chronic lung problems have had to go out of the area to get pulmonary rehabilitation."

Dr. Dru Hauter, medical director of the pulmonary rehabilitation program, provides consultative services for program, which is modeled after the program at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. According to Hauter, "Pulmonary rehab tends to increase the activity levels of patients while reducing their symptoms of shortness of breath. Our participants are setting personal goals that allow them to enjoy their lives more. It could be that pulmonary rehab may help them get out of the house more to shop, go out for dinner or to even hunt in the woods."

"All participants are referred to the program by their primary care physician or specialist," states Koester. The most unique aspect of the program is that it is individualized to meet each patient’s needs. "We specialize the program for each person," says Koester, " because we believe that each person has a goal that they wish to achieve."

In addition to the individualized curriculum, participants are offered the opportunity to meet others in the program. According to Koester, "Patients enjoy hearing others’ stories. They see they are not alone with their problems. It creates a camaraderie and assists in keeping them on track to a healthier lifestyle."

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Koester begins the program with three educational sessions. Education is essential to ensuring lifestyle changes which are needed to increase endurance and improve the health of these patients. In the education sessions, patients receive materials on exercising and self care.

Safe exercise workouts begin with the fourth session. The exercise sessions are conducted in ALMH’s state-of-the art rehabilitation department, conveniently located on the first floor of the hospital. Patients are monitored on the heart monitor for the first month by a cardiac rehab nurse to ensure they have no cardiac problems while they are exercising.

The length of the program depends on each individual’s needs. The patients are given a discharge exercise plan when they decide to discontinue the program, as well as a list of what levels they have achieved on the exercise equipment. Also included is an exercise log for patients to use to record daily exercise goals. The log can be taken to their physician’s office during checkups.

For more information about the pulmonary rehabilitation program at ALMH, contact Sharon Koester, RT, at (217) 732-2161, Ext. 418.

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