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Celebrating National Public Health Week

Free services available April 2-6 at Logan County Health Department

[MARCH 30, 2001] ^{^"}Healthy People in Healthy Communities" is the focus of this year’s National Public Health Week, April 2-8. In celebration of National Public Health Week, Logan County Health Department will be offering the following FREE services:

• Monday, April 2

Children’s required immunizations

• Tuesday, April 3

Blood sugar screenings

• Wednesday, April 4

Hemoglobin screenings

• Thursday, April 5

Blood pressure screenings

• Friday, April 6

Children’s required immunizations

These services are available 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No appointments are necessary.

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In addition, free car seat safety inspections will be available Monday through Friday by appointment. All services are provided at Logan County Health Department, 109 Third Street, Lincoln, courtesy of Maternal Child Health/Family Case Management Programs. For more information, call Logan County Health Department, (217) 735-2317.

[Logan County Health Department news release]

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111 S. Sangamon
217-735-1743

Open for Lunch Mon.-Sat.
Open for Dinner Tues.-Sat.

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Honors & Awards

March of Dimes honors nurse, Anderson

[FEB. 27, 2001] Mary Anderson, RN, BSN recently received an Outstanding Nurse Recognition Award from March of Dimes. Mary has been employed as a public health nurse and communicable disease investigator at Logan County Health Department for the past 11 years. She was nominated by Logan County Health Department. Mary was recognized by March of Dimes for her work in improving the health of infants, children, youth and adults through education about vaccine-preventable disease and immunizations.

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Announcements

Mobile health unit schedule

The Rural Health Partnership has announced the schedule for its mobile health unit. Effective Feb. 1, 2001, the unit will run as follows:

	Morning: 9-11 a.m.		Afternoon: 1-3:30 p.m.
Monday	1^st and 3^rd	Hartsburg	1^st and 3^rd	Emden
	2^nd and 4^th	San Jose	2^nd and 4^th	Greenview
Tuesday	Weekly	Chestnut	Weekly	Mount Pulaski
Wednesday	Weekly	New Holland	Weekly	Middletown
Thursday	1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd	Elkhart	Weekly	Atlanta
	4^th	Friendship Manor-Lincoln
Friday	1^st, 2^nd, 4^th	Latham	1^st	Beason
			2^nd and 4^th	Broadwell
	3^rd	Maintenance/ special events	3^rd	Maintenance/ special events

The mobile health unit does not operate on the following dates/holidays during 2001: Feb. 19 (President’s Day), April 13 (Good Friday), May 28 (Memorial Day), July 4 (Independence Day), Sept. 3 (Labor Day), Oct. 8 (Columbus Day), Nov. 12 (Veterans Day), Nov. 22-23 (Thanksgiving break), and Dec. 24 - Jan. 1, 2002 (Christmas break).

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

This 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, 2^nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62704

U. of I. Extension Service

732-8289

122 S. McLean St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

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