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A monthly feature from  Logan County Health Department

April 1-5 is Public Health Week

[APRIL 2, 2002]  Traditionally, we take this opportunity to recognize the "nurses in blue" — public health nurses — who are employed by local health departments. Though the traditional blue cape and starched white uniform of the public health nurses of yesteryear are no longer visible, public health nurses continue to be on the forefront of preventive health services in Logan County. Through tax support and money received from grant funding, client services are provided for a reduced fee.

Public health nurses carry a caseload of clients in a range of ages and conditions across the health-illness continuum. These nurses are challenged to deliver health services in many settings — the school, the home, the workplace and clinics. Public health nurses draw from a broad base of nursing knowledge, as well as community resources. The goals of public health nursing are health maintenance and client independence.

Logan County Health Department nurses work in a variety of program areas. Women, Infant, Children, or WIC, is one such area. WIC is a federally funded supplemental food program for pregnant women, breast-feeding women, infants and children up to age 5. WIC nurses provide participants with specific nutritious supplemental foods and education on nutrition.

The communicable disease investigator is the nurse who conducts the investigation and control of communicable diseases. There are presently over 70 diseases and conditions that the Illinois Department of Public Health requires to be followed.

 

 

Tuberculosis, or TB, is not a disease of yesteryear. Clients who have positive TB tests receive education, counseling, treatment and follow-up by the nurse working in that program.

There is a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at Logan County Health Department. Lead screening and prevention activities, as well as follow-up of children with elevated blood lead levels, are the responsibilities of the nurse involved.

 

 

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The maternal-child health nurse works in several programs designed for parents and infants. A pregnant woman may have no physician. The maternal-child nurse helps those clients access services that are available in our county. Two types of visits may be made for infants. Special Delivery visits provide an in-home nursing assessment and teaching for any new parent and infant living in Logan County. Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System, or APORS, visits allow the maternal-child health nurse to follow high-risk infants for a prolonged period of time. If mothers have questions with breast-feeding, a certified lactation counselor is on staff to answer those questions. In cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, the maternal-child health nurse can provide support and education to the family.

Carrying out general educational activities in the area of preventive health is the role of the health educator. She assists in planning, organizing, presenting and evaluating programs designed to promote public awareness of good health practices. Individual and community needs for health education are assessed.

As you can see, the "nurses in blue" continue to provide a wide variety of services throughout the Logan County community.

For more information on services provided at the Logan County Health Department, phone (217) 735-2317 or stop by at 109 Third St. in Lincoln.

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Red Cross


Events

April 2002


Monday, April 22
SPONSOR: Domestic Abuse and Violence Task Force of Logan County
WHO: Public
WHAT: Monthly meeting
WHERE: Logan County Health Department, Conference Room B, 109 Third St.
WHEN: 8 am

SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Preregistered participants
WHAT: “Dining with Diabetes,” presented by Jananne Finck, nutrition educator; second of three sessions
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 7-8:30 pm

WHAT: Meeting of support group for Parkinson's disease patients and their caregivers
WHERE:
ALMH Room A, lower level
WHEN: 7 pm

 

 

Sunday, April 28
SPONSOR: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Lincoln Junior Woman's Club
WHO: Public
WHAT: Special Deliveries sibling class; free
WHERE: ALMH Education Room in the Family Maternity Suites, third floor
WHEN: 1-3 pm

Monday, April 29
SPONSOR: U of I Extension
WHO: Preregistered participants
WHAT: “Dining with Diabetes,” presented by Jananne Finck, nutrition educator; last of three sessions
WHERE: Extension office, 980 N. Postville Drive
WHEN: 7-8:30 pm


Honors & Awards


Announcements

Parkinson’s support group

[APRIL 9, 2002]  A support group for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers meets on the fourth Monday of each month at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, 311 Eighth St.  Meetings are in Room A on the lower level of the hospital at 7 p.m.

For more information contact Dr. Dean Hauter, (217) 732-3368.


Baby-sitting clinic offered April 13

[MARCH 28, 2002]  A free baby-sitting clinic will be offered Saturday, April 13, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Young people in sixth, seventh and eighth grades who are interested in learning how to be a safe and successful baby sitter are invited to attend.

The clinic, sponsored by the Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, will cover numerous topics such as basic and emergency first aid, safety while baby-sitting, and basic child care for young children. Participants will also learn about the business of baby-sitting and how to do a professional job.

The clinic will be in Conference Room A in the basement at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, 315 Eighth St.

Registration is required, and the clinic is limited to the first 40 people. To register, call (217) 732-3182 or write to the Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club, Box 152, Lincoln, IL 62656.

[ALMH news release]

 


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.

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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