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Two out of every
five
Americans involved
[JULY
13, 2002]
Nearly two out of every five
Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash in
their lifetime. Alcohol-related traffic accidents are the second
leading cause of teen deaths.
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Alcohol is the primary drug of abuse
for youth. Research shows that about 10 million Americans between
ages 12 to 20 years had at least one drink last month. These numbers
increase alcohol’s association with the leading causes of death and
injuries among teenagers and young adults. For example, during a
typical weekend, an average of one teenager dies each hour in a car
crash. Nearly 50 percent of these crashes involve alcohol.
Driving under the influence in Illinois
is a serious risk-taking behavior. Apart from concerns for the
personal safety of yourself and others, there are severe legal
penalties (see chart)
and economic consequences if convicted.
Under the "Use It & Lose It" zero
tolerance law, drivers under age 21 with any trace of alcohol in
their systems will lose their driving privileges. People under 21
also can be charged with a DUI if they have a blood alcohol content
of .08 percent, the legal blood alcohol limit in Illinois for those
of legal drinking age. A DUI conviction involves both administrative
and criminal penalties and will result in both the revocation of
your driver’s license and the suspension of vehicle registration
privileges. The following chart illustrates some of Illinois’
consequences of underage drinking.
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article]
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Parents have tremendous influence over
their teen’s decision whether or not to drink alcohol. Studies show
that parental attitudes and practices related to alcohol are the
strongest social influence on children’s use of alcohol and other
drugs. That is why it is important not to send mixed messages.
Parents need to maintain good lines of communication, become
involved in their child’s lives, make and enforce clear and
consistent rules, serve as positive role models, and be aware of
their child’s activities in order to help their child make healthier
choices.
A study from the Center of Substance
Abuse Prevention found that when school-age youth are allowed to
drink at home, they not only are more likely to use alcohol and
other drugs outside the home, but also are more likely to develop
serious behavioral and health problems related to substance use. The
survey indicated that most parents allow for "supervised" underage
drinking, which is a bigger factor in use and abuse than peer
pressure. Parents should know that it is a Class A misdemeanor, with
a possible fine of $1,000, to knowingly allow individuals to gather
at a residence when the individuals are under the age of 21 and are
drinking.
If you would
like more information on the "Use It & Lose It" zero tolerance law
or more alcohol information, contact Kristi Lessen at (217)
735-2272.
[News
release]
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“Use It & Lose It”
penalties |
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Loss of driving privileges |
Effect on driving record |
Test failure
— first violation |
Three months |
“Use It & Lose It”
suspension on public
record during suspension
period. Does not appear
after that unless there is a
subsequent suspension. |
Test refusal
— first violation |
Six months |
Test failure
— second violation |
One year |
Test refusal
— second violation |
Two years |
Under 21 DUI
penalties |
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Loss of driving privileges |
Effect on driving record |
DUI —
first offense |
Two years minimum |
DUI conviction is permanently on driving record. |
DUI —
second offense |
Until age 21
or five years minimum |
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Blood
donors needed
[JULY
10, 2002]
WASHINGTON — In an attempt
to generate much needed blood donations, the nation’s blood banking
and public health leaders have joined together to issue a call for
all eligible Americans to give blood this summer. The appeal comes
in the face of increasingly significant blood shortages, leaving
certain parts of the country with less than a one-day supply.
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The American Association of Blood
Banks, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross, as well
as the American Hospital Association and the American Public Health
Association join in this appeal.
"To avert a critical blood shortage in
certain areas of the country, we need people in these affected areas
to schedule an appointment to donate blood this summer," said Karen
Shoos Lipton, chief executive officer of the American Association of
Blood Banks. "To ensure an adequate national blood supply in the
future, we need people to donate blood on an ongoing basis. The fact
that all blood organizations are joining in issuing this message
underscores the importance of this matter."
Nearly one-half of Red Cross Blood
Services regions and one-third of ABC-member blood centers are
currently suffering from shortages and anticipate severe blood
shortages in the coming weeks if people do not donate. On any given
day, an average of 34,000 units of red blood cells are needed for
patients in the United States. Less than 5 percent of the eligible
population donates blood.
Reasons for the shortage include an
increase in blood donor restrictions and misperceptions as to the
need and use of blood in America. (See "blood IQ"
poll results.)
"The public health of the United States
would be in severe jeopardy without a safe, available blood supply,"
said Dr. Mohammad Akhter, executive director of the American Public
Health Association. "Through the power of collaboration, the health
care and blood banking communities are committed to ending the
sporadic blood shortages by increasing Americans’ awareness of the
everyday critical need for blood."
People interested in donating blood may
call one of the following numbers for more information and to
schedule an appointment.
• American Association of
Blood Banks, 1-866-FROM-YOU (1-866-376-6968)
• America’s Blood Centers,
1-888-USBLOOD (1-888-872-5663)
• American Red Cross,
1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543)
Public health leaders express support
for blood donations
"The blood supply is a critical
component of our health system, and it has to be constantly
available in order to respond to any emergency at any time. Now, at
the beginning of the summer, we need to remember that while many of
us take a vacation at this time of year, the need for blood does
not. That is why Americans must continue to donate blood throughout
the summer vacation period, this year and every year." — Dr. Eve
Stater, Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health
"Ensuring a safe and adequate supply of
blood is important to all Americans. Nowhere is this more evident
than in our nation’s hospitals. That’s why we encourage Americans
who can to donate blood today during this critical shortage as well
as tomorrow." — Dick Davidson, president, American Hospital
Association
America’s blood IQ poll
One reason for the reoccurring
shortages is widespread misperceptions about America’s blood supply.
According to a recent nationwide telephone survey of 1,005 adults 18
and older by StrategyOne, most Americans lack basic knowledge about
blood donations.
• Americans underestimate the country’s
need for blood transfusions. (Only 9 percent of respondents knew
blood is needed every two seconds.)
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article]
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• The majority of adults overestimate
the number of people who actually donate blood. (Only 8 percent of
those polled knew that less than 5 percent of all eligible donors
give blood.)
• About one in four Americans (23
percent of respondents) knows that U.S. adults are allowed to give
blood every two months.
Questionnaire
1. How often are American adults
allowed to give blood? Would you say they are allowed to give
blood...
Responses |
Percent of respondents |
Once
a week |
6% |
Once
every two weeks |
8% |
Once
every month |
25% |
Once
every two months |
23% |
Once
every six months |
13% |
Once
every nine months |
2% |
Other
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2% |
Uncertain/don’t know |
22% |
2. In an average year, what percentage
of the eligible U.S. population donates blood?
Responses |
Percent of respondents |
4
percent or less |
11% |
5
percent |
8% |
6-20
percent |
29% |
Over 20
percent |
28% |
Uncertain/don’t know |
23% |
3. On an average day, how often does
someone in America need a blood transfusion? Would you say that
someone needs a blood transfusion...
Responses |
Percent of respondents |
Every
second |
11% |
Every
two seconds |
9% |
Every
20 seconds |
17% |
Every
minute |
21% |
Every
two minutes |
16% |
Every
20 minutes |
15% |
Other
|
1% |
Uncertain/don’t know |
8% |
4. How many major blood types are
there?
Responses |
Percent of respondents |
One |
* |
Two
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2% |
Three
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16% |
Four
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38% |
Five
|
15% |
Six
|
8% |
Seven
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2% |
Eight
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4% |
Nine |
* |
10
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1% |
15 |
* |
35 |
* |
50 |
* |
53 |
* |
96 |
* |
Uncertain/don’t know |
13% |
5. What is the minimum age requirement
for giving blood?
Responses |
Percent of respondents |
16 or
under |
14% |
17
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5% |
18
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62% |
19 or
older |
5% |
Uncertain/don’t know |
13% |
[News
release]
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Health
Matters A
monthly feature from Logan County Health Department
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TB elimination: Now is
the time!
[JULY
1, 2002]
While tuberculosis is an
ancient disease, it is also one of the world’s deadliest. Each year,
8 million people around the world become sick with TB. One-third of
the world’s population is infected with the TB bacillus. Each year,
there are over 2 million TB-related deaths worldwide. TB is the
leading killer of people who are HIV-infected, accounting for
one-third of AIDS deaths worldwide. TB causes more deaths among
women worldwide than all causes of maternal mortality combined.
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What is tuberculosis? TB is caused by
an organism called myco bacterium tuberculosis. When a person with
active TB disease coughs or sneezes, tiny particles containing M.
tuberculosis may be expelled into the air. If another person inhales
air that contains these particles, transmission from one person to
another may occur. However, not everyone infected with the TB germ
becomes sick; as a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent
TB infection and active TB disease — both of which are treatable and
curable. [See comparative chart.]
If your doctor feels you need treatment
for LTBI or active TB disease, it is very important to take all of
medicines as directed. If you are noncompliant, it can become a
drug-resistant strain of TB that can be very hard to treat.
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TB skin testing is recommended for
certain areas of employment and for certain high-risk groups. TB
skin testing is also required for children in some day-care programs
and preschool programs. TB skin testing is also recommended before
traveling to and after returning from a high-risk country. When the
TB skin test is given it will need to be checked in two to three
days. This requires two visits from the client.
TB skin tests are given free of charge
to residents of Logan County. These tests are available from the
Logan County Health Department Monday through Friday, 7:30 to 4:30,
on a walk-in basis. TB skin tests are also available on the rural
medi-van. If you have any questions, please call Logan County Health
Department, (217) 735-2317.
[News
release]
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A person with latent TB infection (LTBI) |
A person with active TB disease |
Has TB germs in his or her body, but the germs
are inactive.
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Has active TB germs in his or her body.
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Does not feel sick and is not contagious.
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Feels sick and experiences symptoms such as
coughing, fever and weight loss.
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Has the potential to one day get sick if the TB
germs become active and multiply in her or her body.
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Is capable of spreading the disease to others if
the TB germs are active in the lungs or throat.
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Will be referred to doctor for testing and
treatment.
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Will be referred to doctor for testing and
treatment.
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There are medicines for LTBI that will eliminate
the chance of the TB germ becoming active.
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There are medicines to treat and cure TB.
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Red
Cross
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Red Cross classes in
July
[JULY
15, 2002]
American Red Cross classes
in CPR and first aid will be offered in July at the local office,
125 S. Kickapoo St.
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The class dates are Monday, July 29, for adult
CPR; Tuesday, July 30, for first aid; and Wednesday, July 31, for
infant and child CPR training. All sessions are from 5:30 until 9:30
p.m. Participants may register for all three classes or for a
specific class.
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For further
information, call 732-2134 or stop in at the office any weekday
between noon and 4 p.m.
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Red Cross blood drives in
July
[JULY
3, 2002] The
American Red Cross will have two blood drives at the Lincoln Sports
Complex in July. They will be sponsored by Lincoln Printers, Inc. On
July 3, hours will be from noon until 6 p.m. Hours on July 17 will
be from noon until 5 p.m.
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Also on July 17,
Faith Lutheran Church will host a drive from noon until 6 p.m.
Atlanta Christian
Church will be the site for a drive from noon until 6 p.m. July 18.
St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Emden will host a drive on July 26, with hours from 2
until 6 p.m.
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During June, the following people reached
milestones in their blood donations: Willard Emmons, 13 gallons; Joe
Reichle, 12; Nancy A. Lahr, seven; Larry J. Lessen, six; W.B. Franz,
five; Richard D. Martin, three; Beverly Lessen, two; Paul Eckert,
two; Thomas Steiner, two; Carolyn Follis, one; and Ruth A.
Fredericks, one gallon.
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Honors
& Awards
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Announcements
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Abe Lincoln
Pharmacy welcomes new manager
[JULY
18, 2002] The Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital welcomes a new pharmacist on staff.
Registered pharmacist Terese Cristanus will serve as the new manager
of the Abe Lincoln Pharmacy, which is located inside the hospital at
315 Eighth St. in Lincoln. Cristanus, who previously worked at
Lincoln Developmental Center, began working at the hospital on July
1.
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Cristanus graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago,
College of Pharmacy and moved to Lincoln 17 years ago. She has a son
who attends Millikin University.
"I enjoy
living and working in a community where everyone is so friendly and
you know them by name," states Cristanus.
Abe Lincoln Pharmacy has
been serving the pharmaceutical needs of patients in Lincoln and
Logan County since 1972. It is open Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more
information, please call (217) 732-2161, Ext. 174. |
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Mobile
health unit schedule
The
Rural Health Partnership has announced the schedule for its mobile
health unit for 2002.
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Morning:
9-11 a.m. |
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Afternoon:
1-3:30 p.m. |
Monday |
1st and 3rd |
Hartsburg |
1st and 3rd |
Emden |
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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 |
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2nd and 4th |
Friendship
Manor-Lincoln |
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Friday |
1st, 2nd,
4th |
Village Hall-Latham |
1st |
Beason |
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2nd and 4th |
Broadwell |
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3rd |
Maintenance/ special
events |
3rd |
Maintenance/
special events
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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.
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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)
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911 Pekin St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital
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732-2161
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315 Eighth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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American Red Cross
www.il-redcross.org |
732-2134 or
1 (800) 412-0100
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125 S. Kickapoo
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Catholic Social
Services
www.cdop.org |
732-3771 |
310 S. Logan
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Lincoln/Logan County Chamber
of Commerce
www.lincolnillinois.com |
735-2385 |
303 S. Kickapoo St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Community Action (CIEDC) |
732-2159
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1800 Fifth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Crisis Pregnancy Center/
Living Alternatives |
735-4838 |
408 A Pulaski St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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DCFS (Department of
Children
& Family Services) |
735-4402 or
1 (800) 252-2873
(crisis hotline)
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1120 Keokuk St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Heartland Community
College
- GED program |
735-1731 |
620 Broadway St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Housing Authority |
732-7776
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1028 N. College St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Illinois Breast &
Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)
www.logancountyhealth.org |
735-2317 or
1 (800) 269-4019
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109 Third St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Illinois Employment and Training Center (replaces JTPA office) |
735-5441 |
120
S. McLean St., Suite B
Farm
Bureau Building
Lincoln,
IL 62656
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Lincoln Area YMCA
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735-3915 |
319 W. Kickapoo St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Lincoln/Logan Food
Pantry |
732-2204
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P.O. Box 773
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Lincoln Parents’
Center |
735-4192 |
100 S. Maple
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Lincoln Park District |
732-8770 |
1400 Primm Rd.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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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
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Logan County Health
Department
www.logancountyhealth.org |
735-2317 |
109 Third St.
P.O. Box
508
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Logan-Mason Mental
Health |
735-2272 or
735-3600
(crisis line)
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304 Eighth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Logan-Mason
Rehabilitation Center |
735-1413 |
760 S. Postville Drive
Lincoln, IL 62656
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The Oasis
(Senior Citizens
of Logan County) |
732-6132 |
501 Pulaski St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Project READ
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735-1731 |
620 Broadway St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Salvation Army |
732-7890
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1501 N. Kickapoo
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Senior Services of
Central Illinois |
732-6213 or
1 (800) 252-8966
(crisis line)
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109 Third St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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U. of I. Extension
Service
www.ag.uiuc.edu |
732-8289 |
980 N. Postville Drive
Lincoln, IL 62656
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Springfield
agencies |
Department of Aging
www.state.il.us/aging |
785-3356 |
421 E. Capitol, #100
Springfield, IL 62701-1789
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American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org |
546-7586
(24 hour) |
1305 Wabash, Suite J
Springfield, IL 62704
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Community Child Care
Connection
www.childcaresolutions.org |
(217) 525-2805 or
1 (800) 676-2805
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1004 N. Milton Ave.
Springfield, IL 62702-4430
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Hospice Care of
Illinois |
1 (800) 342-4862
(24 hour) or
732-2161, Ext. 444
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720 N. Bond
Springfield, IL 62702
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Illinois Department of
Public Health
www.idph.state.il.us |
(217) 782-4977
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535 W. Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62761
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Legal Assistance
Foundation |
(217) 753-3300 or
1 (800) 252-8629
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730 E. Vine St., Suite
214
Springfield, IL 62703
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Sojourn Shelter &
Services Inc.
http://www.sojournshelter.org/
|
732-8988 or
1 (866) HELP4DV
(24-hour hotline)
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1800 Westchester Blvd.
Springfield, IL 62704
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U. of I. Division of
Specialized Care for Children
www.uic.edu |
524-2000 or
1 (800) 946-8468
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421 South Grand Ave.
West
Second Floor
Springfield, IL 62704
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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
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2-15-02) |
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