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 The new website is designed to be more user-friendly to allow for
easier navigation and provides greater detailed information, links
and resources than previously. The website is also formatted to
navigate easier on a mobile device.
In addition to breaking news, the website provides access to the
department’s Facebook stream, upcoming events and the latest food
sanitation scores. Home Health, Dental, Nursing Services, WIC,
Healthworks, Environmental Health, Health Education and Emergency
Preparedness are among the department programs that are showcased.
Program pages that have been expanded with more information include
Environmental Health, Health Education and Emergency Preparedness.
The Environmental Health page is designed to provide business
owners, contractors and the general public with the necessary
information, links and regulations to make better public health
decisions. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, food
sanitation, proper disposal from private wastewater systems and safe
drinking water from private wells.
If you want to find out for yourself how the website can keep you
better informed, consider the following. Well owners who draw their
water from the Mahomet Aquifer should take note of important
information provided on the potable water page. If you are unsure if
your well draws water from this source, the web page provides a
detailed map of the aquifer location.
The Health Education program page is expanded to further detail
LCDPH targeted activities in the community while offering greater
self-help resources and links. In addition, the Emergency
Preparedness program page provides expanded resources and links to
help the community prepare and be informed in the event of a
disaster.
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If you want to learn more about the community Illinois Project for
Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN), you can also find this on the
website. IPLAN is a 5 year plan that must be developed by LCDPH (and
statewide local health departments) to allow for recertification by
the Illinois Department of Public Health to continue to provide
public health services to the community. The plan targets the
community’s highest health priorities and is completed in
conjunction with local health coalition partners such as area
agencies, medical providers and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital (ALMH). A link to the ALMH “Community Dashboard” is
available on the website which allows you to view community health
data which is a valuable tool used in the development of IPLAN.
The Logan County Department of Public Health invites you to visit
their new website at WWW.LCDPH.ORG
to keep you informed to help make Logan County a healthier
community.
[Don Cavi, MS, LEHP, Public Health
Administrator, Logan County Department of Public Health]
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