Organization | • | Illinois Department of Public Health | [X] |
| | 321: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | To celebrate American Heart Month this February, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is asking Illinoisans, Do you know the signs of a heart attack and how to reduce your risk? In the United States, 1 in 3 deaths is the result of heart disease and stroke, equaling 2,200 deaths each day according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | | | | Date Created: | 01 31 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 104**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046705 Original UID: 26250 FIRST WORD: Celebrate | |
| 322: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is opening its Black History Month celebration by honoring the contributions of blacks in health and medical fields with a program at the University of Illinois at Springfield Brookens Auditorium. | | | | Date Created: | 02 04 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 108**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046708 Original UID: 26253 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 323: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is opening its Black History Month celebration by honoring the contributions of blacks in health and medical fields with a program at the University of Illinois at Springfield Brookens Auditorium. | | | | Date Created: | 02 04 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 110**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046709 Original UID: 26254 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 324: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 5 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This year, in celebration of Black History Month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is honoring African Americans in communities across Illinois who have made a positive impact in public health. Our theme this year is Contributions Made by Blacks in Health and Medicine. | | | | Date Created: | 02 05 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 115**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046762 Original UID: 26304 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 325: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is hosting several events through its Center for Minority Health Services encouraging HIV testing, and providing education and resources about the disease in black communities statewide. | | | | Date Created: | 02 07 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 122**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046775 Original UID: 26312 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 326: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 September 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning residents not to eat Trader Joes Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter or peanut butter and other products containing nuts and seeds from Sunland, Inc. Both companies issued voluntary recalls after preliminary results from a multistate outbreak investigation of Salmonella Bredeney indicated these products may be a source of this outbreak. | | | | Date Created: | 09 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 1044**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000047045 Original UID: 24680 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 327: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 October 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In the United States, about 1 in 5 Latinos are HIV positive and do not know it because they haven't been tested. On National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, observed every October 15, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging the use of statewide resources to get tested for HIV, and is promoting education and awareness about HIV/AIDS in Latino communities. This years theme is Hispanics United Against AIDS! | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | 1109**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000047052 Original UID: 24828 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 328: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive mosquito batch reported in Illinois for 2013. Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District employees collected a positive mosquito sample on May 21, 2013 from Hillside in Cook County. | | | | Date Created: | 06 03 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 613**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000049559 Original UID: 170734 FIRST WORD: First | |
| 329: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 June 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck announced today the Illinois State Cancer Registry has received gold certification this year from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries for its 2010 data. This marks the 15th consecutive year Illinois has received this honor. Only those registries meeting the highest standards are awarded gold certification. | | | | Date Created: | 06 06 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 633**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000049574 Original UID: 170755 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 330: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 June 20 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Bats are starting to become more active, which means the possibility of exposure to rabies is increasing. Bats are the primary carrier of rabies in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has already had eight bats test positive for rabies this year. | | | | Date Created: | 06 20 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 666**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050426 Original UID: 171363 FIRST WORD: Avoid | |
| 331: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive mosquito batches reported in southern Illinois for 2013. IDPH collected a positive mosquito sample on June 24, 2013 from Tamaroa in Perry County and the East Side Health District collected a positive mosquito sample on June 24, 2013 from East St. Louis in St. Clair County. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 682**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050480 Original UID: 171421 FIRST WORD: First | |
| 332: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 June 27 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Today is National HIV Testing Day, and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is encouraging everyone to utilize resources available statewide to get tested and learn their HIV status.Today is National HIV Testing Day, and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is encouraging everyone to utilize resources available statewide to get tested and learn their HIV status. | | | | Date Created: | 06-27-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 686**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050492 Original UID: 171434 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 333: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | HIV/AIDS remains a serious public health issue for women and girls. In Illinois, more than 7,000 women and adolescent girls are living with HIV. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) joins healthcare advocates nationwide urging education and testing on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, observed every March 10th since 2006 | | | | Date Created: | 03-07-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 205**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050586 Original UID: 171584 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 334: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) along with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) today presented fluoridation awards to 448 community water systems for maintaining state mandated fluoride levels every month in 2012. The awards were presented at a ceremony held today during the 2013 Illinois Section American Water Works Association Conference and Expo at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. | | | | Date Created: | 03-19-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 267**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050587 Original UID: 171586 FIRST WORD: More | |
| 335: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Health statistics show that homicide is the second leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24. For this age group, homicides account for more deaths than cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, birth defects, influenza and pneumonia combined. | | | | Date Created: | 01-18-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 53**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050602 Original UID: 171604 FIRST WORD: [Open | |
| 336: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), working in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of the State Guardian, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and others, is relocating 32 residents from Colonial Manor, an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located in Franklin County. Colonial Manor informed IDPH on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 it could not afford to stay open, only had food for approximately three and a half days, and would not be able to pay staff past Monday, March 18, 2013. The failure of the facility to notify IDPH at least 90 days before closing, as well as the inability to pay for food and staff, prompted the Department to take emergency action to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all residents. | | | | Date Created: | 03-14-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 257**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050619 Original UID: 171623 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 337: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) created a new Uniform Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Advance Directive form that offers Illinoisans more health care options. An advance directive is a written statement you and your doctor prepare, about how you want your medical decisions to be made in the future if you are no longer able to make them for yourself. The new IDPH form adds a greater level of specificity when it comes to decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and life support measures including being intubated, placed on a ventilator and fed through a tube. The new IDPH advance directive form also meets requirements to nationally be considered a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form | | | | Date Created: | 03-14-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 245**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050620 Original UID: 171624 FIRST WORD: New | |
| 338: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), working with numerous other agencies, was able to safety relocate more than 30 residents at Colonial Manor in Zeigler. Colonial Manor owners informed IDPH on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 it could not afford to stay open, only had food for approximately three and a half days, and would not be able to pay staff past Monday, March 18, 2013. The failure of the facility to notify IDPH at least 90 days before closing, as well as the inability to pay for food and staff, prompted the Department to take emergency action to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all residents. | | | | Date Created: | 03-15-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 261**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050622 Original UID: 171626 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 339: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the 2013 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. This year, new advisories are being issued for the following lakes and rivers are Crab Orchard Creek, Jackson County and Powderhorn Lake, Cook County. Additionally, several less-restrictive advisories have been issued this year. | | | | Date Created: | 03-16-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 260**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050628 Original UID: 171634 FIRST WORD: | |
| 340: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today laboratory testing confirmed a person who died and donated organs in 2011 and one of the organ recipients recently died of rabies. Three other people received organs from the same donor, including one recipient in northeastern Illinois. The recipient has no symptoms of rabies, but has started anti-rabies shots as a precaution. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), along with local health departments, is working to identify any hospital personnel who may need post-exposure prophylaxis, in consultation with CDC. | | | | Date Created: | 03-15-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 259**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050639 Original UID: 171644 FIRST WORD: Organ | |
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