Organization | • | Illinois Department of Public Health - Governmental Affairs | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2014, the Illinois General Assembly found that breast cancer has a disproportionate and detrimental impact on African Americans under 40 years of age who have a greater incidence of breast cancer than White women of the same age and is the most common cancer among the Latin population. In 2021, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated that in the United States 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer and about 49,290 new cases of ductal carcinoma will be diagnosed; and about 43,600 patients will die from breast cancer. Based on the Illinois General Assembly findings in 2014, beginning in 2016, two years after the effective date of Public Act 98-479, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health is required to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients, especially those in racial and ethnic minority groups, anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. | | | | Date Created: | 01-24-2024 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106166 Original UID: 212369 FIRST WORD: Breast | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Fiscal 2023 report for the Illinois Department of Public Health for the year ending, June 30, 2023. | | | | Date Created: | 01-07-2024 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000105171 Original UID: 211518 FIRST WORD: Fiscal | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Public Act 102-0674 stated that the Special Commission be created and consist of 22 members. (1) Establish a mechanism to ascertain the prevalence of gynecologic cancers in the state and, to the extent possible, to collect statistics relative to the timing of diagnosis and risk factors associated with gynecologic cancers.(2) Determine how to best effectuate early diagnosis and treatment for gynecologic cancer patients.(3) Determine best practices for closing disparities in outcomes for gynecologic cancer patients and innovative approaches to reaching underserved and vulnerable populations.(4) Determine any unmet needs of persons with gynecologic cancers and those of their families.(5) Provide recommendations for additional legislation, support programs, and resources to meet the unmet needs of persons with gynecologic cancers and their families. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106285 Original UID: FIRST WORD: Gynecologic | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Public Act 102-0674 stated that the Special Commission be created and consist of 22 members. (1) Establish a mechanism to ascertain the prevalence of gynecologic cancers in the state and, to the extent possible, to collect statistics relative to the timing of diagnosis and risk factors associated with gynecologic cancers.(2) Determine how to best effectuate early diagnosis and treatment for gynecologic cancer patients.(3) Determine best practices for closing disparities in outcomes for gynecologic cancer patients and innovative approaches to reaching underserved and vulnerable populations.(4) Determine any unmet needs of persons with gynecologic cancers and those of their families.(5) Provide recommendations for additional legislation, support programs, and resources to meet the unmet needs of persons with gynecologic cancers and their families. | | | | Date Created: | 01-09-2024 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106286 Original UID: 212477 FIRST WORD: Gynecologic | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Health in All Policies (HiAP) acknowledges that all policy is health policy.3 Improving population health means systematically addressing complex inequities by adopting a cross sector culture of health. By incorporating health considerations into planning, processes, and policy at all levels, HiAP highlights the roles lawmakers, government agencies, community based organizations, businesses, and individuals play to ensure health for all. | | | | Date Created: | 12-29-2023 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106291 Original UID: 212485 FIRST WORD: Health | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2023 November | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Pursuant to Illinois Public Act 102-0004, Illinois develops a state health assessment (SHA) and a state health improvement plan (SHIP) every five years. A collaborative public/private cross-agency effort, the SHA and SHIP assess and recommend priorities and strategies to improve the public health system and the health status of Illinoisans, reduce health disparities and inequities, and promote health equity. In 2021, an interim update1 of the 2016 SHIP was published with some updates on the previous SHIP and preliminary findings for Healthy Illinois 2028. | | | | Date Created: | 11-20-2023 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106287 Original UID: 212480 FIRST WORD: Healthy | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | ICMHP is a unique statewide public/private partnership tasked with developing a plan using a public health approach focused on prevention, early intervention, and treatment. The purpose of the plan is to build a comprehensive and coordinated mental health system to better address the needs of Illinois children, youth, and their families. By statute, ICMHP is comprised of each child-serving state agency, experts representing a broad range of experiences (such as community mental health, children and family advocates, early childhood, education, health, substance use, violence prevention, and juvenile justice, and members of the General Assembly. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106289 Original UID: FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | ICMHP is a unique statewide public/private partnership tasked with developing a plan using a public health approach focused on prevention, early intervention, and treatment. The purpose of the plan is to build a comprehensive and coordinated mental health system to better address the needs of Illinois children, youth, and their families. By statute, ICMHP is comprised of each child-serving state agency, experts representing a broad range of experiences (such as community mental health, children and family advocates, early childhood, education, health, substance use, violence prevention, and juvenile justice, and members of the General Assembly. | | | | Date Created: | 12-28-2023 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106290 Original UID: 212484 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2023 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | For the purpose of the Illinois Public Act 100-04931, food desert means a location lacking fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, in part due to a lack of grocery stores, farmers markets, or healthy food providers. | | | | Date Created: | 01-09-2024 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106167 Original UID: 212371 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2023 October | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A publication depicting efforts to better understand the causes of maternal mortality will prevent other women and families from suffering a similar fate by supporting systemic changes that promote maternal health and health equity. | | | | Date Created: | 10-23-2023 | | | | Agency ID: | IOCI 24-448 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000105172 Original UID: 211519 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Act (the Act), also known as the Lauryn Russell Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Law, went into effect on January 1, 2019. The Act provided a background on Lyme disease as well as a call for the creation of the Lyme Disease Prevention, Detection, and Outreach Program and the Lyme Disease Task Force. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106164 Original UID: FIRST WORD: Lyme | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Act (the Act), also known as the Lauryn Russell Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Law, went into effect on January 1, 2019. The Act provided a background on Lyme disease as well as a call for the creation of the Lyme Disease Prevention, Detection, and Outreach Program and the Lyme Disease Task Force. | | | | Date Created: | 02-20-2024 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106165 Original UID: 212368 FIRST WORD: Lyme | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2023 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Accordingly, the Department, by and through its Director, pursuant to Section 10 of the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act, hereby exempts the use of the following vaccines from the requirements of the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act: Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids (Td); and Influenza Vaccine 2023-2024 in multi-dose formulations. | | | | Date Created: | 12-29-2023 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000105790 Original UID: 211521 FIRST WORD: Mercury | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2024 January 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | State statute (20 ILCS 5/6.06) requires that the State Board of Health (SBOH) submit an annual report to the Governor about their activities and the status of public health policy in the State of Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 01-30-2024 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106188 Original UID: 212476 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2023 November | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The mission of the public health system is to promote health equity, prevent and protect againstdisease and injury and prepare for health emergencies. Toward the fulfillment of this mission, theIllinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with leading the State Health Assessment(SHA) process every five years. In 2021, an interim update1 of the 2016 SHA was published withsome updates on the previous SHA and preliminary data analysis for this SHA. or this SHA, the SHA/SHIP Partnership, formed by IdPH and the Office of the governor,mplemented a model assessment process using four different methods to hear from the community, identify forces of change, review secondary data on the health status of Illinoisans, and assess the health equity capacity of the public health system. This work built upon the last Healthy Illinois update, published in 2021, which included community and public health providernput, gathered through focus groups and surveys, and an analysis of local health department (LHd) assessments. The partnership synthesized the data and developed findings to inform the prior process. Through dozens of meetings in 2022 and 2023, the partnership honed in on five priority health areas with crosscutting issues that must be addressed for each issue. | | | | Date Created: | 11-20-2023 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000106288 Original UID: 212483 FIRST WORD: State | |
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