| | 3101: | | 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 | |
| 3102: | | 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 | |
| 3103: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck recently announced the winners of the Illinois Public Health Datapalooza App Challenge. The challenge was designed to highlight the availability and benefit of having open (readily accessible) health data from government agencies. Teams built apps or maps that provided the best use of health data in solving a problem faced by health care communities in Illinois. The challenge was announced at the first statewide Illinois Public Health Datapalooza held in November 2013, an event that brought together experts from technology and health care sectors to show how health data can be put to work in Illinois and other states. | | | | Date Created: | 04-01-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 352**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050658 Original UID: 171665 FIRST WORD: States | |
| 3104: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 July 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) intends to revoke Sacred Heart Hospitals license after it abruptly closed yesterday without giving the Department the required 90 days notice. | | | | Date Created: | 07-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 716**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050779 Original UID: 171803 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3105: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 July 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | State Fire Marshal Larry Matkaitis today released the below statement regarding the 19 firefighter line of duty deaths in Yarnell, Arizona. | | | | Date Created: | 07-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 718**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050782 Original UID: 171807 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3106: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 July 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is urging consumers who may have purchased Les Frres cheese made by Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Cheese, a Wisconsin producer, to dispose of it, as it has been linked to a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis. | | | | Date Created: | 07-03-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 727**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050799 Original UID: 171830 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3107: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) Director Joseph Costigan will present a Governors Award for workplace Health and Safety to Bob Janssen, Safety Director of PIPCO Companies, for his significant contributions towards the safety and health of employees. Dir. Costigan will present the award at the 22nd Annual Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety & Health (DIOSH) Day event. | | | | Date Created: | 02-26-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 171**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051093 Original UID: 171524 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3108: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | February 28, 2013. Illinois Department of Labor Director Joseph Costigan presented a Governors Award for workplace Health and Safety Award to Bob Janssen, Safety Director of PIPCO Companies, for his proactive efforts in creating a culture of safety for the companies employees. Dir. Costigan presented the award at the 22nd Annual Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health (DIOSH) Day event on Wed, Feb 27. | | | | Date Created: | 02-28-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 179**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051094 Original UID: 171544 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3109: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 July 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) today opened its Adult Protection and Advocacy Conference which runs through August 2, in Oak Brook. Formerly called the Elder Rights Conference, for the past 26 years IDoA has presented this three day meeting for service providers, advocates and other professionals to get information and learn the latest on the topic of elder rights. Changing the name of the conference coincides with IDoA extending its protective services to people with disabilities ages 18 to 59 who live in a domestic setting. During todays agenda, stakeholders will present insight on education and protocols to help prevent financial abuse. | | | | Date Created: | 07-31-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 802**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051169 Original UID: 171987 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3110: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) laboratory has confirmed one case of what is known as the H3N2v influenza virus, which has now been reported in three states this year Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. IDPH is working with local health officials to alert the public on ways to reduce the risk of transmission of this virus. The confirmed case is a Boone County child with mild symptoms who had contact with swine while helping an exhibitor at the DuPage County Fair which was held in late July. | | | | Date Created: | 08-01-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 806**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051173 Original UID: 171991 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3111: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Workers Compensation (IWCC), in conjunction with the Cook County States Attorneys Office Special Prosecutions Division and the Cook County Sheriffs Office, has secured the first felony conviction for failure to secure workers compensation insurance. | | | | Date Created: | 08-01-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 807**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051174 Original UID: 171994 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3112: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois State Fire Marshal Larry Matkaitis today issued a statement regarding the proposal of the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to update Illinois fire safety code for the first time in more than a decade. The proposed rule will no longer be considered in front of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) at this time. The public hearing that was scheduled for August 6, 2013 is canceled. | | | | Date Created: | 08-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 809**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051179 Original UID: 171999 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3113: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 5 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) wrapped up the Adult Protection and Advocacy Conference, held July 31 through August 2, in Oak Brook. The conference (formerly the Elder Rights Conference) marked the 27th year service providers, advocates and other professionals gathered to learn the latest information on the topic of elder rights. IDoA hosts the conference each summer which usually coincides with the states Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention campaign in July. At the conclusion of the annual conference was an awards ceremony to recognize this years winners for their commitment and service in the area of elder rights. | | | | Date Created: | 08-05-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 814**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051180 Original UID: 172000 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3114: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is announcing that Medical Home Network (MHN) has joined the states transition to greatly expanded coordinated care by 2015. As part of the Care Coordination Innovations Project led by HFS Director Julie Hamos, Medical Home Network is providing an innovative approach to integrated healthcare for 170,000 vulnerable Medicaid beneficiaries on Chicagos south and southwest sides. | | | | Date Created: | 08-13-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 842**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051238 Original UID: 172069 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3115: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Grants issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under section 319 of the Clean Water Act include a condition requiring the submittal of a status report every six months.Nonpoint source pollution is the diffuse, intermittent runoff of pollutants from various sources. Major sources that contribute to Illinois' nonpoint source pollution problems are agriculture, construction erosion, urban runoff, hydrologic modifications, and resoure extraction activities. | | | | Date Created: | 03-17-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051260 Original UID: 172092 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3116: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Grants issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under section 319 of the Clean Water Act include a condition requiring the submittal of a status report every six months.Nonpoint source pollution is the diffuse, intermittent runoff of pollutants from various sources. Major sources that contribute to Illinois' nonpoint source pollution problems are agriculture, construction erosion, urban runoff, hydrologic modifications, and resoure extraction activities. | | | | Date Created: | 08-21-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051261 Original UID: 172093 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3117: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Plan, covering October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS; Department) is the single state agency for planning and coordinating child abuse and neglect prevention programs and services. As such, the Department is charged to administer child abuse prevention shelters and service programs for abused and neglected children, or provide for their administration by not-for-profit corporations, community-based organizations, or units of local government. | | | | Date Created: | 10-01-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051293 Original UID: 173282 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3118: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and fluctuates between the second and third leading cause of deaths among adolescents in Illinois, but Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck says that suicide is a preventable public health threat, and that greater understanding and assistance for those in crisis is needed. | | | | Date Created: | 09-10-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 917**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051335 Original UID: 172225 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3119: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | September is National Preparedness Month and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is reminding all Illinoisans to use this month to make a plan and prepare an emergency supply kit for their homes. | | | | Date Created: | 09-11-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 922**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051340 Original UID: 172233 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3120: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In observance of Adult Day Services week Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is praising providers who offer support services at Adult Day Centers. Adult Day Service (ADS) is designed for older adults who want to remain in the community but face limitations if left home alone during the day due to physical, social and/or mental impairment. In addition to recreational and therapeutic activities to help clients maintain/develop physical and mental status, ADS provides health and medication supervision, personal care, and meal service for clients. ADS providers also offer respite for family caregivers, especially those who are employed outside the home. | | | | Date Created: | 09-16-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 934**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051348 Original UID: 172243 FIRST WORD: State | |
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