Organization | • | Illinois Department of Public Health | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 December 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding parents and other caregivers of infants to follow safety guidelines when preparing powdered infant feeding formula, including boiling the water used to mix the formula to sterilize it. | | | | Date Created: | 12 22 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1440**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040059 Original UID: 20523 FIRST WORD: IDPH | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 January 12 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In the continued fight against cancer, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging both girls/young women and boys/young men to talk with their health care provider this month, Cervical Health Awareness Month, about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the vaccine. Specific types of HPV can cause cervical cancer in women, while other types can cause genital warts and anal cancers in men. | | | | Date Created: | 01 12 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 28**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040445 Original UID: 20766 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 January 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Lead Program is holding 11 meetings around the state to inform the public about changes in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Renovation, Repair and Painting lead law that went into effect April 22, 2010. The law requires contractors, property managers and others paid to replace windows or renovate residential houses, apartments and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 to be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Common activities like sanding, cutting and demolition can disturb lead-based paint creating hazardous lead dust and chips, which can be harmful to children and adults. | | | | Date Created: | 01 25 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 59**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040653 Original UID: 20859 FIRST WORD: Changes | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Help the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) kick off American Heart Month by taking part in National Wear Red Day this Friday, February 3, 2012. Ask your friends, family and co-workers to wear red on Friday to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. | | | | Date Created: | 02 02 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 87**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041291 Original UID: 21149 FIRST WORD: National | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 February 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | During American Heart Month, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the American Heart Association and Conference of Women Legislators (COWL) will team up on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the Capitol Rotunda to help raise awareness about heart disease. Legislators will sign up for a walking challenge and a little friendly competition between the House and the Senate. | | | | Date Created: | 02 06 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 106**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041294 Original UID: 21156 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 February 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is sponsoring health fairs, testing events and symposiums through its Center for Minority Health Services to encourage HIV testing and continue providing education and resources about the disease in black communities statewide. | | | | Date Created: | 02 07 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 111**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041304 Original UID: 21165 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | One in three women dies of cardiovascular disease. To bring awareness to heart disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Conference of Women Legislators (COWL) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are teaming up this February to Go Red For Women . This year we are not just talking the talk, legislators are walking the walk and signing up for the COWL Walking Challenge! | | | | Date Created: | 02 08 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 117**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041313 Original UID: 21170 FIRST WORD: COWL | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 February 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Many smokeless tobacco users dont think they can quit for good, but what about for one day? The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today urges smokeless tobacco users to join the Great American Spit Out and Ditch the Dip for a Day. | | | | Date Created: | 02 23 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 143**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041355 Original UID: 21214 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) encourages parents and caregivers of youngsters to plan dental visits and discuss the importance of good oral health during National Childrens Dental Health Month in February. | | | | Date Created: | 02 02 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 93**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041379 Original UID: 21239 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 February 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | At the request of Community Unit School District #5, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) investigated Chiddix Junior High in Normal after independent air tests confirmed the presence of asbestos in 10 classrooms. | | | | Date Created: | 02 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 169**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041447 Original UID: 21310 FIRST WORD: Asbestos | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHICAGO The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today is kicking off a statewide education campaign on preventing the spread of Clostridium difficile, also known as C.diff, a sometimes-fatal bacterium that causes symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon and intestines. | | | | Date Created: | 03 07 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 192**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041561 Original UID: 21432 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHICAGO Every 47 minutes in the United States, a woman tests positive for HIV. In Illinois, more than 7,000 women and adolescent girls are living with HIV. Today, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) joins healthcare advocates nationwide in remembrance and awareness on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. | | | | Date Created: | 03 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 199**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041629 Original UID: 21479 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Womens Health awarded three Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure research grants this year to help find new methods to detect, prevent, screen and treat breast cancer. Loyola University of Chicago, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the University of Chicago each received $200,000 to support breast cancer research in the areas of prevention, etiology, pathogenesis, screening, early detection, treatment and psychosocial issues. | | | | Date Created: | 03 09 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 200**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041648 Original UID: 21474 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the 2012 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. The Illinois Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program screens fish samples from approximately 40 bodies of water each year for contamination from 14 banned pesticides, industrial chemicals and methylmercury. The program is a joint effort of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the departments of agriculture, natural resources and public health. | | | | Date Created: | 03 14 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 214**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041664 Original UID: 21490 FIRST WORD: 2012 | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has awarded four Alzheimers Disease Research Fund Grants to help advance innovative medical and educational techniques for Alzheimers patients and their caregivers. Researchers from Eastern Illinois University, Northwestern University and University of Chicago received grants totaling $116,000. | | | | Date Created: | 03 19 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 239**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041726 Original UID: 21566 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 21 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) along with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) today presented fluoridation awards to 432 community water systems for maintaining state mandated fluoride levels every month in 2011. The awards were presented at a ceremony held today during the 2012 Illinois Section American Water Works Association Conference and Expo at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. | | | | Date Created: | 03 21 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 257**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042200 Original UID: 21716 FIRST WORD: More | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 21 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | 2011 Compliance Award List See under "More Than 430 Illinois Communities Receive Top Honors for Maintaining Fluoride Levels" | | | | Date Created: | 03 21 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 257**12a | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042202 Original UID: 21717 FIRST WORD: Community | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing March 24, 2012 as World Tuberculosis Day (TB) by embracing the local theme, TB: Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity and adopting the global slogan Stop TB in My Lifetime. World Tuberculosis Day is a reminder that although the illness is not common in the United States, it is still circulating around the world. Illinois ranks fifth in the nation for the highest number of tuberculosis cases. | | | | Date Created: | 03 22 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 260**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042206 Original UID: 21723 FIRST WORD: Record | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday is hosting its 2nd annual Mobile Roundup Health Fair providing free healthcare services to Central Illinois residents through the Wellness on Wheels (WOW) program mobile clinic vans. | | | | Date Created: | 03 22 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 263**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042207 Original UID: 21724 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Center for Minority Health Services is kicking off National Minority Health Month and National Public Health Week by hosting its first-ever Minority Health Conference to address health disparities facing many racial and ethnic communities of color in Illinois, and to strategize on community-based solutions. The conference, held in conjunction with the Illinois Public Health Association, is April 4-5 in Naperville, and is expected to draw hundreds of medical and health care industry professionals statewide. | | | | Date Created: | 03 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 304**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042300 Original UID: 21871 FIRST WORD: State | |
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