Logan County Department of Public Health

109 3rd St. Lincoln, IL 62656 (217) 735-2317 In case of an emergency call 9-1-1

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Logan County Department of Public Health

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. All public health services will stop 45 minutes prior to closing.

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Logan Department of Public Health

is investigating multiple reports of rash illnesses in persons who had contact with recreational water at the Hampton Inn in Lincoln, Illinois. Please click on the picture to fill out a survey if you have been effected.

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Thank you

to our wonderful sponsors for their generous donations to our Flu Shot Food Drive!

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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in the United States. Click the picture for more information!

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FREE Community Narcan Training April 3rd 5 pm -6 pm

Register to get trained on how to administer Narcan and recieve your own Narcan for FREE! You must register for this training by calling Salena Matson at 217-735-2317

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March is National Kidney Month

To keep your kidneys healthy your blood pressure should be below 140/90, or ask your doctor what the best blood pressure target is for you.

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Latest News

Friday, March 22, 2019 | Press Release

Health Department to Offer Free Naloxone

Monday, March 11, 2019 | Press Release

Health Department Offers Free Colon Cancer Screening Kits

Thursday, January 24, 2019 | Press Release

Rash Related to Swimming

Friday, December 14, 2018 | Press Release

Now Entering Peak Flu Season

Monday, October 22, 2018 | Press Release

Health Department to Offer After-Hour Immunization Clinics

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Logan County Department of Public Health The number of overdose deaths from prescription and illicit opioids are on the rise. In 2018 there was a 69.7% increase in the Midwest. To help decrease the amount of fatal deaths due to over dose, Logan County Department of Public Health (LCDPH) is offering a free naloxone (Narcan) training opportunity to the public on Wednesday, April 3rd from 5 pm to 6 pm! You must register for this training by calling Salena Matson at 217-735-2317! 1 week 1 day ago.
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Logan County Department of Public Health HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO OFFER FREE COLON CANCER SCREENING KITS For many Americans, colorectal cancer is an all-too-common reality. This disease is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the United States. It has been determined that preventive testing has significantly reduced colorectal cancer as survival rates for colorectal cancer closely mirrors those who get tested. The five-year survival rate for colorectal cancer found at the local stage is 90 percent which is good cause for early detection and prevention! In celebration of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Logan County Department of Public Health (LCDPH) will be giving away FREE fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) while supplies last during the month of March. As the next best option for individuals who resist having a colonoscopy, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screens for early signs of colon cancer. This test is a quick and easy take home stool sample kit which is very sensitive to detecting any blood found in the stool. Hidden blood in the stool can be associated with gastrointestinal disease including colon cancer. Any type of rectal bleeding is abnormal and should be evaluated by your physician. Although a colonoscopy is the best option available to detect colon cancer at an early stage, a FIT test remains a sensible alternative. For more information, please contact Kara Davis with the Logan County Department of Public Health at 217-735-2317. The department hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:30pm. For more information regarding LCDPH services, you can log onto their website at WWW.LCDPH.ORG. Welcome | Logan County Department of Public Health 1 week 5 days ago.
Logan County Department of Public Health THIS SUNDAY!!! 3 weeks 3 days ago.
Logan County Department of Public Health National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day “Together for Love: Stop HIV Stigma” National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is celebrated February 7 every year to help end the stigma and mobilize communities to get educated, tested, treated, and involved with their local HIV/AIDS community efforts. This year’s theme, “Together for Love: Stop HIV Stigma,” raises awareness that we all have a role to play in stopping HIV stigma. Nationally, the black community is the racial/ethnic group most burdened by HIV across all stages of the disease¾from new infections to death. Education, outreach, testing, and treatment have all helped reduce the number of new HIV infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV diagnoses have fallen in recent years among black women (25 percent decline from 2010 to 2016) and heterosexual men (26 percent decline). Diagnoses among young black gay and bisexual men (aged 13 to 24) decreased five percent. Although progress is being made, the work must continue. In 2017, nearly 17,000 black people in the U.S. received a new HIV diagnosis according to the CDC. The black community accounted for 43 percent of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. despite making up 13 percent of the U.S. population. In Illinois, the black community makes up 14.7 percent of the state’s population, but accounts for half of the roughly 39,000 individuals living with HIV. Last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order to take action to end the HIV epidemic and reduce health disparities by ensuring the state is investing in agencies, programs, and services that work to end the HIV epidemic. This includes funding for increased HIV testing and prevention, PrEP, the African American HIV/AIDS Response Act, and other public health initiatives. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a prevention pill and program that is up to 99 percent effective at preventing HIV infection when utilized consistently and correctly, is helping reduce the spread of HIV. Individuals can learn about HIV and PrEP, find and enroll in PrEP clinics, and in the absence of insurance¾get PrEP free of charge, by going to www.PrEP4Illinois.com. IDPH has also joined the Chicago Department of Public Health, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, community based-organizations, health care providers, government agencies, people living with HIV, and others on ‘Getting to Zero,’ a plan to end HIV in Illinois. By 2030, the goal is fewer than 100 new HIV cases per year or ‘functional zero’ —a point where the HIV epidemic can no longer sustain itself. You can find more information about ‘Getting to Zero’ on the IDPH website. Additionally, the IDPH Center for Minority Health Services’ Text2Survive program is a free texting tool that individuals can use to set up and receive personalized medication reminders, to find a site that offers testing and care services, as well as find some PrEP locations around the state by texting 36363. More information about HIV/AIDS, including the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, can be found on the IDPH website or call 800-243-2437 to find the nearest HIV testing location. It is with great pleasure that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announces the official launch of the IDPH PrEP Assistance Program. IDPH now joins the growing ranks of Health Departments offering tailored client navigation for PrEP services which include; Education, Medication Access,.... Illinois Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Assistance Program 1 month 2 weeks ago.
Logan County Department of Public Health The Logan County Department of Public Health will be CLOSED on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. 1 month 3 weeks ago.
Logan County Department of Public Health Deadline is approaching! 1 month 3 weeks ago.
Logan County Department of Public Health The Logan Department of Public Health is investigating multiple reports of rash illnesses in persons who had contact with recreational water at the Hampton Inn in Lincoln, Illinois on January 19 or 20, 2019. Additional case finding is on-going to identify other illnesses and dates of exposure. Based on the reported symptoms and onsets, the illnesses are suspected to be Pseudomonas dermatitis/folliculitis, also known as “hot tub rash”, although it has not been lab confirmed. Symptoms of Pseudomonas dermatitis/folliculitis appear within a few days of water exposure and include an itchy pustular rash. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram negative rod and is often the cause of hot tub rash when contaminated water comes in contact with a person’s skin for a long period of time. Pseudomonas dermatitis and otitis externa outbreaks associated with swimming pool and hot tub use are well described in the literature. If a provider sees a patient with a rash illness and pool or hot tub exposure from January 12-26 at the Hampton Inn, you can provide the patient with the following survey link to report their illness to the Logan County Health Department or you can contact the Health Department at 217-735-2317. The link to the survey is below and this is a legitimate link to click on. If the link above does not work, try copying the link below into your web browser: https://redcap.dph.illinois.gov/surveys/?s=HPWLRPK988 If you visited the pool and/or hot tub prior to January 12, 2019 and had a rash please fill out this survey https://redcap.dph.illinois.gov/surveys/?s=AMRTD9AXME Education and information about hot tub rash (pseudomonas dermatitis) and its relation to hygiene, including healthy water, drinking water, swimming / recreational water, recreational water illnesses, diseases related to water, global water, safe water for sanitation and hygiene, other uses of water... Hygiene-related Diseases | Hygiene-related Diseases | Hygiene | Healthy Water | CDC 1 month 4 weeks ago.
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Logan County Department of Public Health 2019 Wellness Expo Call for Vendors The Logan County Department of Public Health, Lincoln Park District and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Community Health Collaborative will host a Community Wellness Expo on Saturday, February 16, 2019 from 9am-1pm. The event will take place inside the Lincoln Park District on the basketball and tennis courts. Admission and parking at the Wellness Expo is free to the public. In 2018, over 650 attended the event. The 2019 event is planned to host over 70 vendors, free health screenings, free cooking demonstrations by Flossie and Delzena’s Gourmet Grind & Gifts, food for sale by Peggy’s Place, free inflatables including an obstacle course and bounce house, free children’s cooking demonstrations and more. Any interested organizations or businesses who would like to have a table at the event must register for a booth in advance with the Logan County Department of Public Health by Friday, January 18. Booth space is $15 for businesses and free for not-for-profits. There is limited space. For a registration form, call Salena Matson at 217-735-2317 or e-mail smatson@lcdph.org. For updates about the Expo, the public is encouraged to LIKE “Wellness Expo Logan County” on Facebook for announcements. 2 months 1 week ago.

Upcoming Events

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FREE Community Narcan Training

Dates: 04/03/2019 - 17:00

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LCDPH will be facility a Narcan Training class from 5 pm to 6 pm here at Logan County Health Department April 3rd. This training will include education pertaining to opioids, fentanyl, and how to Administer Nalxone.

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