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Click here for our 42nd Annual Report for the year 2008


Or, click here for the 2007 Annual Report

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Hoopeston programs and services are available at
102 N 1st Avenue
Hoopeston, IL 60942
(217) 283-7163, 283-6996 (WIC)
800-510-6559, ext 300 (Family Planning)
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Our main facility is
located at
200 South College Street
Suite A
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 431-2662
(217) 431-2662 (TDD)
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For news / media assistance, contact
Linda Bolton

The mission of the Vermilion County Health Department is to improve the quality of life for all residents of Vermilion County, Illinois, utilizing disease prevention, health protection, and health promotion programs designed to provide a healthier life and environment through enhanced community collaboration, cooperation and communication.
Want help preparing for pandemic flu? what should you stock up on? What should you do for your business? Your school? Your church? For all the help you will need, go to www.ready.gov


Regularly scheduled Board of Health meetings in 2009 will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, at 7pm at the health department, 200 S. College Street in Danville:

January 20th
February 17th
March 17th
April 21st
May 19th
June 16th
July 21st
August 18th
September 15th
October 20th
November 17th
December - No Meeting

Agendas will be posted at least 48 hours in advance of meetings.
All meetings are open to the public, unless closed in compliance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act
. Board meeting minutes are available, as they are approved by board action,by
clicking here


HIPAA
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability)
What is HIPAA? How does it affect you and your private medical information? For more details go to our
Health Information Page


Want to find out more about public health grant money that comes into Vermilion County? Click here
to link to the Illinois Department of Public Health website for more information.


Spanish Hotline

The national alliance for Hispanic Health now offers a national, toll-free Spanish-English hotline available 8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday. The Hotline will refer callers to clinics and public health programs, as well as health information. The number to call, toll free is 866- 783-2645.


Census 2010 Logos with Tag Line
Census 2010 : Why fill out and mail that form?


Because your information can make a difference right here in Vermilion County. The information you will give when you fill out your Census form will become part of the picture that represents Vermilion County and can help make a difference in our community. Your information can help with jobs. Your answers could mean we keep some of the services we currently have. If we don't fill out the Census form, we could lose bus service. When you get it, fill it out and send it back. Help us keep Vermilion County growing.
PLEASE FILL IT OUT AND SEND IT BACK!!!
For more information about the upcoming Census,
click here.

PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
PANDEMIC ALERT

The World Health Organization delcared an H1N1 influenza pandemic on June 11, 2009, as efforts remain focused on the ongoing global outbreak of the novel virus, H1N1.
For up to date information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, click here.
For for information from the
Illinois Department of Public Health click here
Or for up to date information from the
World Health Organization
click here.
Or Illinois's, ready.illinois.gov.


Visit pandemic.gov for information about preparing families, schools, business, faith based and local communities for pandemic influenza.


more winterFrigid temperatures can put you, your children,and your pets at risk. Learn how to stay safe during cold winter temperatures by going to the Centers for Disease Control and .Prevention...

For information from former Presidents Clinton and Bush about how you can help with Haiti relief,
click here

For information from the Centers for disease Control and Prevention about the current status in Haiti earthquake, click here.

Protect yourself and the
ones you love
...


buckle
Buckle up

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
>>>In 2007, more than 41,000 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes.... an average of 112 deaths a day, or a death every 13 minutes.
>>>Just by buckling their seat belts, drivers and passengers can reduce their risk of dying in a crash by more than half.
>>> In 2007, seat belts saved an estimated 15,000 lives.

Buckle up each and every time you drive or ride.....
And make sure you have your children in properly installed child restraints anytime they are riding in a vehicle -it's the law in Illinois.

12/2/09...The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging all parents and caregivers to immediately stop using drop-side cribs manufactured by Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, F or more information please visit the CPSC web site and you can view a video at www.cpsc.gov/vnr/asfroot/storkcraft.asx

10/13/09...One of the first judgments in the state against a bar owner for violating the law that prohibits smoking indoors has been awarded in Vermilion County. Deano’s on Main in Hoopeston was ordered by an Administrative Law Judge late last month to pay a $100.00 fine for violating the Smoke Free Illinois law.king violation. This is the first successful ruling to date in the state’s new hearing process for Smoke Free Illinois Act violations. “We are certainly pleased with this outcome, and expect this to be the first of many more successful hearings as we ramp up our efforts to ensure compliance,” says health department administrator Steve Laker. “We will continue to take complaints via the state’s complaint system and issue warnings, however establishments that have already received multiple warnings can now expect random visits independent of additional complaints or warning letters,” he says. He adds that it is up to the establishment that is cited by inspectors to seek a hearing. Otherwise, the owner must pay the fine. And if owners fail to pay their fines, Laker has issued a warning. “When it is time to renew their food service permits, the fine will have to be paid or they will be out of business,” he says. Since the Smoke Free Illinois Act went into effect January 1, 2008, the health department has received 136 complaints about violations. “We intend to stop the abuse of this law,” Laker says.

In September 2009, Vermilion County reported a
fatal, suspect case of bacterial meningitis.
For more information on meningitis, go to Illinois Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb
/hbmening.htm
or Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention:
http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/index.html

For more information about STDs,
click here

For information about cleaning up after flooding, go to
After the Flood or
Cleaning Up After Flood and Sewer Overflows .
The Vermilion County Health Department offers vaccinations to protect young girls from Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer.
Click here for an HPV Fact Sheet of information.
The health department provides the 3-dose schedule of vaccine for girls ages 9 to 18 by appointment only.
The cost for HPV vaccine at the health department is $7.00/dose, or $21.00 for all three doses.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call 431-2662
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What is community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA)?
Staph and MRSA can also cause illness in persons outside of hospitals and healthcare facilities. MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are know as CA-MRSA infections. Staph or MRSA infections in the community are usually manifested as skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy people. For more information, go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Vermilion County is a certified affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful
program. Keep Vermilion County Beautiful volunteers work across the county on projects to make our community a better place to live, including river cleanups, adopt-a-spot (sections of roads and streets, parks, etc are 'adpoted' and cleaned on a regular basis),our famous Trash Walkers (who pick up litter whenever they're out walking), educational activities, and projects to beautify our community. Come get involved. Volunteers really do make a difference!!!! Call 431-2662 for more information.
Remember, our mascot Spot Less says
"Take Pride No Litter Outside"


Want to visit Recycle City? It used to be Dumptown, but the people who live there got smart.......
Let's go visit.....
trash


H1N1 vaccine is now available to the
general public

The Vermilion County Health Department offers FREE H1N1 vaccinations by appointment. Please call 431-2662 for information, and to make an appointment. It is not too late to get vaccinated!
Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent. Pregnant and breastfeeding women are required to bring a signed order from their physicians. Legal guardians of foster children must provide a signed consent from DCFS.
Parents are reminded that children under age 10 who have had their first vaccination need a second vaccination 28 or more days after the first to have full immunity to the H1N1 virus.
If you plan to come to one of our H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics, you can get in and out quicker by printing off the consent form you are required to fill out for yourselves and/or your children. You can print out the form to bring with you.

PLEASE
NOTE: You must NOT fill out the consent form until the day you plan to come to a vaccination clinic so that nurses will have current medical information. click here...


For more information about the H1N1
LIVE vaccine (nasal mist), click here

For information on the H1N1 injectable vaccine,
click here

For Spanish LIVE (nasal mist) vaccine information, click here

For Spanish injectable vaccine
information, click here


Flu and you..... Seasonal influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Flu viruses cause mild to severe illnesses and even deaths each year. There are many different flu viruses, and occasionally, a new (novel) virus emerges, making people sick because they have no immunity to it.
H1N1 is a novel virus - different from the seasonal flu, although they share some similare signs and symptoms. Iti s considered novel because it is new and no one has any existing immunity to it. A pandemic has been declared because H1N1 illnesses and deaths are occurring worldwide.
Vaccine for H1N1 is currently being tested and once it receives clearance, will be available to help protect against the H1N1 flu. As we receive information about the H1N1 vaccine, we will post that information for you here.
For information to protect yourself from H1N1, click here.... orListen to the message below from IL Department of Publc Health Director, Dr. Damon T. Arnold....

Don't Get the Flu. Don't Spread the Flu. Get Vaccinated.

Learn more about Seasonal Flu Learn more about H1N1 Flu
or Protéjase contra Influenza Porcina (gripe porcina), click here

For a common sense checklist for H1N1,
click here
Or Siga Estos Pasos de Sentido Común
para la H1N1 (Influenza Porcina / gripe porcina), click here
To make sure your home is ready for H1N1, click here

Important!
This, year, seasonal flu shots matter. Everyone is encouraged to get a seasonal flu shot this year, as added protection if and when the H1N1 flu returns to the community and causes illness or even deaths.

Vermilion County Health Department will be offering seasonal flu shots beginning in September. Once dates and times are set, we will post the information for you as soon as it is available.

Due to other commitments, TB skin testing will be reduced to one day per week beginning October 15, 2009.Testing will be done on Fridays only until further notice.

This year, it really does matter if you stay home when you're sick - and it really does matter if you keep your kids home when they're sick. Spread the word, kid sicknot the flu!

The state of Illinois has created a new website, www.ready.illinois.gov. to help the public prepare for all types of emergencies. Visit the site and get informaiton for you and your family before, during and after any kind of emergency. Find out how to keep your pets safe; emergency communications; what to have in an emergency kit; how to prepare you business. Don't wait till after something happens. Prepare today!

Make today the day!
CALL the Illinois Quitline and get the help you need to quit tobacco. Ask about FREE patches from the health department, or call us at 431-2662. Call the Quitline at 1-866-784-8937
7 am to 9 pm Monday - Friday

CESSATION CLASSES
The health department offers FREE cessation classes; they meet once a week for 4 weeks; participants can get 4 weeks of patches, FREE (while funding lasts).
Call 431-2662 for information.

According to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention, vaccines are one of the greatest success stories in public health. Find out more by visiting the CDC's website
The Illinois Department of Public Health provides child product recall information on its Web site –  This information can be accessed by going to the A-Z Topics List on the left side of the Department home page, select the letter “C” and click on Children’s Product Safety.  There are several links that can be accessed from this page, including the CPSC, which lists all recalls.
Make sure your child's immunizations areup to date!
The 2009 regular immunization schedules are available by clicking
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Immunization Clinic Schedule
The Vertextmilion County Health Department completed its re-certification with the state of Illinois through 2012. As a component of the re-certification process, a community needs assessment was completed in 2007. Along with the assessment, a group of community representatives identified three priority areas to focus on during the next five years in order to improve the lives of Vermilion County residents:(1) Reduce the percentage of births to teens in Vermilion County; (2) Reduce the incidence of premature deaths (under the age of 65) in Vermilion County from disease of the heart; (3) Reduce violent and abusive behaviors in Vermilion County. Over the next five years, the IPLAN community advisory committee will work with the Vermilion County Health Department and the community to reach these goals and build a healthier community. If you are interested in joining the committee, call Linda Bolton at 431-2662, ext 241. If you would like to read the IPLAN, it is available in a WORD document or as a PDF file Supporting data is available upon request by calling 431-2662.
Smoking is now prohibited in indoor public places, places of employment, and within 15 feet of any entrance to a public place or place of employment in the state of Illinois.
Information about the requirements ofthe law is available from the
Illinois Department of Public Health.
Along with information, you can download samples of No Smoking signs to be posted at every entrance used by the public/workers.
All complaints about violations of the Smoke-free Illinois law should be filedon the: Department of Public Health's website (by clicking here)
Or you may file your complaint by calling the state at 1-866-973-4646. The state will forward the complaint information to the Vermilion County Health Department for followup.

 

Vermilion County Health Department
200 South College Street, Suite A
Danville Illinois 61832

(map & directions)

217-431-2662

Hours 8am -4:30pm Monday - Friday (Closed Holidays)

Stephen E. Laker, MS, LEHP
Public Health Administrator
slaker@vchd.org

Shirley Hicks, BS, SPHR
Executive Director of Administrative Services
shicks@vchd.org

Jenny Trimmell RN, BSN, PHN
Director of Community Health Services
jtrimmel@vchd.org

Kolby Riggle, BS, LEHP
Director of Environmental Health
kriggle@vchd.org
Donna Dunham, BS, CPA
Financial Director
ddunham@vchd.org

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