Established:
- 1975 by Resolution
- 1984 by Referendum
Area Served:
- McDonough County, Illinois
- 576 square miles
2000 Population:
- 32,913
Current Location:
- 505 East Jackson, Macomb, Illinois
Hours of Operation:
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday
Telephone/TTY:
- (309) 837-9951
Fax:
- (309) 837-1100
E-mail:
Website:
IPLAN Update:
- August, 2005; Certified Local Health Department
Board of Health:
- 9 members
Staffing:
- 13 full-time salaried staff; 1 part-time salaried staff; and various contractual workers.
Positions:
- Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nurse Practitioner, Health Educator, Licensed Environmental Health Practitioners, Nutritionist, Vision and Hearing Technician, Support Staff, Administrative.
Programs and Services offered:
- Administration:
Human resources; fiscal management; public relations; employment and internships; disaster/bioterrorism preparedness; planning and program development; data management; Emergency Medical Fund; FOIA requests.
- Community Health and Health Education:
Chronic disease screenings (blood pressure, coronary risk profile, PSA testing, diabetes, comprehensive blood profile); vision and hearing screening; school health and public health education; health promotion; chronic disease awareness and intervention programs; car seat program; volunteer resources; IPLAN; health needs assessments; Communicable disease investigations; animal bite investigations; flu and pneumonia vaccinations; HIV testing and counseling; child and adult immunizations; international travel counseling; STD tracking and follow-up; tuberculosis testing and control; genetics screening and referrals; well child screening; child developmental screening; blood lead screening.
- Family Health:
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); All Kids application assistance; Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP); Susan G. Komen mammogram program; pregnancy testing; DCFS medical, high risk infant, prenatal and infants.
- Environmental Health:
Private sewage system permit program; inspections of new/existing systems; real estate evaluations; percolation tests; non-community public water supplies monitoring; new well permit program; water supply sampling; new and existing water well inspections; radon test kits; indoor tanning facility inspections; tattoo facility inspections; Illinois Certified Foodservice Manager certification and refresher classes; retail and foodservice facility inspections; nuisance investigations (unsanitary or unsafe house, vectors, solid waste, sewage, abandoned wells, food complaints); foodborne, waterborne and other environmental disease investigations; educational presentations for schools, civic groups, health professionals, contractors and general public; West Nile Virus surveillance.
Funding Sources:
- Illinois Department of Central Management Services
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois Department of Public Aid
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- McDonough County Health Fund Levy
- Medicare Part B (flu and pneumonia)
State/National Affiliations:
- American Public Health Association
- Association for Public Health Nursing Education
- Groundwater Guardian
- Illinois Association of Environmental Health Administrators
- Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals
- Illinois Association of Local Boards of Health
- Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators
- Illinois Environmental Health Association
- Illinois Onsite Wastewater Professionals
- Illinois Public Health Association
- Illinois Public Health Mutual Aid
- Illinois Public Health Nurse Administrators Association
- Illinois Rural Health Association
- Illinois Society of Public Health Education
- International Association of Food Safety Professionals
- National Association of City/County Health Organizations
- National Association of County Officials
- National Association of Local Boards of Health
- National Association of W.I.C. Directors