2007

ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH MUTUAL AID SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ASSISTS AREA FOLLOWING HEPATITIS A EXPOSURE

2006

November 22, 2006
STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES GRANT TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IN VERMILION COUNTY

October 13, 2006
STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR HELPS BUSINESSES PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS

February 10, 2006
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING EXERCISE IN STEPHENSON COUNTY

2005

December 30 , 2005
GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

July 22, 2005
GOV. BLAGOJEVICH SIGNS BILL TO ACTIVATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IN THE EVENT OF CRISIS

July 18, 2005
BIOTERRORISM SUMMIT ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF DISASTER RESPONSE PERSONNEL FROM AROUND THE STATE

February 9, 2005
GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES ELECTRONIC DISEASE
REPORTING FOR HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

2004

October 4, 2004
BLAGOJEVICH URGES LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO APPROVE MUTUAL AID AID ASSISTANCE PACT

July 28, 2004
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL STRENGTHENING STATE'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS

April 26, 2004
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF WEB-BASED HOSPITAL RESOURCE REPORTING SYSTEM

March 8, 2004
BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF NEW ELECTRONIC DISEASE REPORTING

February 16, 2004
BLAGOJEVICH AWARDS $14.3 MILLION FOR TERRORISM READINESS EFFORTS

2003

April 21, 2003
STATE SCHEDULED TO RESUME SMALLPOX CLINICS ON APRIL 23

March 27, 2003
SMALLPOX CLINICS TEMPORARILY PUT ON HOLD

March 4, 2003
ILLINOIS' SMALLPOX VACCINATION PROGRAM BEGINS
State Administers First Vaccinations in Three Decades

January 24, 2003
ILLINOIS ORDERS 10,000 DOSES OF SMALLPOX VACCINE

2002

December 9, 2002
SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN FORMULATED
Public Health and Hospital Workers To Be Offered Vaccine

June 7, 2002
ILLINOIS RECEIVES $20 MILLION FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS PLAN

February 20, 2002
GOVERNOR RYAN'S PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS FUNDS

2001

November 14, 2001
GOVERNOR RYAN ANNOUNCES SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO BOOST HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORTS, COMBAT BIOTERRORISM