Local Health Department Grants Announced

June 30, 2000

LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT GRANTS ANNOUNCED

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Dr. John R. Lumpkin, state public health director, today announced the awarding of $14 million to the state's 94 local health departments to support the delivery of public health protection programs in their communities.

"Local health departments represent the backbone of the Illinois public health system and the state's investment in these agencies is a recognition of their significant contribution to helping every citizen of our state to remain healthy," Dr. Lumpkin said.

The Local Health Protection Grants, which are distributed based on a formula that takes into account population and poverty, are used to help fund programs to prevent foodborne, waterborne and other preventable infectious diseases.

The fiscal year 2001 grant total represents a 2.5 percent increase over the current funding levels. Currently, 98 of the state's 102 counties, which represent 99.5 percent of the population, are served by a local health department.

In addition to the Local Health Protection Grants, the Department provides local health departments with other funds for a variety of programs, including women's health initiatives; prostate and testicular cancer; HIV/AIDS prevention, counseling and testing; lead screening; immunizations; and health promotion. And, for the first time this fiscal year, the Department will award $10 million in grants to local health departments for tobacco prevention and control efforts.

The following is a list of local health departments and the Local Health Protection Grants they will receive in fiscal year 2001 (July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001).

Local Health Department	Grant
Adams County Health Department	$ 154,220
Bond County Health Department	52,070
Boone County Health Department	52,070
Brown County Health Department	52,070
Bureau County Health Department	58,955
Calhoun County Health Department	52,070
Cass County Health Department	52,070
Champaign County Public Health Department	110,836
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District	167,336
Chicago Department of Public Health	1,862,804
Christian County Health Department	66,972
Clark County Health Department	52,070
Clay County Health Department	52,070
Clinton County Health Department	60,250
Coles County Health Department	111,742
Cook County Department of Public Health	1,695,266
Crawford County Health Department	52,070
Cumberland County Health Department	52,070
DeKalb County Health Department	127,423
DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department	104,140
Douglas County Health Department	52,070
DuPage County Health Department	601,765
East Side Health District	404,937
Edgar County Public Health Department	52,070
Effingham County Health Department	63,097
Egyptian Health Department	145,796
Evanston Health Department	63,353
Fayette County Health Department	57,444
Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department	104,140
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department	260,600
Fulton County Health Department	101,036
Greene County Health Department	52,070
Grundy County Health Department	52,070
Hamilton County Health Department	52,070
Hancock County Health Department	52,070
Henderson County Health Department	52,070
Henry County Health Department	100,172
Jackson County Health Department	174,194
Jasper County Health Department	52,070
Jefferson County Health Department	66,348
Jersey County Health Department	52,070
Jo Daviess County Health Department	52,070
Kane County Health Department	276,666
Kankakee County Health Department	199,345
Kendall County Department of Health and Human Services	52,070
Knox County Health Department	95,823
Lake County Health Department	420,164
LaSalle County Health Department	170,989
Lawrence County Health Department	52,070
Lee County Health Department	58,992
Livingston County Health Department	64,660
Logan County Health Department	56,287
Macon County Health Department	178,797
Macoupin County Health Department	120,063
Madison County Health Department	343,127
Marion County Health Department	74,602
Marshall County Health Department	52,070
Mason County Health Department	52,070
McDonough County Health Department	96,069
McHenry County Health Department	150,954
McLean County Health Department	152,395
Menard County Health Department	52,070
Mercer County Health Department	52,070
Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Health Department	104,816
Montgomery County Health Department	77,386
Morgan County Health Department	60,675
Moultrie County Health Department	52,070
Oak Park Department of Public Health	52,070
Ogle County Health Department	69,679
Peoria City/County Health Department	269,769
Perry County Health Department	53,267
Pike County Health Department	52,070
Putnam County Health Department	52,070
Rock Island County Health Department	229,307
Sangamon County Department of Public Health	72,582
Schuyler County Health Department	52,070
Scott County Health Department	52,070
Shelby County Health Department	52,070
Skokie Health Department	52,070
Southern Seven Health Department	233,877
Springfield Department of Public Health	108,903
Stark County Health Department	52,070
St. Clair County Health Department	250,069
Stephenson County Health Department	75,201
Stickney Township Public Health District	52,070
Tazewell County Health Department	192,287
Vermilion County Health Department	189,387
Wabash County Health Department	52,070
Washington County Health Department	52,070
Wayne County Health Department	52,070
Whiteside County Health Department	117,262
Will County Health Department	355,693
Winnebago County Health Department	368,751
Woodford County Health Department	52,070

TOTAL	$13,981,400

Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, Illinois 62761
Phone 217-782-4977
Fax 217-782-3987
TTY 800-547-0466
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