News Releases, 1997 Index

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December

December 31, 1997

LOVES PARK NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT MEETING RESIDENT NURSING NEEDS

December 30, 1997

ILLINOIS TEEN BIRTHS DROP TO EIGHT-YEAR LOW IN 1996

December 23, 1997

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ALL-TIME LOW INFANT DEATH RATE FOR ILLINOIS: RATE DROPPED NEARLY 22 PERCENT SINCE 1990

IT'S MICHAEL AND JESSICA AGAIN AT THE TOP OF MOST POPULAR NAMES LISTS

December 18, 1997

REMEMBER FOOD SAFETY DURING THE HOLIDAYS

December 17, 1997

WATSEKA NURSING HOME FINED FOR ABUSE AND COVER UP

December 9, 1997

SECOND IMMUNIZATION HEARING TO FOCUS ON HEPATITIS B

December 5, 1997

ANNA NURSING HOME FINED FOR FAILURE TO HAVE EMERGENCY PLAN

November

November 26, 1997

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES LIGHTS TO BE DIMMED AT STATE BUILDINGS AS PART OF WORLD AIDS DAY DEC. 1

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF FOOD SAFETY TASK FORCE TO REVIEW ILLINOIS' FOOD REGULATION SYSTEM, PROCEDURES

November 14, 1997

FORMER SURGEON GENERAL, MISS AMERICA TO SPEAK AT HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE

November 13, 1997

KANKAKEE NURSING HOME FINED FOR IMPROPER RESIDENT CARE

October

October 28, 1997

ATLANTA NURSING HOME FINED FOR NEGLECTING RESIDENT CARE

October 23, 1997

LATEX CONDOM RECALL ANNOUNCED

October 22, 1997

CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION HEARINGS SCHEDULED


October 15, 1997

FIRST-EVER DECLINE IN DEATHS DUE TO HIV INFECTION

October 10, 1997

ENERGY NURSING HOME FINED AFTER EMPLOYEE ABUSES RESIDENTS

October 7, 1997

GET THE FLU SHOT, NOT THE FLU

September

September 12, 1997

MATTOON NURSING HOME FINED FOR RESIDENT DEATH

September 9, 1997

TWO CHICAGO-AREA NURSING HOMES FINED

September 5, 1997

HAVANA NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT MEETING RESIDENT NURSING NEEDS

August

August 29, 1997

BERWYN NURSING HOME DISCIPLINED FOR IMPROPER RESIDENT CARE

August 15, 1997

LIST OF RETAIL STORES THAT RECEIVED POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED BEEF ANNOUNCED

HEPATITIS B REQUIREMENT DELAYED FOR ONE YEAR

August 14, 1997

SETTLEMENT PROTECTS ILLINOIS CONSUMERS FROM MISLEADING FOOD LABELS

July

July 11, 1997

THREE CENTRAL ILLINOIS NURSING HOMES DISCIPLINED

July 1, 1997

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED

June

June 26, 1997

BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS ANNOUNCED

June 24, 1997

LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AWARDED MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL GRANTS

June 19, 1997

ROCKFORD NURSING HOME FINED FOR ADMINISTERING INCORRECT MEDICATION

June 18, 1997

TWO CHICAGO-AREA NURSING HOMES FINED

June 17, 1997

JONESBORO NURSING HOME DISCIPLINED FOR FAILING TO STOP ATTACK

June 12, 1997

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ANIMAL BITES

June 10, 1997

FIRST LADY BRENDA EDGAR LAUNCHES ILLINOIS WOMEN'S HEALTH CAMPAIGN AND ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH

June 5, 1997

TWO DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS NURSING HOMES DISCIPLINED

June 3, 1997

CHAMPAIGN NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT MEETING RESIDENT CARE NEEDS

May

May 23, 1997

BLOOMINGDALE NURSING HOME DISCIPLINED FOR LACK OF SUPERVISION

May 21, 1997

LATHAM NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT MEETING RESIDENT NURSING NEEDS

ILLINOIS HONORS HEROES AS PART OF EMS WEEK

May 16, 1997

GODFREY NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT KEEPING RESIDENTS' DOCTORS INFORMED

May 15, 1997

MAYWOOD NURSING HOME FINED FOR FAILING TO ENSURE RESIDENT SAFETY

May 13, 1997

CANTON NURSING HOME DISCIPLINED FOR NEGLECTING RESIDENT NEEDS

April

April 29, 1997

WARMER WEATHER BRINGS WARNING ABOUT TICKBORNE DISEASES

April 22, 1997

CAMP POINT NURSING HOME FINED FOR INADEQUATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

April 4, 1997

SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED HOME DISCIPLINED

April 1, 1997

DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO OFFER ALL PROTEASE INHIBITORS

March

March 20, 1997

DANVILLE NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT MEETING RESIDENT NURSING NEEDS

March 18, 1997

ILLINOISANS CAN DONATE TO DISEASE RESEARCH WHEN FILING 1996 STATE INCOME TAX RETURN

March 13, 1997

PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS HONORED

March 12, 1997

ALLIED HEALTH CARE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

March 5, 1997

GOVERNOR'S BUDGET CONTINUES FUNDING COMMITMENT FOR EXPANDED HIV/AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

February

February 28, 1997

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN ILLINOIS IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS

February 6, 1997

REPORTED AIDS CASES INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN 1996

January

January 23, 1997

NEW FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FOR LAKE MICHIGAN AND WAUKEGAN HARBOR





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