December

December 23, 1998

TEEN BIRTHS DROP TO 10-YEAR LOW

December 15, 1998

EMILY NEW MOST POPULAR GIRL NAME; MICHAEL STILL NO. 1 NAME FOR BOYS

December 1, 1998

WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE

November

November 23, 1998

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES THAT ILLINOIS INFANT MORTALITY RATES DROPPED TO ALL-TIME LOW FOR 1997, DOWN 30 PERCENT SINCE 1990

October

October 14, 1998

BE SURE TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT

October 13, 1998

HOSPITALS RECOGNIZED FOR CHILD EMERGENCY CARE

October 9, 1998

FIRST LADY BRENDA EDGAR ANNOUNCES $775,000 IN WOMEN'S HEALTH GRANTS TO KICK OFF NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

September

Sept. 24, 1998

ILLINOIS TO TRY PATIENT CODE IDENTIFIER

Sept. 18, 1998

TWO COOK COUNTY NURSING HOMES FINED

September 11, 1998

PETERSBURG NURSING HOME FINED FOR FAILING TO KEEP PHYSICIAN INFORMED

August

August 20, 1998

PREVENTION IS BEST PROTECTION AGAINST MOSQUITOES

August 13, 1998

EAST PEORIA NURSING HOME FINED FOR INADEQUATE NURSING CARE

TWO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NURSING HOMES FINED

URBANA NURSING HOME FINEDFOR NOT PROPERLY SUPERVISING SMOKING RESIDENT

August 11, 1998

STUDENTS NEED HEPATITIS B VACCINATION

July

July 31, 1998

EXPANDED FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

July 23, 1998

EXPANDED LAKE ADVISORY

July 19, 1998

LEPTOSPIROSIS UPDATE

July 18, 1998

OUTBREAK OF LEPTOSPIROSIS

ADVISORY ON SWIMMING IN PART OF LAKE SPRINGFIELD

July 2, 1998

JERSEYVILLE NURSING HOME FINED FOR INADEQUATE RESIDENT CARE

ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES IDENTIFIED IN BIRDS

July 1, 1998

RESPECT YOUR MIND, PROTECT YOUR BODY TEEN HEALTH RESPONSIBILITY CAMPAIGN

June

June 30, 1998

BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS ANNOUNCED

June 11, 1998

TICKS ABUNDANT THIS YEAR

June 4, 1998

SALMONELLA AGONA INCREASE LINKED TO MILLVILLE TOASTED OATS CEREAL

May

May 22, 1998

HEROES HONORED AS PART OF EMS WEEK

GRANTS AWARDED TO REGIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICES

May 15, 1998

ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK SAFE FOR PUBLIC USE

May 14, 1998

LISLE AND BERWYN STUDENTS ARE WINNERS IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN CONTESTS

April

April 29, 1998

ILLINOIS STORES RECEIVED RECALLED GROUND BEEF

April 21, 1998

JOLIET NURSING HOME FINED FOR IMPROPER USE OF RESTRAINTS

PUBLIC HEALTH MOVES TO REVOKE LATHAM NURSING HOME LICENSE

April 17, 1998

SPRINGFIELD NURSING HOME FINED FOR MEDICATION ERROR

CHICAGO NURSING HOME FINED FOR IMPROPER EMERGENCY EXIT LOCKS

March

March 31, 1998

CHICAGO NURSING HOME FINED FOR RESIDENT ABUSE

March 25, 1998

CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION HEARING SCHEDULED IN SPRINGFIELD

March 24, 1998

TUBERCULOSIS CASES FALL TO LOWEST LEVEL IN ILLINOIS HISTORY

March 19, 1998

GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY ANNOUNCE PLAN TO SEND GREETINGS REMINDING ILLINOIS PARENTS TO IMMUNIZE THEIR INFANTS

March 12, 1998

PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS RECOGNIZED

March 9, 1998

CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION HEARING SCHEDULED IN MARION

February

February 18, 1998

GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES INCREASE TO ADDRESS WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES

February 11, 1998

STATE, MACON COUNTY INVESTIGATE BACTERIAL DISEASE OUTBREAK

IDPH MOVES TO MANDATE HIV REPORTING BY NAME

BELLEVILLE NURSING HOME FINED FOR RESIDENT ABUSE

CARBONDALE NURSING HOME FINED FOR MEDICATION AND FEEDING DELAYS

February 10, 1998

WOODSTOCK NURSING HOME FINED FOR IMPROPER CARE OF A RESIDENT

February 5, 1998

REPORTED AIDS CASES DOWN 15 PERCENT IN ILLINOIS

January

January 27, 1998

ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION PROMPTS FOOD RECALL

January 21, 1998

CONTESTS ANNOUNCED TO PROMOTE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

January 16, 1998

PEORIA NURSING HOME FINED FOR NOT ENSURING RESIDENT SAFETY

January 15, 1998

PUBLIC HEALTH MOVES TO REVOKE JACKSONVILLE NURSING HOME LICENSE

January 9, 1998

TWO CHICAGO-AREA NURSING HOMES FINED

January 7, 1998

DANVILLE MANOR FINED AGAIN FOR FAILING TO MEET NURSING NEEDS

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