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Non-Veterans Can Safely Dispose of Prescription Medications
Chicago-area residents, including non-Veterans, can dispose of expired or unused prescription medications at all three area Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to… Read more
Illinois Launches Safe Sleep Support Program
The Pritzker administration announced an expansive Illinois Safe Sleep Support program. The program, led by 12 government and community agencies, aims to address sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), one of… Read more
Lack of Access to Healthy Food May Raise Risk of Death from Heart Failure
Courtesy of American Heart Association A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 counties in the United States has found that living in a community with easy access to grocery stores… Read more
Los No Veteranos Pueden Disponer de Forma Segura de Medicamentos Recetados
Residentes del área de Chicago, incluyendo los no veteranos pueden disponer de medicamentos expirados o recetas no usadas en las tres áreas de los Centros Médicos del Departamento de Asuntos… Read more
Illinois Lanza Programa de Apoyo para el Sueño Seguro
La administración Pritzker anunció un programa expansivo de Apoyo para el Sueño Seguro. El programa, conducido por 12 agencias gubernamentales y comunitarias, espera atender la repentina e inesperada muerte de… Read more
La Falta de Acceso a Alimentos Saludables Puede Aumentar el Riesgo de Muerte por Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Cortesía de la Asociación Estadounidense del Corazón Un estudio que revisa datos de cerca de 3,000 condados en Estados Unidos ha encontrado que vivir en una comunidad con fácil acceso… Read more
IDPH Stresses Need to Close Cancer Screening Gap Ahead of National Mammography Day
With National Mammography Day approaching on October 21, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging women in Illinois who have delayed breast cancer screenings to take action and… Read more
Illinois Doctors Warn of Threat to Women’s Health in State Court Races
Just over four months after the United State Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and caused public outcry across the country, Illinois medical experts and Protect Our Court on Monday… Read more
Governor Pritzker Continues Effort to Adjust COVID-19 Requirements
As part of an ongoing effort to carefully roll back Illinois’s COVID-19 executive orders, Governor Pritzker on Monday updated masking and testing requirements for healthcare facilities and long-term care centers…. Read more
El IDPH enfatiza la necesidad de cerrar la brecha en la detección del cáncer antes del Día Nacional de la Mamografía
Con el Día Nacional de la Mamografía acercándose el 21 de octubre, el Departamento de Salud Pública de Illinois (IDPH, por sus siglas en inglés) insta a las mujeres de… Read more
