IDPH renews call for immunizations before fall respiratory season
Despite current low levels of respiratory illness activity, state health leaders again urged residents on Wednesday to get immunized ahead of the flu season.
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Carle Health, UIUC opens Hope Village site for medically frail homeless individuals
A collaboration between Urbana-based Carle Health, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and community partners to serve the region’s medically frail homeless population opened its doors this week.
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Court sides with Illinois, blocks federal effort to bar undocumented individuals from public benefits
A federal court sides with Illinois and other Democratic-led states Monday to vacate a Trump administration proposal to block states from using federal funds to provide services to individuals who cannot verify their immigration status.
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Report finds growing food insecurity in Chicago
More than one-third of Chicago households now struggle with food insecurity, according to a report released Monday by the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
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Panelists discuss challenges facing food is medicine efforts ahead of cuts to social programs
While providers and payers continue to emphasize the use of healthy foods to help lower the risk of chronic conditions, panelists said this week that emphasizing the importance of food as medicine will be even more critical as changes come from the federal government.
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