Category: Public Health

Vohra reflects on public health’s next steps

by Ryan Voyles | Sep 10, 2024 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0

After over two years on the job, Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra last week laid out steps public health needs to take to address the challenges it faces.

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State launches first PSA related to firearm restraining orders

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 26, 2024 | On The Record, Public Health, Top Stories | 0

The Illinois Department of Public Health and other stakeholders on Thursday unveiled the first public service announcement to raise awareness for the state’s “red flag laws.”

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IDPH launches effort to better track syphilis cases

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 17, 2024 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0

The Department of Public Health last week launched a new data collection process it says will help it track a “troubling” increase in congenital syphilis cases.

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