Category: Public Health

House approves various healthcare bills

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 20, 2023 | Hospitals, Legislature, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Public Health, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

The House signed off on several healthcare bills last week, including one allowing providers in the state’s drug overdose prevention program to distribute fentanyl test strips.

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Vohra lays out plans to upgrade infrastructure

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 20, 2023 | Health Tech, Infrastructure, Population Health, Public Health, State Budget, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra told lawmakers last week the agency’s focus in the coming year will be on upgrading the state’s public health infrastructure.

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CDPH starts checking for polio in wastewater

by Elizabeth Casolo | Mar 20, 2023 | Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories, Vaccination | 0

The Chicago Department of Public Health last week began testing the city and surrounding suburbs' wastewater for polio.

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IDPH launches nearly $30 million program to distribute air purifiers in schools

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 17, 2023 | Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0

Illinois will distribute more than 60,000 air purifiers to schools across the state to help reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses, the Department of Public Health announced Thursday.

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Lawmakers seek to codify COVID-19 orders related to licensure

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 16, 2023 | coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Pharmacy, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Lawmakers are set to consider a proposal that will codify certain executive orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals entering the healthcare workforce.

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