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2017

  1. Illinois Zika Virus Action Plan

    January 12, 2017

    The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) created this Zika Virus Action Plan Plan to outline the state’s efforts to prevent local transmission and to educate the public about transmission through travel and/or sexual contact. The plan outlines how IDPH environmental health, communicable disease, laboratory, preparedness and response, women’s health and family services, and communications […]

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  2. Healthcare Access Issues Seen in US, Other Rich Countries

    January 9, 2017

    Click here to view in PDF.Janis C. KellyNovember 21, 2016The percentage of US adults reporting that they went without needed healthcare because of cost dropped from 37% in 2013 to 33% in 2016, according to data from a multinational telephone survey published online November 16 in Health Affairs. However, the rate remains double that in […]

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  3. Children’s Connected Toys: Data Security and Privacy Concerns

    January 6, 2017

    This holiday shopping season, millions of parents will consider purchasing “smart” toys for their children. These “connected toys” – toys that are connected to the Internet – offer many promising applications, including the potential to assist in the overall education and cognitive development of children. The personally identifiable information (PII) collected by these connected toys, […]

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  4. Kendall County Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant for Drug Collection Unit

    January 5, 2017

    Click here to view in PDF.The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced today that it has been awarded a grant from CVS Pharmacy to install a Drug Collection Unit. The new Unit will be located in the lobby of the Public Safety Center at 1102 Cornell Lane in Yorkville. The new Unit will provide residents with […]

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  5. Find Your Real Solutions for a Healthy New Year

    January 4, 2017

    Every January, Americans are bombarded with information about New Year’s resolutions. While many of us set our hopes high on January 1st, our commitment to our lofty resolutions tends to dwindle over time. In fact, by June, less than half of us are still committed to accomplishing our New Year’s resolutions! One reason for this […]

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  6. Companeros en Salud’s Mission Awards Breakfast

    January 3, 2017

    Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Mission Award Breakfast.  Congratulations to the winner of the Roseann Poss Spirit Award, Sandra Meister, VNA and to the winner of the Partner of the Year Award, Family Focus.   We also extend a heartfelt congratulations to all the nominees for raising cultural awareness, for advocating […]

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  7. Description of 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth — Brazil

    January 2, 2017

    Please click here to read about 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth.

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