Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to Create Communitywide Pandemic Planning Task-Force

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) has received $578,000 from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to help increase pandemic flu awareness and preparedness in Champaign County. Illinois is one of only nine states and areas in the nation to receive funding for the "Collaborative Planning for Delivery of Essential Healthcare Services" project sponsored by the CDC. Other recipients include Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York City, Oregon, and... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to Hold Flu Shot Clinics at Polling Places as Part of National Initiative

Champaign, IL - On Election Day 2008, those who go to polling places in Champaign-Urbana may find that they can do more than vote - they can also get a flu shot. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be having three mobile flu shot clinics at local polling places as part of a nationwide pilot program to help improve the health of all Americans. CUPHD is one of a growing number of health organizations across the county participating in "Vote & Vax", a national project to encourage the hosting of flu clinics at polling sites on Election Day. As an added value service, CUPHD will also be offering FREE blood screenings for prostate cancer (PSA) for all interested men over... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Hosts Summit on Champaign County Emergency Preparedness

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Summit on November 4, 2008 at the ILEAS Training Center at 1701 East Main Street in Urbana from 8:30am - 3:30pm. CUPHD has invited three key members from Toronto Public Health to meet with Champaign County community leaders to detail the importance of emergency preparedness in a pandemic situation, and the lessons learned from the 2003 Toronto SARS... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to Use Award to Encourage Local Seniors to Take Advantage of Medicare Diabetes Screening Benefits

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) has received a $2500 competitive award to be used for increasing awareness of the benefits for screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes offered by Medicare. CUPHD was one of eleven community-based organizations across the United States to receive an award from the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District encourages parents to have children vaccinated against flu in a new painless way.

Champaign, IL - Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) encourages parents to have their children vaccinated against annual flu. Last flu season (2007-2008) showed a greater overall mortality and higher rates of hospitalization for children ages 0-4 years as compared to the previous three years. CUPHD now offers a painless flu vaccination for children ages 6 months to 18 years. The new vaccination called FluMist is not traditionally injected with a needle, but rather administered as an intranasal... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District's IBCCP Program to Hold Enrollment Days in Bloomington, Champaign & Danville in Upcoming Month

Champaign, IL - The local office of the Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP), located at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), will be holding program enrollment days for uninsured women ages 35-64. Once enrolled in the IBCCP program, qualified women will have access to FREE mammograms, pap tests, breast and pelvic... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Provides a Fast Alternative Way to Receive a 2008 Flu Shot - A Mass Immunization Drive Thru.

Champaign, IL - Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be providing annual flu shots from the parking lot of their new building at 201 West Kenyon Road on Wednesday and Thursday, October 8th and 9th from 8:00am - 8:00pm. Vaccines will be available for everyone ages 4 and up. Flu vaccines are available for $30.00 and Pneumonia vaccines are available for $35.00. CUPHD will accept Medicaid, Medicare, Visa, Master Card, cash, and personal checks. This year's flu clinic will be a "drive-thru". Customers wanting flu shots will not have to leave the comfort of their car, but rather be able to "get the shot and... more...

Over 90 child safety seat checkpoints will be held in Illinois

Champaign, IL - The Illinois Department of Transportation/Division of Traffic Safety (IDOT/DTS), AAA and Safe Kids Champaign County urges parents and caregivers to make sure their child safety seats are properly installed in their vehicles at the second annual "National Seat Check Saturday," on Saturday, September 20, 2008. As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 21-27) certified technicians will be available to provide free on-site child safety seat inspections from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Rogers in Rantoul. Checkpoints across the state are sponsored by IDOT/DTS, AAA, Evenflo and Illinois Safe... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District's School Physical Clinic is full, but there are many other options for area students to receive their required school physicals.

Champaign, IL - Local school students that are planning on entering Kindergarten, 6th Grade, 9th Grade or playing on school sports teams are required to have a school physical. The only exception to this mandate is those students that previously received a 5th Grade physical. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) has been offering school physical and immunization clinics this summer. There are currently two more clinics scheduled on August 21 and October 2, 2008. These clinics are currently full, but people can call to be placed on a waiting list in the event of a... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District in Collaboration with the City of Urbana's "Market at the Square" Provides WIC Clients Convenient On-Site Access to Farm Fresh Fruit & Produce

Champaign, IL - Each year the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) issues approximately $40,000 worth of Farmer's Market Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers to women and children participating in the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). In the past few years, close to $15,000 - $20,000 of these vouchers have not been redeemed by local WIC clients, mainly due to access and transportation issues for the clients served by this... more...