Public Health District Launches New Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2005
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Diana Yates, Communications Coordinator
217-531-4275
Public Health District Launches New Website
Photos of Health District Programs, Quick Links to all Programs, Forms, Fees, Meeting Dates, Publications and Permit Applications Are Only a Few of the New Features on www.cuphd.org
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District launched a new website this week. It’s the first major overhaul of the agency’s website since it was first created in 1994!
The site has been dramatically expanded and improved. It includes:
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Descriptions of all Public Health programs and services, with a page devoted to each. Each program description includes hours, locations, contact information, eligibility requirements and fees.
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Quick links to the Champaign-Urbana and Champaign County Boards of Health with schedules of each board’s meetings.
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A calendar of Public Health events. Visitors to the website may search for all Public Health events on a specific day, or find information about events within specific Public Health divisions.
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Online forms, including all Environmental Health permit applications and forms, income guidelines for various health programs and instructions for obtaining birth and death certificates from Public Health.
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A database of local health statistics, created in collaboration with the University of Illinois, which allows users to look at local health trends and compare them to statewide trends and national health goals.
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A list of all reportable infectious diseases, with links to in-depth information about each disease and information for physicians and patients.
Other online services are in the works:
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A new website for the Champaign County Public Health Department
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An Emergency Preparedness website for Champaign County, with detailed information, contacts and resources for the public and for hospitals, police, fire, social service agencies and others who respond to public emergencies
“This new website is a vital part of our efforts to bring information about Public Health programs and services to a wide audience,” said Public Health Interim Administrator Garry Bird. “We are striving to make our website a resource for the community, our staff and other health and service providers as well as those called on to respond to emergencies.”
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