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Former Peace Corps volunteer, Larisa Ozeryansky will present on the stigmas that follow HIV positive patients at the Illinois HIV/STD Conference

UIH to offer low cost laboratory testing package for Chlamydia/Gonorrhea/Trichomonas.

The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), Shriver Center, EverThrive Illinois and the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago have created this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to help enrollment specialists who see clients that have problems with their Medicaid Redeterminations.

For those CHWs and stakeholders that were unable to participate in a listening session, there is still an opportunity to provide your input via an online survey.

IPHA members reach out to the Governor and their local legislators to make your voice heard regarding the impact the budget impasse is having on public health services!

This year’s Local Public Health Champion for Cook County was our HIV Care Connect Consultant, Juan Calderon.

IPHA collaborated with EverThrive Illinois to bring this valuable training resource to local health departments throughout our state through a free webinar training on the Community Immunization Education Curriculum.

In Illinois, more than $700,000 will be invested into projects that will further understanding of breast cancer metastasis and risk, and support other advances in breast cancer research.

your IPHNA Section leaders, but The Illinois Public Health Nurse Administrators will be hosting a legislative workshop on October 22nd, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm in Springfield.

Over the past year the Illinois Community Health Worker Board has worked to develop draft recommendations related to: the training and certification process, core competencies, workforce development and financing and reimbursement. We are holding a series of listening sessions across the state in order to receive feedback on the draft recommendations.

Today, FEMA and its partners released the Second Edition of the National Preparedness Goal. The National Preparedness Goal describes a vision for preparedness nationwide and identifies the core capabilities necessary to achieve that vision across the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response and Recovery.

IPHA is working with Senator Steans and Senator Mulroe to introduce legislation that would appropriate General Revenue funds to the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Local Health Protection Grant.

IPHA is pleased to announce an agreement with Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC (MDL), that will offer Illinois local health departments and state clinics special discounted pricing for sexually transmitted infection (STI) lab processing.

Notice from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services regarding the conversion to ICD 10 on October 1, 2015

IPHA has released the September edition of Viewpoint Online. Check it out for all the latest Association news and photos!

IPHA is pleased to announce that one of its very own staff, Patricia Canessa, PhD, was recently appointed as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

IPHA, along with the Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators, the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium, and the Southern Illinois Public Health Consortium are supporting SB2178, which appropriates $17.1 million in General Revenue Funds to the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Local Health Protection Grant.

Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Walt Howe, Administrator of McLean County Health Department and Co-Chair of IPHA’s Policy and Legislative Committee, testified to the Senate Human Services Committee today regarding the impact of the state’s budget impasse on local health departments.

Please contact your State Representative and urge him or her to support Senate Bill 2046.