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How vaccine and testing access may change in McLean …

WEBThe statewide death toll is nearly 37,000. Eric Stock is the News Director at WGLT. You can contact Eric at [email protected]. The national COVID emergency ends …

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How To Get A COVID Vaccine In McLean County WGLT

WEBWhere can you get vaccinated? #1 - Clinics run by the McLean County Health Department at various locations.Book an appointment on MCHD’s website or by …

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McLean County and Illinois see weekly rise in COVID cases

WEBCOVID-related hospitalizations are at a near two-month high in McLean County. New cases also are up in the county and statewide. The McLean County Health …

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COVID test in a laundromat

WEBSome have been frustrated by long lines at the community-based COVID testing site at the Interstate Center in west Bloomington, seen here Dec. 29. Laesch said …

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Revamped Illinois Hospital Report Card website connects …

WEBThe public now has an easier way to check and compare the quality of hospitals in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health this month launched a …

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How to access opioid overdose reversal medication in …

WEBSchaffner, Derrig and Tisdale all recommended McLean County get a Narcan vending machine. This way, people can have 24-hour access to Narcan in a …

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Central Illinois Friends Opens Second Location In Normal

WEBBloomington-Normal area residents who have trouble accessing sexual health care have a new option. Central Illinois Friends is partnering with the Community …

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Former anti-vaxxer addresses infectious disease …

WEBSimpson was the keynote speaker Wednesday at the Illinois Department of Public Health’s infectious disease conference at Illinois State University. Simpson said …

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Home Sweet Home Ministries explores medical respite …

WEBThe Bloomington-based homeless shelter received a $68,000 planning grant from the Illinois Public Health Institute as part of a statewide initiative to expand medical …

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ISU nursing students to get hands-on experience with …

WEBThanks to funding from an ongoing partnership between ISU and Peoria-based OSF HealthCare, nursing students this semester will get hands-on experience …

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Free clinic in Normal seeks new executive director WGLT

WEBFor the past 30 years and through months of uncertainty following the temporary loss of its nonprofit status with the IRS, the Community Health Care Clinic in …

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How 'System of Care' will address the mental health needs of …

WEBYouth are struggling with mental health. There’s a lot to be stressed about — remnants of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media, growing climate anxiety — and with …

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Bloomington nonprofit expands mental health first aid training

WEBThe Center for Human Services already initiated QPR Suicide Prevention Training and will start Mental Health First Aid in mid-February in a larger effort to raise …

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2 central Illinois medical groups increasing access to women's …

WEBA collaborative effort between Bloomington's Advanced Women's Healthcare and OSF HealthCare will increase women's access to specialized health care in central …

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Carle BroMenn Renovates Behavioral Health Unit WGLT

WEBBehavioral health continues to be one of the top three issues in McLean County’s Community MedMalRxment Plan through 2022. The new Carle unit is a …

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Is your teenager just moody

WEBWeissbourd’s research with Making Caring Common explores the link between parents’ and teens’ mental health. In December 2022, he and his team …

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Bloomington-Normal agencies overcome obstacles between …

WEBWhy it matters. McLean County Regional Planning Commission estimates that in 2022 there were 1,215 homeless people — adults and children — in the area. …

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IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike to step down March 14 WGLT

WEBDr. Ngozi Ezike, who was appointed IDPH director in 2019, became a widely recognized public figure in the state as the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life …

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Missed paperwork costs free clinic in Normal its nonprofit status …

WEBThis year CHCC was awarded $169,000 – or about 17% of its budget – from the John M. Scott program. But nonprofit status is required for eligibility. The episode …

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2 Bloomington-Normal moms are shining a light on postpartum

WEBA Bloomington-Normal group called Surviving to Thriving is offering support to new moms who may be struggling with perinatal mood disorders. The group was …

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Petersen Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy WGLT

WEBPetersen Health Care. Peoria long-term care facility owner Petersen Health Care is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The petition was filed this week in the U.S. …

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How A Big Nursing Home Company Got $20 Million From A Loan …

WEBThe owner of a Bloomington nursing home where 11 people died after contracting COVID-19 has accepted $20 million in loans through the Paycheck …

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