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Offers e-learning tools, social support, and information about quitting.

Administers the following programs:

-- Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program (WIC).

-- Family Case Management.

-- Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System.

-- Tobacco-Free Communities & Cessation Programs

-- Immunizations.

-- Blood Pressure Monitoring.

-- Lead Testing.

-- Tuberculosis Testing and Follow-up.

-- Basic Laboratory Services.

-- Vision and Hearing Testing.

-- School Health Services.

-- Communicable Disease Information and Follow-up.

-- Child Safety Seat Assistance.

-- Environmental Health Programs.

-- Emergency Preparedness.

-- Public Health Education.

-- Adult Foot Care Services.

Offers IDPH Tobacco-Free Communities Project and Illinois Tobacco Quitline.

Offers the following services, smoking cessation programs, women's health education and outreach, cardiovascular screening and education, unintentional injury prevention, car seat safety education and installation services, vision/ hearing screening and referral services, and diabetic self management and prevention classes.

Social services includes help from an oncology social worker to access community resources, including financial assistance, transportation, support groups and other services.

Counseling and behavioral health support includes counseling, stress management, relaxation techniques, education and help with spirituality.

Hereditary Cancer Risk Program offers risk assessment, genetic testing, prevention trials, community cancer screenings, and smoking cessation programs.

Physical wellness provides physical, occupational and speech therapy; exercise programs and lymphedema program.

Nutritional services offer nutritional evaluation, herbal education, and drug interaction review.

Inner Beauty specialty salon for cancer survivors offers consultation with a clinical cosmetologist and certified mastectomy fitter as part of a medically-based appearance program.

Offers programs designed to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention, education, and enrichment activities. These services aim to provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to equip children and adolescents with the tools they need to stay on a positive path. Programs address a variety of critical issues, including:

- Substance Use Prevention

- Smoking and/or Vaping Cessation

- Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

- Suicide Prevention

- Youth Violence Prevention

- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

- Human Trafficking Prevention

- Child Abuse Prevention

Additionally, youth enrichment programs are offered to promote healthy social interaction and help participants maximize their social, emotional, physical, and academic potential. These programs may include arts and crafts, academic workshops, sports, reading clubs, and other recreational, cultural, and civic activities.

Offers health education for the general public and smoking cessation for all age groups.

Provides smokers interested in quitting information through KCHD or the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, a state-wide hotline for smoking cessation information and assistance.

Provides psychiatric consultations for the treatment of:

-- OCD/Anxiety.

-- Self-harm.

-- Eating disorders.

-- Gambling addictions.

-- Depression.

-- Gender support services.

-- Autism counseling.

-- Smoking/Vaping cessation.

-- Dual diagnosis.

Health promotion and disease prevention education.

Emergency preparedness. Substance abuse prevention coalitions.

West Nile virus surveillance.

Referrals.

Immunizations.

Worksite Wellness including on-site employee health screenings and wellness programs.

School-based youth oral health program.

Provides resources to help Illinois residents to quit smoking, vaping or other tobacco use, including:

- Phone resource for individuals wanting to quit tobacco or tobacco-related products
- Phone counselors provide support and can also offer guidance in lung health, as well as answer tobacco-related questions
- The website offers tobacco-cessation information, support, and other resources.

Provides information and services related to health and wellness topics, including heart health, cholesterol, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, diabetes, obesity, and physical activity. Offers blood pressure screenings to identify individuals at risk for hypertension-related conditions, cholesterol and triglycerides tests to assess cardiovascular health, and hypoglycemia screenings to detect blood sugar deficiencies. Additionally, provides diabetes management support, including education on self-management skills, dietary planning, exercise, and prevention of complications. Health education presentations are also available for local schools.

Provides addiction recovery services.

Services include:

-- Addiction counseling

-- Individual, family, and group therapy/education

-- Inpatient Detox (at BroMenn)

-- Partial Hospitalization Treatment (at BroMenn)

-- Intensive Outpatient Program

-- Continuing Care

-- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

-- Smoking Cessation

-- DUI Services (evaluation, classification and treatment, denial letter consultation)

-- Family counseling

Offers support, education, and instructions to Ford County residents on how they can receive counseling, support, and free nicotine replacement products through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline. Additionally, Ford County Public Health Department monitors compliance of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act.

Provides information and services related to health and wellness topics, including heart health, cholesterol, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, diabetes, obesity, and physical activity. Offers blood pressure screenings to identify individuals at risk for hypertension-related conditions, cholesterol and triglycerides tests to assess cardiovascular health, and hypoglycemia screenings to detect blood sugar deficiencies. Additionally, provides diabetes management support, including education on self-management skills, dietary planning, exercise, and prevention of complications. Health education presentations are also available for local schools.

Services include:

- Child health services

- Maternal health services

- Home health care and homemaker services

- Hospice care

- Cancer screening for women

- Health education, community education, and health planning

- Immunization clinics for children and adults

- Family planning services

- Blood pressure checks

- Disaster planning and preparedness

- Tobacco cessation classes

- Parent education classes

- Home visits for children ages 0-5

- Life Assist Emergency Response Alert

- Public health nursing visits

Provide health education presentations on many topics, including healthy eating/active living.

Also offers an 8-week tobacco cessation program. The McLean County Health Department also encourages smoking cessation with assistance from the Illinois Tobacco Quitline. The Quitline is a free resource for individuals wanting to quit tobacco or tobacco-related products. Residents have access over the phone to nurses, respiratory therapists, and tobacco-cessation specialists who will help create a personalized quit plan. The Health Department also enforces the Smoke-Free Illinois Act and accepts local smoking complaints.

Services offered include:

- Emergency preparedness

- Health Promotion Education

- Preventative dental services

- Health Classes and Workshops (including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)

- Public Health Nursing and Community Health Workers

- Medicaid Application Assistance

- Patient Navigation

- Family Support Services and Home Visitation

- Car Seat Fitting Stations (by appointment)

- Bike Safety Events and Helmet Fittings

- Medication Assistance

- Environmental Services

- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus

- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)