FIPHD Blog

CERTIFICATION CLASS FOR FOODSERVICE MANAGERS

May 24, 2013

Swimming Season - How to Avoid Water Illnesses

May 23, 2013

Think Healthy!  Be Healthy!  Swim Healthy!

New American Sign Language Videos will Help Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prepare for Disasters

May 16, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           


CONTACTS:


Patti Thompson    


217-557-4756                                                                                

Helping you stay healthy with 2013 Health Screenings . . . for people on the go

May 10, 2013

Mark your calendar for these Health Screenings


Time: 


7:30 am-10:30 am


Dates: 


Tuesday, May 13, 2013 


Tuesday, August 13, 2013 


Tuesday, November 12, 2013


Location:


Main Lobby at Iroquois Memorial

IEMA Highlights Employee Disaster Preparedness

May 2, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   


CONTACT: 


Patti Thompson (IEMA)          


217-557-4756                                                                                                      


Home, Workplace Emergency Planning Can Protect Employees  

Certification Class for Foodservice Managers - ILEAS Training Center - Champaign, IL

April 22, 2013

 

Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification Course - Paxton

April 22, 2013

A 15- hour Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification Course and a 5-hour Refresher Recertification Course will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013 from
8 am-5 pm and Friday, June 14, 2013 from 8 am-4 pm. The 5-hour refresher course can be taken on June 13 or June 14 from 8 am-2 pm. The IDPH Sanitation Manager exam will be given immediately following the Friday training.

Window Falls

April 22, 2013

Neighborhood Safety Network


Every year, when the weather warms up, young children are killed or injured in falls from windows – especially bedroom windows. Don’t let this happen to a child in your community. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reminds parents and caregivers that it only takes five minutes to save a child’s life and prevent this common hazard.

Most Pertussis Cases in Illinois Since 1950

April 18, 2013

National Infant Immunization Week – April 20-27, 2013



SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the highest number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Illinois since 1950.  Preliminary numbers show 2,026 cases of pertussis in Illinois residents in 2012.  During National Infant Immunization Week, April 20-27, 2013, the Department urges parents to make sure their children have received all 14 recommended vaccinations, which includes pertussis, before age two. 

State Health Department encourages testing during STD Awareness Month

April 18, 2013


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            



CONTACT:



Sabrina L. Miller       (312) 814-8194


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