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The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is accepting applications for a full time registered nurse to work in our home health program in Ford and Iroquois counties. Bilingual is a plus. Applications may be obtained at the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department offices in Paxton or Watseka or may be sent to the Administrator, Doug Corbett, at 114 North Third Street, Watseka, IL 60970. The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is accepting applications for a Senior Services Specialist to work with Ford County senior citizens. Applications may be obtained at the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department offices in Paxton or Watseka or may be sent to the Administrator, Doug Corbett, at 114 North Third Street, Watseka, IL 60970 or e-mailed to dcorbett@fiphd.org. FIPHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Health Department Granted Accreditation

Watseka, IL - An anxiously awaited letter was received by the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department this past week.   The letter contained information regarding the results of an extensive review of the agency and its services by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP). 

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Health Department Partners With ‘Text4baby” Campaign

Watseka, IL – The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department announced today that they will incorporate the national text4baby campaign into their messaging to pregnant women and new moms in Ford and Iroquois counties.

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Local Health Department Weighs In on County Health Rankings

A program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released information on February 17, 2010 that ranks counties across the nation within their own State. 

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