Iroquois County Public Health Department

Office hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For an after hours or weekend emergency, please call 911.

Iroquois County Public Health Department Press Releases
Back to School Vaccines- 07/23/2019
World Hepatitis Day- 07/18/2019
IDPH Expands Newborn Screenings- 06/18/2019
Summer Food Safety- 06/11/2019
2019 Bird Collection- 04/30/2019
2019 World Immunization Week- 04/24/2019
2019 World TB Day – 03/18/2019
2019 Cervical Health Awareness – 01/07/2019
National Radon Action – 12/26/2018
E.coli Food Safety – 11/20/2018
Holiday Food Safety – 11/19/2018
2018 National Breast Cancer Awareness – 10/22/2018
2018-19 Flu Clinics – 09/18/2018
Positive West Nile Bird – 09/06/2018
West Nile – 09/04/2018
Free Water Sampling Test Kits – 08/30/2018
2018 A Healthy Start – 08/03/2018
2018 Back to School Vaccines – 06/20/2018
Naloxone Training – 06/18/2018
IDPH Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Precut Melons – 06/08/2018
2018 Free Well Water Sampling – 05/16/2018
2018 Summer Food Safety – 05/14/2018
2018 Bird Collection – 04/26/2018
2018 National Infant Immunization Week – 04/17/2018
2018 Public Health Week – 04/02/2018
EMA Press Release 03/23/2018 at 1200
2018 World TB Day – 03/19/2018
EMA Press Release 03/07/2018 @2030
EMA Press Release 03/05/2018 @2230
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – March 2018 – 03/05/2018
EMA Press Release 03/03/2018 @1730
EMA Press Release 03/01/2018 @2:00
EMA Press Release 02/28/2018 @2100
EMA Press Release 02/27/2018 @2300
EMA Press Release 02/26/2018 @2130
Groundwater awareness Week March 11-17, 2018 – 02/21/2018
Cervical Health Awareness Month January 2018 – 01/03/2018
Radon Month January 2018 – 12/26/2017
Colorectal Cancer Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) – 12/27/2017
Winter Safety 2017/2018 – 12/21/2017
2017 Holiday Food Safety – 11/14/2017
Great American Smokeout – 11/02/2017
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month October – 10/19/2017
Community Awareness 10/06/2017
Flu Shots – 09/19/2017
Bird Collection – 06/30/2017
National Infant Immunization Week – 04/20/2017
April 3-9 2017 Public Health Week – 03/30/2017
March 24 is World TB Day 2017 – 03/17/2017
Groundwater Awareness Week: March 5-11, 2017 – 02/14/2017
It is not too late to get a Flu Shot – 01/26/2017
January is Cervical Health Awareness – 01/19/2017
January is National Radon Action Month – 01/03/2017
Drive-Thru Flu Clinic in Gilman – 10/15/2016
IPHA Award – 09/28/2016
Drive Thru Flu Shot Clinic – 09/27/2016
ICPHD Flu Clinics – 09/09/16
A Healthy Start: Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child – 08/15/16
School Age Children Vaccines – 08/08/16
Adults Need Vaccines Too – 08/01/2016
Bird Collection – 07/18/2016
HPV Vaccine – 07/18/2016
Preteen Vaccines – 07/11/2016
ICPHD SNS Full Scale Exercise 2016 – 06/01/2016
National Public Health Week 2016 – 04/04/2016
World TB Day 2016 – 03/24/2016
Daycare Emergency Preparedness Guide – 03/14/2016
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month – 01/11/2016
January is National Radon Action Month – 01/11/2016
Health Department Reminds Well Owners to Test Following Floods – 12/30/2015
Water Samples during Thanksgiving Holiday – 2015
Great American Smokeout – 11/19/2015
2015 Public Flu Clinics Reminder – 10/22/2015
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – 10/19/2015
West Nile – Mosquito Protection – 09/11/2015
2015 Public Flu Clinics Schedule – 09/11/2015
Well Owners Test Following Flood – 06/25/2015
West Nile and Other Mosquito-borne Illness – 06/25/2015
Dead Birds Needed by Health Department – 06/02/2015
IDPH Announces World TB Day – 03/24/2015
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month – 01/13/2015
The Great American Smokeout – 11/16/2014
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – 10/28/2014

Iroquois County Demographics

Data on basic demographic characteristics are essential when understanding current and future public health concerns. Iroquois County, the third largest county in Illinois, is an agricultural county that is 35 miles long, 32 miles wide, and contains 1,120 square miles. The county is bordered on the north by the county of Kankakee, on the east by the State of Indiana, on the south by Vermillion and Ford Counties, and on the west by Ford County.

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Iroquois County had a population of 29,718 of which 14,519 are men and 15,199 are women. These statistics revealed that the median age of the Iroquois County population was 43.4 years with males at 41.7 and women at 44.7 years, respectively. Individuals who were 65 years and older in 2010 comprised 5,627 of the population. This documented data showed that the Iroquois County’s population was reported to be 94.7 % Caucasian, 0.8% African American, 0.2% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 0.3% Asian. The ethnic statistics of the county revealed 5.3% of the county’s population was of the Hispanic or Latino culture.

Economically, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), in June 2014, Iroquois County showed a lower unemployment rate of 6.1% compared to the state of Illinois’ average of 7.1% (IDES, June 2014). On further study, the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2012, showed a poverty rate for Iroquois County of 11.7% with a median household income 3-year estimate of $46,794.00 and a per capital income 3-year estimate of $24,831.00 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). The published data on poverty varies from source to source. The American Community Survey 5-year estimates, done through the U.S. Census Bureau from 2008-2012, revealed that 11.7% of the Iroquois County population lived below the poverty level (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012). These poverty level statistics were further divided to reveal that 10.7% of the men and 12.8% of the women in Iroquois County lived below the poverty level. The age determinant further revealed that 16.6% of the population living below the poverty level were less than 18 years of age with 10.6% falling between the ages of 18 to 64 years and 9.3% in those 65 years and older.

Since the poverty status has been proven to have a direct correlation to the educational attainment of the county’s population we must look at this data to understand further the reasons for Iroquois County’s poverty level statistics. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Iroquois County has seen an increase of 7.4% of individuals completing a high school education bringing the total percent to 87.7% as compared to a state rate of 87%. However, Illinois’ rate for residents completing a bachelor’s degree or higher is 31.1% with Iroquois County’s rate at 14.1% well below the state average.

Through this above data we can gain an understanding of the Iroquois County population and factors that can affect their health status.

What is IPLAN?
The Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) is a community health assessment and planning process that is conducted every five years by local health jurisdictions in Illinois. Based on the Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEX-PH) model, IPLAN is grounded in the core functions of public health and addresses public health practice standards. The completion of IPLAN fulfills most of the requirements for Local Health Department certification under Illinois Administrative Code Section 600.400: Certified Local Health Department Code Public Health Practice Standards. The essential elements of IPLAN are:

an organizational capacity assessment;
a community health needs assessment; and
a community health plan, focusing on a minimum of three priority health problems.

Download the Full Iroquois County IPLAN pdf
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Iroquois County Public Health Department Board of Health

Mrs. Michelle Fairley, President
Dr. Aravind Reddy, Vice President
Mrs. Lisa Breymeyer, Secretary
Ms. Susie Legan
Mr. Marvin Stichnoth
Dr. James Tungate
Dr. Rodney Yergler
Dr. Philip Zumwalt

Board of Health Finance Committee

Dr. Philip Zumwalt, Chairman
Mrs. Lisa Breymeyer, Vice Chairman
Mr. Marvin Stichnoth

Iroquois County Health Committee

Ms. Barbara Offill, Chair
Mr. Gerald Whitlow, Vice-Chair
Mr. Ernest Curtis
Mr. Roger Bard
Mr. Kevin Coughenour
Mrs. Leanne Duby

Iroquois County Officer Contacts

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Officer: A. Longfellow | FOIA Page
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Officer: V. Pruitt
PIO (Public Information Officer): T. Eimen
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Officer: T. Eimen

Iroquois County Public Health Department Privacy Notice

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Flood Related Resources
For additional information check out the Emergency Preparedness web page for mold and disaster preparedness.