Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Participates in Summer Food Program

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be providing FREE meals and snacks to children ages 18 and under this summer through the Illinois State Board of Education administered Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals and snacks will be provided in both the CUPHD Champaign and Rantoul locations. All food will be provided at no cost to the participating children. Food will be available during designated times only, and all children will be required to eat the food... more...

Champaign, IL - Local grade school children received prizes for the winning entries in the 2009 REALITY Illinois poster contest. Awards for students grades Kindergarten - Fifth were chosen from 200 entries by REALITY Illinois students at JW Eater High School on April 6th. All entries were on display at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) for the Kick Butts Day Health Fair on March 28,... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Now Offers HPV Vaccines

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) now offers Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for women ages 18-26 during weekly STD clinics. These clinics, located at 201 West Kenyon Road in Champaign, are held on
Tuesdays from 1:00 - 5:00pm and Thursdays from 9:00 - 11:00am and 1:00pm - 3:00pm. HPV shots are given in a series of three injections over a six-month period and have been proven to be highly effective in preventing four types of HPV in young women who have not been previously exposed to HPV. CUPHD accepts Medicaid/IPA, Visa/MC, or cash for services, and will not turn anyone away for inability to... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Honors World Hepatitis Day 2009

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) joins the World Hepatitis Alliance and over 200 patient groups in honoring World Hepatitis Day 2009 by requesting that local residents ask themselves "Am I Number 12?" This marketing campaign was designed to increase awareness of the shocking statistic that one in twelve people in the world are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C and the majority of those infected are unaware. Hepatitis is a serious disease which, left untreated, can lead to liver scarring (cirrhosis) and potentially to liver cancer, liver failure and death. Hepatitis is the cause of death for over one million people in the world... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and Partners to Provide FREE Event in Honor of World No Tobacco Day 2009

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), lead agency for Champaign County Tobacco Prevention Coalition, has partnered with Parkland College Wellness to hold an event funded in part by The Illinois Tobacco Free Communities Grant and the Live Free Tobacco Free Grant to promote World No Tobacco Day 2009. This FREE event will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2009 in two locations: CUPHD at 201 West Kenyon Road from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and Parkland College at the Parkland College Center from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00... more...

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) has partnered with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, the Illinois Asthma Partnership, and the Illinois Department of Public Health to provide a FREE Asthma Educational Event on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library. This event is open to all families, teachers, nurses and providers that are interested in learning more about asthma and will include guest speakers, on-site supervised childcare, fabulous door prizes and... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District's IBCCP honors National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month by Holding Program Enrollment Days

Champaign, IL - The local office of the Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP), located at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), will be holding a program enrollment days for uninsured women ages 35-64. Once enrolled in the IBCCP program, qualified women will have access to FREE mammograms, pap tests, breast and pelvic... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Urges the Public to Wash Their Hands Often to Prevent the Spread of the Disease

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) has determined that there is an outbreak of shigellosis in Champaign County. Since January of 2009, CUPHD has been alerted to 40 lab confirmed cases of shigellosis. CUPHD has requested that the medical community and emergency departments increase testing and treatment of shigellosis. CUPHD has also notified and sent informational letters to Champaign County daycares, educational facilities, pools, day camps, and... more...

CUPHD Initiates New Strategy to Introduce Local Residents to a Variety of Services and Encourages Them to be "Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise..."

Champaign, IL - On Saturday, April 18, 2009, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will have a "Super Sale" garage sale and health fair in the main CUPHD parking lot at 201 West Kenyon Road from 10:00am - 2:00pm. Sale items will include holiday items, collectables, clothing, household items and more. All clothing items will be $1.00 or... more...

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Provides FREE Wellness Fair to Local Families

Champaign, IL - On Saturday, March 28, 2009, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be providing a FREE Wellness Fair in honor of National "Kick Butts Day". This event will occur from 10:00am - 2:00pm at 201 West Kenyon Road. This event is FREE, and local families with children of all ages are encouraged to attend. One lucky family will go home with a brand new Nintendo Wii! Those interested in additional information should call... more...