State Government Healthcare and Family Services

The McLean County Health Department provides a range of public health services for a population of nearly 160,000 people. It strives to protect and promote the public's health in areas, such as community assessment, communicable disease and animal control, and environmental, personal and mental health. The department also focuses on health promotion and emergency public health preparedness. The McLean County Health Department is engaged in the assessment and analysis of health conditions and development of local health policies. Its mental health services include crisis intervention, adolescent substance abuse prevention, and support, training and intervention for developmentally disabled children and adults. The department operates an environmental health division that inspects food establishments to ensure the proper storage, handling and cooking of food. The McLean County Health Department provides family case management programs. It conducts programs in accordance with the standards of the Illinois Department of Public Health. The department is governed by McLean County in Illinois.

Vermilion County Health Department, located in Danville, Ill., is a nonprofit organization that provides health care services for individuals of all ages. It additionally organizes special programs for the prevention and treatment for various chronicle diseases, such as breast cancer, HIV and AIDS. It operates various programs, such as All Our Kids, Healthy Moms Healthy Kids and Women, Infants and Children program. Its All Our Kids program offers early childhood education and emphasizes on reducing the gap between parents and children through parental support to children and participation in their activities. The Women, Infants and Children program provides food resources, medical treatment and nutritional counseling services to pregnant women and children up to the age of 5 years, and has served more than 49,000 residents of Vermilion County. The Vermilion County Health Department additionally provides education on family planning and contraceptive measures, and offers immunization schedules for girls and infants.