Report: youth suicide rates linked to shortages of mental health workers – Health News Illinois
Youth suicide rates are associated with mental health workforce shortages, according to a report released Monday by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
IDPH sees continued uptake of COVID-19 boosters headed into winter – Health News Illinois
Uptake of the new bivalent COVID-19 booster continues headed into the holidays, the Department of Public Health said last week. An average of more than 20,000 doses of the bivalent vaccines were administered daily over the past week, with more than 14 percent of eligible Illinoisans having received the updated shot. “With respiratory illnesses such […]
Raoul joins coalition calling for permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities for opioid use disorder treatment – Health News Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week urged federal agencies to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities granted for an opioid use disorder treatment.
Chicago coalition receives $51 million to address health equity – Health News Illinois
A coalition of Chicago-area universities, agencies and health systems will receive $51 million in federal funds to improve health equity.
Northwestern researcher says hospital price transparency still in ‘very poor state’ – Health News Illinois
Hospitals continue to struggle to meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ price transparency requirements, but smaller providers are more susceptible to non-compliance, according to a recent study by researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Winnebago County at ‘high’ level of COVID-19 spread – Health News Illinois
Winnebago is the lone Illinois county where federal health offices urge masking in indoor public spaces due to COVID-19 trends, according to Thursday data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, no counties were at that level. Twenty counties are now at a “medium” risk level, down 12 from the prior […]
Cook County approves $8.8 billion spending plan – Health News Illinois
Cook County Board of Commissioners approved an $8.8 billion spending plan Thursday, which includes millions in federal relief funds to support behavioral health and other health services.
Illinois health leaders call for pediatric flu shots as hospitalizations grow – Health News Illinois
Illinois health leaders on Thursday renewed their call for parents to get their children flu shots, as pediatric hospitals continue to feel the strain from patients with respiratory illnesses.
Eleven Chicago groups to employ city’s COVID-19 community health workers – Health News Illinois
Eleven Chicago organizations will hire the city’s community health workers who provided contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Wednesday.
Report: COVID-19 policies affected minority women’s perinatal experiences – Health News Illinois
Minority women who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic experienced additional hardships due to COVID-19 policies put in place by providers, according to a study released this week by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.