Administration and Structure Top

The Macoupin County Public Health Department was established in 1983 by the Macoupin County Board and is governed by the Macoupin County Board of Health. When it began, there was only one site and nine employees. Today there are more than fifty employees working in five different sites.

Macoupin County Board of Health Top

The Macoupin County Public Health Department is a local county government service supported through Federal, State and County taxes. The department is governed by a Board of Health which is appointed by the Macoupin County Board.

Public Health Offices Top

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Some services have extended hours of operation. Please refer to those programs for specific operating hours.

Illinois Project for the Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) Top

The Illinois Administrative Code requires local health departments (LHD) in Illinois to complete a community health needs assessment and health plan to fulfill the provisions for certification at least every five years.

IPLAN 2009-2014

A new 5-year Community Health Planning process was conducted during the FY'09 with the participation of 28 community planning members. Certification was granted October 2009.

Three Major Health Problems

1. Macoupin County has higher rates of elderly residents than Illinois as a whole.  Health conditions affecting the elderly are important discussion points because by 2030, one in three US residents will be 50 years old or older. Lack of a comprehensive county-wide disease prevention/management program designed for the elderly population.

2.  Lack of a Comprehensive county-wide prevention education program that includes drug and alcohol abuse prevention, tobacco prevention, sexually transmitted disease prevention.

3. Lack of a comprehensive county-wide prevention education program for obesity and life style choices as related to diabetes.

Three Major Health Problems

1. Elderly Issues specific to chronic health management

2. Reducing Risky Teen Behavior specific to alcohol & drug usage, tobacco usage and sexual behavior

3. Diabetes

IPLAN 1999-2004

A new 5-year Community Health Planning process was conducted during the FY'99 with the participation of 55 community planning members.

Five Major Health Problems

1. A lack of a comprehensive county-wide violence prevention education program dealing with a lack of domestic harmony, unity, stability, family (parent/child) communication, and parenting skills leading to domestic violence and child abuse.

2. A lack of a comprehensive county-wide cancer prevention/early detection and treatment, in particular, for breast and cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer.

3. A lack of a comprehensive county-wide cardiovascular disease prevention and control program that emphasizes nutrition, exercise, tobacco, alcohol and drug prevention, stress management, and anger control.

4. A lack of a comprehensive prevention education program that includes drug and alcohol abuse prevention, tobacco prevention, sexually transmitted disease prevention, stress management, nutrition, exercise, and self-esteem development, communication skills, anger management, social skill development (respect, courtesy), and family communication and growth skills development.

5. A lack of comprehensive education, awareness, early detection, treatment and support program for depression, Alzheimer's, panic/anxiety disorders, and suicidal tendencies, including the reduction of the social stigma attached to them, to increase the individual and family desire to seek help, to increase family support services, including respite care (child care and adult care), caregiver education and training, coping skills (increasing stress management and anger management), and counseling, both individual and group, when needed.

Four Major Health Indicators

1. Domestic Violence Cases/Indicated Child Abuse

2. Breast and Cervical Cancer, Prostate and Colorectal Cancer

3. Deaths and Hospitalizations due to Heart Disease and Strokes

4. Deaths and Hospitalizations due to Depression, Alzheimer's, Panic/Anxiety Disorders, Suicide, and Alcohol and Drug use

IPLAN 1994-1999

In 1994, 38 Macoupin county residents, all progressive leaders within their communities and/or professions, assisted the Macoupin County Public Health Department with this needs assessment.  At the first meeting, this IPLAN committee developed an initial list of 54 health problems or concerns which they then consolidated into 17 issues or concerns.  Further, the committee prioritized and listed the five major health problems for Macoupin County and noted the four major health indicators.

Five Major Health Problems

1. Lack of a more comprehensive county-wide prevention education program with a system of interagency involvement.

2. A lack of medical transportation, in general, to primary care, public health, and mental health clinics, etc.

3. A lack of access to health care, such as doctors, dentists, and hospitals not accepting new public aid eligible patients, Medicare patients, or the indigent.

4. A lack of a comprehensive county-wide violence prevention program with a system of interagency involvement.

5. A high rate of deaths due to heart disease.

Four Major Health Indicators

1. Unintentional Injuries

2. Coronary Heart Disease

3. Lung Cancer

4. Breast and Cervical Cancer

Services or Programs Developed as a result of the IPLAN process

Annual Report Top

For a copy of the most current Annual Report, please write or call our main office:

805 N. Broad

Carlinville, IL 62626

217/854-3223

Our Mission Statement:

The Macoupin County Public Health Department believes that good health is a valuable right of all individuals, groups and the community. We are dedicated to serve and work with the people in the community to prevent disease, to promote wellness and to protect the health of the residents of Macoupin County. The Macoupin County Public Health Department will carry out this mission through:

Macoupin County Public Health Dept.

Board Meeting

*Macoupin county Public Health Department meats monthly the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm at  the Macoupin County Public Health Department, 805 N. Broad, Carlinville.