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CU Nursing and Rehab exterior (302 Burwash Ave, Savoy, IL 61874) on Friday, December 17, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Champaign-Urbana Nursing and Rehab site of most staff, resident COVID-19 cases in county

Post author:Noah Nelson / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 20, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Health Care Public Health

Of the five long-term care facilities in Champaign County, Champaign-Urbana Nursing and Rehab has had the most staff and resident COVID-19 cases, accounting for over one-third of all cases in such facilities as of the first week in December.

Read more about the article Rising number of foster kids linked to domestic violence in Champaign County

Champaign County CASA, Facebook

Blue pinwheels outside of Michelle's Bridal in Urbana in support of Champaign County CASA and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Rising number of foster kids linked to domestic violence in Champaign County

Post author:Olivia Abbott / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 20, 2021
Post category:Justice Neighborhoods Public Health

The Champaign County CASA provided legal services this year to about 595 foster children, but served about 200 less just two years ago. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. This branch of CASA is based in Champaign, but is a national organization that has been around since 1994. The special advocates are contracted by the county and assigned to a child to oversee their home reassignment and to assure they are getting proper care.

Champaign shootings spread to westward neighborhoods over years, fueled by recent surge in gun violence

Post author:Dylan Tiger and CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:December 17, 2021
Post category:Government Neighborhoods Public Health

Gun violence in Champaign has steadily marched westward over the past three years as shootings have increased in neighborhoods north and south of Springfield Avenue, especially in or near several apartment complexes, according to a review of police data over the past seven years by CU-CitizenAccess.org. With about two weeks left in this year, 16 people have lost their lives. In 2020, there were nine homicides, but only two in 2019. Shooting incidents more than doubled in Champaign since 2019, going from 100 shootings, to 189 in 2020, then to 251 by December 13.

Read more about the article Gun violence escalates in Urbana over past two years into “emergency” situation

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Urbana City Building from Google Maps.

Gun violence escalates in Urbana over past two years into “emergency” situation

Post author:Luis Velazquez / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 17, 2021
Post category:Government Neighborhoods Public Health

Only four years ago, Urbana police reported just 17 shooting incidents and no fatalities. The numbers doubled by the end of 2019, and have nearly doubled in each of the two years since, according to an analysis of police data by CU-CitizenAccess. Out of the 99 shootings through November, at least 21 individuals were injured, meaning that when combined with homicides, one-in-three people were killed or wounded when shots were fired.

Nearly 7,000 Illinois students may have returned from lower-vaccinated areas than Champaign

Post author:Marissa Plescia / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:September 3, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Education Public Health

Almost 7,000 University of Illinois students may have returned to campus from Illinois ZIP codes with lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than Champaign, a new…

Read more about the article Nearly 8,000 students may be coming from Illinois zip codes with higher COVID infection rates than Champaign County

McKinley Health Center website

McKinley Health Center on the University of Illinois campus.

Nearly 8,000 students may be coming from Illinois zip codes with higher COVID infection rates than Champaign County

Post author:Marissa Plescia / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:August 20, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Education Public Health

Almost 8,000 students may be returning to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus from Illinois ZIP codes with higher COVID-19 positivity rates than Champaign…

Read more about the article ‘Unique historical fear’ of Carle Health billing practices may lead some to skip COVID-19 vaccine, health officials worry

Gavin Good

Carle Foundation Hospital North Tower.

‘Unique historical fear’ of Carle Health billing practices may lead some to skip COVID-19 vaccine, health officials worry

Post author:Kyra Senese, Documenting COVID-19 project, Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Post published:May 12, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Health Care Public Health

The hospital's decades-long reputation for aggressively billing patients has resurfaced anew during the pandemic.

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Illinois Department of Public Health

Source: Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois flu activity plunges amid pandemic

Post author:Luis Velazquez / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 10, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Public Health

Influenza-like illness (ILI) activity has decreased compared to previous years in Illinois. The highest ILI rate was in mid-February of 2020 at 7.4%. That is a 93.2% decrease to 0.5% of ILI activity in February of 2021 compared to 2020.

The empty lobby entrance of the Extended Stay America in Columbia, MO, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

COVID on Campus: Tracking and isolating students was hit-and-miss

Post author:Hali Tauxe, Danielle Duclos, Chris Martucci, Gavin Good and Julia Morrison, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Education Public Health

This story was originally published on www.investigatemidwest.org: COVID on Campus was reported during the fall semester by student journalists examining the impact of the…

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

County COVID-19 vaccinations open to lower age group with underlying conditions

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:January 15, 2021
Post category:CU-Covid19 Public Health

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Expands Phase 1B COVID Vaccinations to Include Persons Age 65-74 with Underlying Health Conditions. Next week’s clinics will serve anyone 75 years of age or older that did not previously receive a vaccine plus is expanding to include individuals age 65-74 with underlying health conditions - cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, heart disease, obesity, sickle cell disease, diabetes, smoking, and immune-compromised due to organ transplant.