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Health department reports grant changes, West Nile positive mosquitoes and expanded lead‑risk ZIP codes
Summary
LaSalle County public‑health staff reported a new hire, a Better Birth Outcomes grant replacing family case management, a paused $250,000 respiratory grant under legal challenge, expanded high‑risk ZIP codes for lead screening, and West Nile virus detection in local mosquitoes.
LaSalle County public‑health staff told the committee on Aug. 11 that the department hired a new public‑health nurse in July, leaving just one vacant public‑health nursing position. Staff said the department was awarded a Better Birth Outcomes grant that will replace the family case‑management grant which ended June 30, and that the department is preparing for back‑to‑school immunizations and expanded lead screening.
Staff reported that the Illinois Department of Public Health has lowered the blood‑lead reference level discussed in the meeting from 5 to 3.5…
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