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COVID-19 Resources

  • Guidance for Evaluating a Child’s Medical Tolerance for Use of Face Coverings in Schools

    This document from the Illinois Department of Public Health provides guidance to pediatric healthcare providers for evaluating a child’s medical tolerance for use of face coverings in schools and recommendations for evaluating symptomatic individuals.

  • Guidance for Return to School for Transplant Families

    Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides this guidance to help parents decide if their transplanted child or their siblings should return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes recommendations on minimum requirements to prevent infection and how to assess your child and family’s risk.

  • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) COVID-19 Provider Locator

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides a Find a Health Center locator tool to help you find health centers and COVID-19 services in your community. The tool is available in many languages.

  • Health Services for the Uninsured in DuPage County

    The DuPage Health Coalition (DHC) and several Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) are providing a variety of health and financial support services to uninsured and low-income residents in the county.

    COVID-19 testing, telemedicine and opioid use disorder treatment services are among the services available at these FQHCs located throughout DuPage County.

    Click on the health coalition flyer, which is in English and Spanish, for more information.

  • Healthcare Access for Undocumented Folks in the Time of COVID-19

    Information from United We Dream.

  • Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network

    The Healthy Southern Illinois Delta Network (HSIDN) is a grassroots effort to support and build healthy communities in Illinois’ 15 southernmost counties (Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Union, Saline, White and Williamson). The Network brings together local health departments, area health centers, hospitals and others interested in improving the health of their communities. HSIDN provides an extensive collection of health and community resources, workshops and prevention programs.

    HSIDN provides information on a wide range of resources, including:

    • Access to Care resources and tips for finding a primary care physician (PCP)
    • Comprehensive lists of healthcare & hospital systems, local health departments, and federally qualified health care providers (FQHC)
    • A Dental Health Resource Guide
    • A Diabetes prevention program and Camp Beta for youth with diabetes
    • A community health calendar

     

  • HealthyChildren.org’s Return to School During COVID-19

    The latest American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says children learn best when they are in school. However, returning to school in person needs careful steps in place to keep students and staff safe. HealthyChildren.org provides information about the considerations needed to keep students and staff safe.

  • Heart Health and Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

    The American Heart Association provides science-based information and resources to protect your health and well-being, including information about vaccines, precautions for high-risk patients and more.

  • Help Illinois Families Emergency Relief Initiative

    Help Illinois Families expands on the existing Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Community Services Block Program (CSBG). New eligibility thresholds make Help Illinois Families available to more individuals and families. If you meet the income requirements and submit your application, you may be eligible for emergency assistance to cover the costs of utility bills, rent, temporary shelter, food and other household necessities.

    LIHEAP helps eligible low-income households pay for home energy services. This includes assistance with heating, gas, propane and electricity. The last day to apply online with the Request for Services form is April 15. After that date, you can still apply through your local administering agency through May 31 2022.

    CSBG offers Illinoisans an opportunity to receive support for an array of essential services including rent assistance, food, temporary shelter, medicine and more. CSBG applications are avaialble year-round.

    This initiative remains available for all qualifying households with low income, regardless of how they may be affected by COVID-19. Eligible families may qualify for hundreds of dollars of support.

  • Helping Hands of Springfield

    Helping Hands of Springfield is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides homeless services to single adults 18 and older. It provides a shelter and supportive services, including individualized case management, advocacy and referrals, representative payee services, and shower facilities. It also provides help to obtain prescriptions, identification services, and employment assistance.

    If you are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of being homeless, call (217) 522-0048. For other housing-related needs, please call 211.