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California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track disease outbreaks and study health outcomes of LGBTQ+ people and communities of color in major cities.
The General Assembly has passed several massive mental healthcare plans in recent years, but people still struggle to get help during a mental health crisis.
The Department of Health and Human Services told Congress on Monday that it planned to withhold about $600 million in grant funding allocated to the four states: California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota.
Studie show 1 in 3 teens are victims of dating abuse and violence and aren’t even aware.
Access to health care, exercise, healthy food can make a difference.
Now rural and suburban areas will see more ways to gain better access to the specific care they need.
The proposal also calls on the Illinois State Board of Education to work with the Department of Public Health to create guidance for schools to teach health literacy in comprehensive health courses.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has adopted the new 2026 Immunization Schedule from the AAP.
Illinois to continue sharing information about disease outbreaks with the public.