IDPH | Illinois Department of Public Health
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- Illinois, we're so back. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/i...
- Disease doesn't stop at borders, and neither should public health. That's why Illinois joined the @who.int Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). GOARN is a global network that helps countries and health agencies detect and respond to disease outbreaks quickly.
- By joining GOARN, Illinois gets: ✔️ Early global outbreak alerts ✔️ Access to international public health experts ✔️ Real-time information to guide response efforts This strengthens our ability to spot health threats early and act fast to help protect Illinoisans.
- People experiencing homelessness are dying nearly 20 years too soon in Illinois. A new IDPH report shows stark disparities in health outcomes - and makes it clear that homelessness is a public health crisis, not a personal failure. 🧵
- From 2017–2023, people experiencing homelessness died at an average age of 55.5, compared to 74.2 for housed Illinoisans. That’s decades of life lost. And it’s preventable.
- The data shows a massive burden on emergency care: More than 75,000 people experiencing homelessness accounted for 1.8 million hospital visits in just seven years.
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View full threadHomelessness shortens lives, but it doesn’t have to. Read the Illinois Homelessness Morbidity & Mortality Report (2017–2023) and help push for solutions that treat housing as essential to health. 📰 Read more: dph.illinois.gov/resource-cen...
