Planning your New Year’s resolutions for 2025? The Henry and Stark County Health Department and their First Choice Healthcare Clinics offer the following Healthy Resolutions Checklist to consider:
The First Choice Healthcare Clinics may be able to help you with clinic and lab services, mental health clinic services and therapies, PrEP/HIV prevention medications and services, immunizations, women exams and health education and counseling. These services are available at their clinic locations in Kewanee, Colona and Toulon. They also remind area residents that they have grant funds, services and programs to help you keep your 2025 New Year’s resolutions.
The new year can be a great opportunity to start fresh. And New Year’s resolutions can be a powerful tool to give your health a big boost – and improve your whole life.
For more information call the First Choice Healthcare Clinics in Kewanee at 309-852-5272; Colona at 309-792-4011; and Toulon at 309-852-3115 or visit their website at www.henrystarkhealth.com.
The Henry and Stark County Health Department and their First Choice Healthcare Clinic in Kewanee (110 N. Burr Blvd) announce they will be conducting certified DOT physical clinics every Wednesday in January. Please note appointments, which are necessary, can be made by calling the clinic at 309-852-5272 Kewanee. Appointments will be offered every Wednesday in January from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at each location.
First Choice Healthcare notes, “If you want to comply with federal law, a qualified medical examiner must complete your DOT physical form. Their nurse practitioners are certified DOT medical examiners.”
DOT physical participants should expect the examiner to review their health history and ask the participant to list the medications taken on a regular basis. During your DOT physical, the examiner will also do the following:
In addition, those who are seeing a provider and are on medication for sleep apnea, diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiac, anxiety, ADHD/ADD, depression, other mental health issues and seizures need to obtain a “Clearance Letter” from the provider of care and bring it to their appointment.
For more information call the Kewanee Clinic at (309) 852-5272 or visit their website at www.henrystarkhealth.com.
The Henry and Stark County Health Departments and First Choice Healthcare are offering monthly CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) certification classes.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. That’s why they encourage people to take a CPR certification class. As the American Heart Association states, “Learn to save a life, learn CPR. The life you SAVE could be that of a loved one.”
CPR training will teach participants to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants, children, and adults. Instruction will also be given on how to recognize emergencies and actions to take, and understanding the role of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
CPR Classes are held the fourth Tuesday monthly. The class will be held at the health department offices, 110 N. Burr Blvd., Kewanee, IL. The classes will run from 4 to 6 p.m. The cost of the class is $45 per participant. Payment and registration is due prior to the class date.
There is a set participant “minimum” and “maximum” for classes; so anyone interested should contact the department at 309-852-0197, ext. 231.
