THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASE
As the State of Illinois and the nation reached a major milestone and ended Public Health Emergency (PHE) declarations on May 11 that have been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vermilion County Health Department (VCHD) and NAACP Danville have announced they will partner to host a Health Equity Health Fair May 20. The event will be held in the front parking lot of the Health Department beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at noon.
“NAACP Danville has been instrumental in ensuring vulnerable and underserved residents of Danville have had access to valuable resources throughout the pandemic. It just makes sense for the health department to partner with the organization to hold this event to mark the end of the PHE declaration,” said VCHD interim public health administrator Jana Messmore.
Health department staff from every department will be onsite to talk to residents about the services that are offered at the health department. WIC staff will be available to offer information about the program and to sign qualifying participants up. Immunizations staff will be able to schedule students for back-to-school immunizations. Environmental health and vital records staff will also be onsite. Narcan trainings will be offered at 10:30 and 11:30. Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win tickets to Indiana Beach.
“The NAACP Navigator Program, the Vermilion County Health Department and Champaign Immigrant Services of Champaign Urbana are still concerned about your health and well-being. According to the federal government, our grant will be over soon but we are still here until June 30,” said NAACP Danville President Edward J. Butler. “Come on out and be with us on May 20. Thank you and stay healthy.” NAACP Danville will offer COVID-19 education material on moving forward after the expiration of the PHE and COVID-19 cleaning kits. OSF, Precious Time Pampering, Immigrant Services-Champaign will also be onsite.
Champaign Immigrant Services of Champaign Urbana, OSF and Precious Time Pampering will also be onsite with information about their services.
