The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will provide a variety of public health information and services at several locations during the Illinois State Fair, August 8-18, 2024, in Springfield. The main IDPH tent will be located on the east side of the Annex Building, directly across from the Lincoln Stage. Each day of the fair, IDPH staff will be available to answer questions and provide a variety of information and services, including:
• Oral Health: Educational information and interactive opportunities to learn about the importance of oral hygiene
• Office of Women’s Health and Family Services (OWHFS): Information about the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)
• Office of Racial and Cultural Health Equity (ORCHE): educational materials about what their office does, information about Rural Health scholarships
• Emerging health issues: educational materials on overdose injuries, including naloxone distribution; firearm injury prevention, including distribution of gun locks; and information on suicide prevention and the 988 suicide prevention hotline.
Additionally, IDPH is partnering with outside groups to provide back-to-school physicals and vaccinations for children (under 18) during the fair. Mobile Care Chicago will have a unit outside the Illinois Building on Friday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, August 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
