Women's Health Information
Currently the Menard County Health Department is offering the Heart Smart for Teens program in conjunction with the Office of Women's Health, Illinois Department of Public Health. This program was offered at PORTA junior-high school 2005-2006 school year. The 2006-2007 school year will see the addition of Athens 6th grade to this program.

Check out this IDPH web site for additional information regarding the programs that are available for women and girls in Illinois. IDPH Women's Awards for FY2007

The following links will take you to local web sites devoted to women's health issues.

 
FREE! Health Information for Women!
National Women's Health Information Center
1-800-994-9662 TDD:888-220-5446
www.4woman.gov
Women Care
                        ...located in the Carol Jo Vecchie Women and Children's Center at St. John's Hospital
Breast Care Program      217.757.6400
Bone Densitometry         217.757.6565
Continence Program       217.544.6464, ext. 44035
Mind-Body Medicine       217.527.5537
Prairie Heart Institute      217.544.6464, ext. 44574
Central Scheduling         217.757.6565

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St. John's Hospital
217.757.6400
Illinois Department of Public Health
888.522.1282
Memorial Hospital
217.788.3000
Since 2000, the Menard County Health Department has been able to bring several programs to the women in Menard County in conjunction with the Office of Women's Health, Illinois Department of Public Health.
One of our first programs was Women's Good Health. This program offered a different health topic each month including domestic violence, menopause, heart disease, etc.
 
Then  we offered the program Keep It Pumpin'. This program gave women the opportunity to use exercise equipment and MCHD provided free babysitting! 
 
The fall of 2002 we began the Heart Smart For Women program, which we called the Menard County HeartWalkers. This program continued until 2005. The program was developed with the Cooper Institute and focused on the importance of both nutrition AND physical activity for improved health and fitness. For more information about this program, click on the following link.  
Menard County HeartWalkers program info

The fall of 2005 saw the addition of Heart Smart For Teens for PORTA 7th grade. Fall of 2006 we will continue with the PORTA schools and add Cantrall 6th grade. This 9-week program educates girls (targeting 5th through 9th grades) on risk factors of cardiovascular disease and teaches them the importance of a healthy diet and physical exercise. For additional information, please follow this link: IDPH Women's Health Grants                                                                                                                        For additional information on women's health issues, please check out the following links: