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By Gary Scott on April 9, 2021 at 9:58am
Passavant Area Hospital officials are reporting great returns on a program to target asthma among children in Jacksonville.
It’s part of Healthy Jacksonville, and was funded through a couple of grants from the hospital association and Blue Cross-Blue Shield.
Passavant CEO Dr. Scott Boston says the program accounted for a 56-percent decrease in pediatric asthma cases in the emergency room at Passavant.
Asthma diagnoses are five times as common for black children, and they represent one third of the hospital’s pediatric asthma ED patients.
Dr. Boston says though 12-percent of Jacksonville residents are black, 36-percent of the program participants are black.
Groups plan food giveaway Friday in Jacksonville
Rochelle Eiselt
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There will be a food giveaway starting at 3 p.m. Friday at 105 E. Dunlap St.
Those taking part are asked to line up on North East Street between Walnut and Wolcott streets. Walk-up service will be available, but mask use is requested. Those who are driving are asked to clear a space in the trunk to allow contact-less delivery.
No registration or eligibility guidelines are required for the event, which is being sponsored by Healthy Jacksonville, Dot Foods, Kiwanis, Rotary and Central Illinois Foodbank. Rochelle Eiselt
Food distribution event set
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Healthy Jacksonville collaborative will partner with other groups to provide a drive-through food distribution event.
It will start at 3 p.m. Friday at Spirit of Faith Soup Kitchen, 105 E. Dunlap St. No pre-registration is required, but those participating should wear a face covering and clear space in the trunk of their vehicle so volunteers can safely load food.
Participants are asked to line up on East Street between Walnut and Wolcott streets.
Food is being provided by Dot Foods in partnership with Central Illinois Foodbank. Rochelle Eiselt