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t Chronic disease program serves county One o provide County Divifioi SECTION ». P4QB »- FLA1WPEALER - WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER I, lm One of the programs being jrovided by the McHenry , Department of Health Division of Public Health Nursing is the Chronic Disease program. This is a required program under the Standards lor Local Health Departments in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health defines Chronic Disease as any impairment or deviation from normal that has one or more of the following characteristics: is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by non-reversible pathological alteration; requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation; or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation or care. One of the requirements of this program is the development and implementation of a program to reduce morbidity and mortality through of the or control Disease which includes cancer, stroke, and heart disease: public and professional education; patient education before and after diagnosis; coordination or provision of care and of treatment resources, Including restorative resources to assure their availability to those persons in need. / The program includes an adult clinic, home health nursing and influenza clinics and serves the patients who require special training for rehabilitation, have residual disability, or may require a long period of care or supervision. The home nursing program Sves family-centered care in e homes. Public Health nurses give skilled nursing care and evaluate the patient's needs for home health aides who give custodial care under nursing supervision. The health department contracts for physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy to be given in the home setting. There is a homemaker, chore- housekeeper program which often helps keep patients in their homes instead of being admitted to an institution. Most people are happier in their home with their familiar surroundings, personal possessions, family and friends. Hie Adult dime is held the first Wednesday of the month in the lower level of the court house, Room 101, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The physician contracted with for the clinic examines adults and some laboratory work is also included free. Any prescription or additional laboratory tests must be paid for by the patient. Annually, the Nursing division >articinates with the three Is and the Crystal Lake • general Hews Remembering when Mill pond ital to provide influenza clinics for senior citizens in conjunction with the McHenry County Senior Citizens organization. Also, nurses give flu vaccine to homebound patients when ordered by the physician. The Home Nursing program rovides services to many ndividuals with Chronic diseases. In addition to the Public Health nurses, home health aides and homemakers are employed and contracts Lake Region 'Y' corporate challenge program opens The Lake Region YMCA Corporate Challenge program will be held Oct. 10-15. This program is for area businesses ana corporations. The YMCA runs a series of events in the Olympic mode with medals given to individual winners and a traveling plaque for the corporation tnat collects the most points in the total event. This special week is developed fo promote physical fitness corporations and also to cohesiveness. This focuses" on fun and fellowship rather than on competition. The Corporate Challenge events include volleyball, weightlifiting, swimming relays, decathalon, mixed doubles tennis, racquetball, running relays, running races, and a bicycle race. »nds to enhance corporate e m p l o y e e s ' w o r k i n g This year's events^ill be held at the'YMCA and at North Junior High School, Crystal Lake. Therewill be both a men's and a women's division in the events. Petition of 8,000 against landfill made for physical therapy, speech therapy shipped to Chicago in freight cars. The McHenry Public School/ now Landmark, is shown in the background. Picture Courtesy of Rita Sayler scenic spot was the Mill Pond. The dam is shewn where water flowed into Boone Creek. Men like Matt Baur "made ice" at the Mill Pond. Some ice was stored in local ict houses and some was CRYSTAL LAKE: 561S Northwest Hwy....Mon.-Frl. 10-9; Sat. 10-5; Sun. 12-5 • 815/455-0810 and occupational therapy with the McHenry County Easter Seal Society.The therapists made 401 home visits, the home health aides made 3,396, and the nurses made 7,925 home visits to render bedside nursing care, and 3,797 visits to counsel and supervise patients. Patients are received on referrals from physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, other patients, other agencies, family and neighbors. William M. Franz, attorney for MCIA, announced this week that he is filing written objections of over 8,000 McHenry County residents who oppose the location of the proposed landfill. Members of MCIA have been circulating the petition throughout the county. "We wanted to put an end to the speculation that only a small group of people near Union oppose this landfill. There is massive opposition to this intrusion into our county, and the opposition comes from every area of the county. The people of this county are sending a message to Waste Management and the county board," Franz said. "The objections are based on the fact that the proposed site is entirely unsuitable. The site is located near numerous residences; it is surrounded on three sides by the Kishwaukee River and in an area where the water table is a few feet below ground level," he continued. ^ 4-H week declared FURNITURE GALLERIES • CRYSTAL LAKE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE rAL GET A FREE VACATION ANDS/WEM* WHEN YOU BUY ANY PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE DINING ROOM "Oct. 2-8 is National 4-H Week, an excellent time for new 4-H groups to organize," states Kathi Weilbacher, McHenry County 4- H and youth adviser. The 4-H program year begins annually on Sept. 1 and ends Aujg. 31. As the new 4-H year begins, many young people are enrolling or re- enrolling in 42 presently . established 4-H clubs in McHenry County. "Now is the best time to become involved", says Ms. Weilbacher, "by joining an existing club or starting one in your community or neighborhod,". £f no 4-H club is located . in a community, the McHenry County University of Illinois Extension office can help start a new 4-H club. Ms. Weilbacher suggests. "To start a 4-H club you need 1 volunteer leader and 5 youth. The club needs to meet 6 times before Aug. 31." "Starting a club is as easy as 1 -2 - 3" she states. "1 - contact me for information on the 4-H club program and help in developing a plan. 2 - recruit prospective members and families, and 3 - c o n d u c t a n informational meeting and make plans to follow up with the first club meeting." As the groups meet and become organized, each member and leader receives literature to assist them in learning about their chosen areas and together they learn by doing. New 4-H clubs are always needed to allow more youth the opportunity to experience 4-H. The idea of 4-H and 4-H clubs goes back to the early 1920's. The same goal of helping young people to "learn by doing" is just as current today as then. 4-H programs can be offered in the form of a traditional 4-H club that may offer many projects and activities or it may be organized around o n e p r o j e c t , activity, or interest area of young people. In either case, the program is g u i d e d b y community youth and adults with assistance from the McHenry County U n i v e r s i t y Extension staff. For more information about the 4-H club ram, contact Weilbacher, McHenry County 4- H and youth adviser. The office address is 789 McHenry Avenue, P.O. Box 431, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098 or phones 815 338-3737 and 338- 4747. 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