Despite the known benefits of breastfeeding, Illinois breast/chestfeeding rates fall short of recommendations, and unacceptable disparities by race/ethnicity, geography, and income exist across our state, according to a new article. Continue reading →

Warner Hospital and Health Services is now accepting applications for 2023 scholarships from high school or college students interested in a career in the medical field. Continue reading →

Rachel Benn, MPH, CHES, has been appointed as director of the Central Illinois AHEC, located at the Illinois State University in Bloomington/Normal. Continue reading →

This July, Faith Nuss, a pre-med student at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) spent a week in Clinton exploring what it means to be a physician working in rural Illinois. “Before RHE, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go into rural medicine, but in rural medicine, you are able to build relationships, you are more valued than a doctor in a big city,” she said. Continue reading →