Health Equity

The McLean County Board of Health is looking to area health nonprofits for proposals on how it should help budget the $1.8 million it intends to set aside for mental health and substance abuse initiatives in 2025.

The Bloomington-based shelter received a state grant to help expand medical respite.

The head of the U.S. Census Bureau spoke at ISU on Monday for a health conference. He shares how data can make health more equitable.

Experts say it’s no longer any one group that needs to have Narcan on hand. Everyone should.

The Ecology Action Center in Normal will get nearly $500,000 in federal grant money to grow more trees and study climate change vulnerabilities in the Bloomington-Normal community.

Carle Health is bringing a 40-foot mobile health care clinic to McLean County to help close care gaps in the community.

As part of Chestnut Health's Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, Coretta Jackson helps at-risk McLean County residents with navigating a convoluted system that often leaves out the most vulnerable. This WGLT exclusive shares the highs and lows of community health work by spending the day with Jackson and meeting some of her clients.

The Community Health Care Clinic in Normal will use a $30,000 grant from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to participate in the IHI’s Pursuing…