Illinois State Profile and Resources
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Illinois, the "Land of Lincoln", is the 24th largest state with a land area of 56,400 square miles. It is bordered by Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. The 2000 Census stated Illinois's population as 12,419,293 people. Of that number, 14.9% of the population identifies themselves as Black or African American, followed by 12.6% as Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% as Asian/Pacific Islanders and 0.1% as Native Americans. The growth in the Hispanic/Latino population accounts for nearly 2/3 of the overall increase in Illinois's population. The population of the Chicago suburbs, which include the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will and Cook, grew faster than the downstate communities and the city of Chicago. Currently, 42% of the population lives in the Chicago suburbs. Chicago, the largest city, has a population of 2,896,016 and represents 23% of the state's total population. Downstate Illinois accounts for 35% of the state's population. |
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State Information
State and County Quick Facts from the Census
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17000.html
Illinois Congressional Districts - Map
http://www.illinoisatlas.com/illinois/political/pdf/il_cd2002.pdf 
Illinois Department of Public Health
http://www.idph.state.il.us/
Alphabetical List with links to the 102 Illinois Health Departments
http://www.idph.state.il.us/local/alpha.htm
State Health Information
State Health Facts Online (from the Kaiser Foundation)
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/
(enter Illinois in the search box)
State Health Resource Lists
State Resources - Illinois (from the Rural Assistance Center)
http://www.raconline.org/states/illinois.php
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA's)
http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/
(enter Illinois in the search box)
HPSA Designation Criteria
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/hpsacrit.htm
Medically Underserved Areas/Medically Underserved Populations
MUA/MUP - Medically Underserved Areas/Medically Underserved Populations
http://muafind.hrsa.gov/
(enter Illinois in the search box)
Health Workforce Profiles
Health Resource Shortage Area Workforce Profiles
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/statesummaries/illinois.htm
State Medical or Health Professional Associations
Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter
http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/
American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org/
American Hospital Association
http://www.aha.org/
American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa
http://www.lungil.org/
American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
http://www.ccdionline.org/
Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care
http://www.ifqhc.org/
Illinois Health Care Association
http://www.ihca.com/
Illinois Hospital Association
http://www.ihatoday.org/
Illinois Nurses Association
http://www.illinoisnurses.com/
Illinois State Medical Society
http://www.isms.org/
Illinois Podiatric Medicine Association
http://ipma.net/
Illinois Primary Health Care Association
http://www.iphca.org/
Illinois Public Health Association
http://www.ipha.com/
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.isvma.org/
Illinois Rural Health Association
http://www.ilruralhealth.org/
Mental Health Association in Illinois
http://www.mhai.org/
Sangamon County Medical Society
http://www.scmsdocs.org/
Southern Illinois Medical Association
http://www.omegabbs.com/users/sima/
Specific Populations - General Information
Office of Minority Health
http://www.omhrc.gov
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/
MedlinePlus® Population Group Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020514b.htm
African American
African American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html
African American Health Disparities Information
http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman/aah/
Additional GMR Resources
Native American
Native American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html
Indian Health Service (IHS)
http://www.ihs.gov/
IHS Publications & Reports
http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/Index.asp
Native Health Research Database
http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/IHS_Stats/Statistical_Databases.asp
Additional GMR Resources
Hispanic American
Hispanic American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hispanicamericanhealth.html
HispanicHealth.org
http://www.hispanichealth.org/
Latino/Hispanic Health (LasCulturas.com)
http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libHealth.php
Additional GMR Resources
Asian American
Asian American Health, a MedlinePlus topic sheet
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html
Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html
South Asian Health Issues (SAWNET - South Asian Women's NETwork)
http://www.sawnet.org/health/
Additional GMR Resources
Government Information Resources
FedStats -
A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies
http://www.fedstats.gov/
USA.gov -
The official U.S. gateway to all government information
http://www.usa.gov/
Google Search: Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/unclesam
State & Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/
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