The Health and Safety category includes news and tips from local hospitals, clinics, medical professionals, and emergency services contacts who serve the Lansing community.
by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 3, 2020) – The Lansing Journal gathers COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day and chooses a few of those numbers to include in our daily update. Sources include the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Indiana State Department … Read more
Ahead of the 4th of July holiday, dermatologists urge the public to #PracticeSafeSun as they head outdoors information provided by the American Academy of Dermatology ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 3, 2020) (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., and nearly 20 Americans die from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin … Read more
More data, fewer visuals, ongoing experimentation by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 2, 2020) – The Lansing Journal gathers COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day and chooses a few of those numbers to include in our daily update. Sources include the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public … Read more
Conditions expected to extend through holiday weekend and coming week information provided by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency CHICAGO, Ill. (July 1, 2020) – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day Alert for the Chicago Metropolitan area for Thursday, July 2, and is expecting multiple subsequent alerts due to an … Read more
New partnership provides new opportunities for seeing the numbers by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 1, 2020) – In late May The Lansing Journal received an invitation from a company called HiGeorge to participate in a pilot project. HiGeorge “makes it easy for newsrooms to create engaging, interactive data visualizations,” and they were looking for … Read more