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Local Health Department
Coles County Health Department
825 18th Street
P.O. Box 1064
Charleston, Illinois 61920-9391
Phone: 217-348-0530
Fax: 217-348-5322

Hospitals
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
1000 Health Center Dr.
PO Box 372
Mattoon, IL 61938-0372
Phone: 217-258-2525
www.sarahbush.org

Hospice Services
Carle Hospice
206A W. Anthony Drive
Champaign, IL 61822-1218
Phone: 217-383-3151
Phone: 800-239-3620
www.carle.com

Dynamic Home Care, Inc.
546 W Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL 61920-2442
Phone: 217-345-4614
Phone: 888-240-7744

Lincolnland Hospice of Sarah Bush Lincoln
700 Broadway Ave. East
Ste. 9
Mattoon, IL 61938-4671
Phone: 217-234-4075
Phone: 800-454-4055
www.sblhs.org

Mental Health Services
Coles County Mental Health Center
1300 Charleston Ave
PO Box 1307
Mattoon, IL 61938
Phone: 217-234-6405
Phone: 217-234-6405 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 217-258-6136

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Champaign - Eastern Regional Office
2509 S Neil St, Suite 1
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-356-9076
Fax: 217-356-7721
www.cancer.org

American Lung Association
3000 Kelly Lane
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-787-5864
www.lungusa.org

Illinois Tobacco Quitline
1-866-QUIT-YES (784-8937)



County Profile

Demographics
County
Illinois
U.S.

2000 Population

53,196

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
95.4%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
2.3%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.8%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.4%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
1.4%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
80.3%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
13.3%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
82.9%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
63.5%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
7.5%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
17.5%
10.7%
12.4%