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Effingham County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Effingham County Health Department
901 West Virginia, P.O. Box 685
Effingham, Illinois 62401
Phone: 217-342-9237
Fax: 217-342-9324
www.co.effingham.il.us/healthdepartment.html

Hospitals
St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital
503 N. Maple St.
Effingham, IL 62401-2099
Phone: 217-342-2121
www.stanthonyshospital.org

Hospice Services
Clay County Health Department Hospice
601 E 12th St.
Flora, IL 62839-2335
Phone: 618-662 4406
www.healthdept.org

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

Hospice of Southeastern Illinois
800 E Locust St
Olney, IL 62450-2553
Phone: 618-395-2131
Phone: 800-375-9343
www.richlandmemorial.com

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
Heartland Human Services
1200 N. 4th Street
PO Box 1047
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: 217-347-7179
Phone: 217-342-5504
Fax: 217-342-6716


Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Marion - Southern Regional Office
805 W DeYoung St
Suite B
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618- 998-9898
Fax: 618- 997-8456
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

34,264

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
98.7%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.2%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.3%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.2%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.7%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
71.4%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
13.9%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
83.4%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
70.8%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
6.0%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
8.1%
10.7%
12.4%



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