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Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department
114 North Third Street, P.O. Box 427
Watseka, Illinois 60970
Phone: 815-432-2483
Fax: 815-432-2198
www.fiphd.org

Hospitals
Iroquois Memorial Hospital and Resident Home
200 Fairman Ave.
Watseka, IL 60970-1694
Phone: 815-432-5841
www.iroquoismemorial.com

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

Hospice of Kankakee Valley, Inc.
482 Main St NW
Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2331
Phone: 815-939-4141
www.hkvcares.org

Iroquois Memorial Hospice
200 E Fairman Ave
Watseka, IL 60970-1644
Phone: 815-432-0185
www.iroquoismemorial.com

OSF Home Care
301 W Washington St
Pontiac, IL 61764-1745
Phone: 815-844-6982

Mental Health Services
Iroquois Mental Health Center
323 W. Mulbert Street
PO Box 322
Watseka, IL 60970
Phone: 815-432-5241
Fax: 815-432-4537

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

31,334

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
95.9%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.7%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or 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
2.1%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
3.9%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
74.6%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
18.1%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
80.3%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
63.9%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
6.8%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
8.7%
10.7%
12.4%