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Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Jefferson County Health Department
#1 Doctors Park Road, Suite F
Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864
Phone: 618-244-7134
Fax: 618-244-2640

Hospitals
Crossroads Community Hospital
#8 Doctors Park Rd.
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2899
Phone: 618-244-5500
www.crossroadscommunityhospital.com

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
605 N. 12th St.
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2899
Phone: 618-242-4600
www.smgsi.com

Hospice Services
Hospice of The Good Samaritan
605 N 12th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2857
Phone: 618-241-1621
Phone: 800-310-0484

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
305 S Illinois St
Belleville, IL 62220-2133
Phone: 618-235-1703
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Mental Health Services
Jefferson County Comprehensive Services
N. Route 37
PO Box 428
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone: 618-242-1510

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

40,045

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
89.9%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
7.8%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.5%
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)
1.3%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
75.8%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
15.3%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
77.0%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
59.3%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
9.1%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
12.3%
10.7%
12.4%