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Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Shelby County Health Department
1700 West South Third Street
R.R. #2, Box 54
Shelbyville, Illinois 62565
Phone: 217-774-9555
Fax: 217-774-2355
www.shelbyhealth.net

Hospitals
Shelby Memorial Hospital
200 S. Cedar St.
Shelbyville, IL 62565-1899
Phone: 217-774-3961

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

Hospice Care of St Vincent Memorial Hospital
100 W. Franklin
Taylorville, IL 62568-2216
Phone: 217-287-1404

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
Shelby County Community Services
1810 W. South 3rd Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Phone: 217-774-5587
Phone: 217-774-2113 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 217-774-5202

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

22,893

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
98.9%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.2%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.1%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.2%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.1%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.5%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
75.0%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.8%
12.1%
12.4%

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

Labor Force
Over 16
62.2%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
6.5%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
9.1%
10.7%
12.4%