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Information related to COVID-19 affecting Logan County IL.

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Logan County Department of Public Health

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The Logan County Health Department has the duty of assuring the health and safety of Logan County Residents. The ability to quickly identify spatial relationships between hazards and illness can prevent or minimize the impact of disease in the community. GIS is an extremely useful tool that can be used to track environmental hazards, communicable diseases, and disease clusters. Elevated household radon levels and cases of childhood lead poisoning can be plotted to focus resources and education into high risk areas. Special Needs Populations can be mapped in order to quickly respond to these people in the event of an emergency. Many health departments routinely use GIS applications during foodborne illness and STD investigations.

 

One example of how the Logan County Health Department currently uses GIS is to gather information necessary for environmental permits. In the picture shown below, GIS tools are used to measure the distance between an existing well and a proposed septic system. Additional data layers can be used to determine the soil type on the property, which is important information when evaluating permits. The efficiency in obtaining this information saves time for the contractors and homeowners, and redirects Health Department resources that may have be spent during timely site visits to other important program activities.

 

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