Southern 7 Connections

By: Southern Seven
  • Summary

  • Our goal at Southern 7 Health Department is to make a difference in southernmost Illinois one family at a time! Our Southern 7 Connections podcast will allow us to have candid conversations about the latest on COVID-19, initiatives to make our region healthier than ever, and have discussions related to our Head Start early education initiatives. We hope you'll join us!
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Episodes
  • The Downhill Slide of Omicron: New Cases Decreasing and Mask Mandates Could Be Out
    Feb 10 2022

    Current trends show the number of COVID-19 cases are falling after that huge run-up with the Omicron variant. We will look at how counties across the Southern 7 region doing. Plus there has been a whole lot of talk about mask mandates both here at home and nationally this week. We’ll talk about the latest guidelines and how things look to be changing.

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    27 mins
  • Contact Tracing Goes Centralized and Southern 7 Brings Back the Restaurant Reports
    Jan 20 2022

    Contact Tracing has now been centralized in the state of Illinois. We will discuss how that has changed up the COVID response provided by your local health department like Southern 7. Plus, we introduce a new regular segment of Southern 7 Connections: it’s our regional restaurant report. We’ll discuss some of the good and not-so-good results of local restaurant inspections.

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    42 mins
  • Unwanted Christmas House Guest Omicron Drops into Southern Illinois
    Dec 30 2021

    Coming out of the Christmas weekend, we’ve seen an increase in people getting COVID testing, in hospital admissions, and an increase in the overall number of positive COVID-19 cases. How is the S7 region handling the Omicron variant and what lies ahead? Plus, the CDC announced some changes shortening the quarantine time for people who have been exposed to COVID-19. We will talk about how those changes will impact our Contact Tracing efforts. With the countdown to a New Year getting ready to begin why it may be best to just celebrate without the crowds this year.

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    24 mins

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