At Issue
S31 E08: Illinois Department of Public Health
Season 31 Episode 8 | 26m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois public health director discusses opioids, hepatitis, foodborne illnesses & more.
More than 11,000 Illinoisans have died of opioid overdoses in the past decade. The director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Nirav Shah, tells what the state is doing to combat this epidemic. He also addresses the issues of synthetic cannibinoids, hepatitis, foodborne illnesses and the West Nile virus, and what you can do to protect yourself.
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At Issue is a local public television program presented by WTVP
At Issue
S31 E08: Illinois Department of Public Health
Season 31 Episode 8 | 26m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
More than 11,000 Illinoisans have died of opioid overdoses in the past decade. The director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Nirav Shah, tells what the state is doing to combat this epidemic. He also addresses the issues of synthetic cannibinoids, hepatitis, foodborne illnesses and the West Nile virus, and what you can do to protect yourself.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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