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Awareness Matters

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​Awareness Matters. Each month Be Well Illinois provides educational resources about health awareness topics. Increasing awareness supports the prevention of serious health conditions and each awareness month creates the opportunity to learn more about how to keep yourself healthy.

 Most recent articles
  • March is Pollution Awareness Month
    Air pollution is a known environmental health hazard. We know what we are looking at when brown smog settles over a city, exhaust fumes swirl across busy highways, or a cloud that rises from a smokestack.
  • March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
    Most colorectal cancers start as a growth on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. These growths are called polyps.

 Previous Articles
  • February is Heart Health Awareness Month
    Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, coronary heart disease, what’s the difference? Because these terms sound so similar, people use them interchangeably. This information will help you understand how these conditions differ.
  • January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
    According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control.