TAYLORVILLE — Dr. Chad Anderson and Payton Langen of the Christian County Health Department spoke at the Kiwanis meeting on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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TAYLORVILLE — The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Dr. Chad Anderson and Payton Langen with the Christian County Health Department at their Tuesday noon meeting at the Moose Lodge.
At this time the Health Department is conducting a IPLAN survey of Christian County residents. The information collected with survey will assist the Health Department to plan for the future. The survey is available by stopping by the Health Department office or completing the survey on line.
The Health Department assists Junior and Senior high school students through the Teen Mental Health Group. Currently more than 40 individuals are utilizing this program which promotes mental health education, helps foster emotional well-being, helps develop healthy coping skills and encourages personal growth.
Another program that is promoted by the Christian County Health Department is CredibleMind. This is a free online platform that brings together expert rated and vetted videos, podcasts, apps, online programs, books and articles in one “easy to use” location. CredibleMind is confidential and available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club was thanked for a grant that was recently presented to the Christian County Health Department.
For more information on these programs and what else the Christian County Health Department has to offer visit their web page at cchdil.org
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge. For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.
