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Adverse
Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System (APORS) Case Management Services
Beauty and Barber Shops Health Initiative
Career Ladders
Chicago
Partnership for Health Promotion
Community
Technology Center: Computer Training Courses at Instituto del
Progreso Latino
Community Technology Center: North Lawndale Community News
Community Technology Center: North Lawndale Employment Network
intimate portraits
New Directions
Pilsen
Community Futures
Preserving Latino Urban Leaders REACH
2010/Lawndale Health Promotion Project
School-Based
Health Centers
Sustained
involvement/technical support for previously established
community/technology centers
Teen
REACH
UICNI Community Mental Health Program Student Therapeutic and Resource Services Program (STARS)
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Program Description
Sponsored by the Chicago Department of Public Health and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the REACH 2010/Lawndale Health Promotion Project (LHPP) is a coalition of North and South Lawndale organizations, businesses, health service providers and residents that work together to promote healthy lifestyles in their communities. LHPP's mission is to eliminate health disparities by reducing and preventing illnesses linked to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular related diseases among African American and Hispanics. The Division of Community Health partners with the Chicago Department of Public Health, University of Chicago and Loyola University to oversee evaluation activities for the REACH 2010 project. Activities include: Community Peer Educator Training, Health Care Provider Education, Community Coalition Development and Assessment, Community assessment, Community resident risk and knowledge assessment, University/Community Evaluation Committee.
Contact
Nancy Tartt
(312) 996-4880
ntartt@uic.edu
Program Dates:
2003-present
Partners - UIC
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Anthropology
- College of Nursing
Partners - Community
Lawndale Health Promotion Community Council
Partners - Others
-Chicago Department of Public Health
-University of Chicago
-Loyola University
Funding Source
Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the Chicago Department of Public Health
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