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Introduction
The
Community Self-Care Centers have been designed as a resource for
neighborhood residents experiencing or at risk of developing diabetes
or cardiovascular disease. Residents will be provided an opportunity
to participate in educational programs, attend support groups, and
receive information regarding their health care needs. The Community
Self-Care Centers also provide a place where interested residents,
clinicians and community based organizations can come together and
address the community conditions that contribute to the high incidence
of these diseases.
Major
project interests are focused on providing disease management and
prevention education, health promotion resources and information
that will benefit the community in improving access to health services.
The goal is to help reduce the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular
disease and other chronic illnesses in the African American and
Latino communities on the southeast side of the city. We hope that
our information helps to empower the community to organize and develop
networks that will focus on the health issues they face
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Location
The
Self-care Centers are:
- Centro
Comunitario Juan Diego
8812 S. Commercial Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
Phone: (773) 731-0109
Fax: (773) 731-0119
E-mail: info@ccjuandiego.org
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the center's website
- Ewing
Community Self-care Center
10537 S. Ewing Av.
Chicago, IL 60617
Phone:
(773) 221-3502
Fax: (773) 221-3512
E-mail:
caranton@uic.edu
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the center's website
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Services
Provided by the Self-care centers
DIABETES
SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
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Diabetes self-management classes
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Diabetes support groups
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Meal and cooking planning
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Outreach to people at risk and the community at large
- Diabetes
risk assessment
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Physical fitness activities
FORMAL
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
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Diabetes Today-community mobilization around diabetes
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Community health promoters training
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Sweet Heart-Dulce Corazon classes
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Community advocacy and policy
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Tobacco prevention and control
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Cancer prevention and control
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Computer literacy-obtaining electronic health resources
CHRONIC
DISEASE CLEARINGHOUSE
- Educational
materials
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Scientific articles
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Statistics
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Directory of local, regional, and national resources
REFERRALS
TO COMMUNITY SERVICES
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Physical fitness programs
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Primary health care
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Specialty care
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Support groups
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