Yearly Archives: 2012
Humboldt Park Community Calls on State to Save its Safety-Net Hospital
By: Jose Rodriguez Humboldt Park’s community leaders, social service providers, residents and others united at the Courtyard of Norwegian American Hospital to call the state’s general Assembly to save access… Read more
Social Security Presentations
How to file for disability benefits online? When can you retire, and how does it affect your family? What planning tools are available, and can you file online? Come and… Read more
El Acceso Local al Cuidado de Salud Depende de Debates Sobre el Presupuesto Estatal
Cuidar a los residentes más necesitados de Lawndale es fundamental para la misión del Hospital St. Anthony y el resultado de los debates sobre la reforma del Medicaid en Springfield… Read more
El Instituto Urbano de Salud Sinai y Blue Cross Blue Shield Lanzan el Proyecto de la Diabetes de Lawndale
Ante un concurrido salón, Blue Cross Blue Shield de Illinois y Sinai Health System presentaron su esfuerzo de colaboración para identificar y mitigar la diabetes en los barrios latinos de… Read more
Local Access to Healthcare Hinges on State Budget Discussions
Caring for Lawndale’s neediest residents is fundamental to the mission of Saint Anthony Hospital, and the outcome of Medicaid reform discussions in Springfield will have big implications for both the… Read more
The War That Should Really Have Never Been
By: Daniel Nardini Strangely enough, this year marks the 200th anniversary of the start of what would be called the War of 1812. The war between the United States and… Read more
La Comunidad de Humboldt Park Pide al Estado que Salve a la Red de Seguridad de su Hospital
Por: José Rodríguez La semana pasada, líderes comunitarios, proveedores de servicios sociales, residentes de Humboldt Park y otros se unieron en el patio del Hospital Norwegian American para pedir a… Read more
An American Tradition
By: Daniel Nardini Many people may not realize it, but Cinco de Mayo is as much an American tradition as it is a Mexican holiday. In his excellent book, El… Read more
Sinai Urban Health Institute and Blue Cross Blue Shield Kickoff the Lawndale Diabetes Project
Presenting to a standing room only crowd, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and Sinai Health System kicked off their collaborative effort to identify and mitigate diabetes in the Latino… Read more
Two Places to Visit for Cinco de Mayo
By: Daniel Nardini On this Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend, I highly recommend to all my readers two places to visit; the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Institute… Read more »