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South Side Healthy Community Organizations Invests Nearly $1M in Community Resources
The South Side Healthy Community Organization (SSHCO) has announced a significant investment in community resources as a key part of building health equity on Chicago’s South Side. Nearly one million… Read more
Creating a Path for Seniors to Maintain Healthy Weight
By John Benz, Local Health Educator, Evergreen Park Humana Neighborhood Center Edited by Lawndale Bilingual News As we age, we grow wiser, more patient, and often happier – we may… Read more
City Announces New Initiatives to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that the City of Chicago will implement new initiatives to address the ongoing opioid epidemic using funding… Read more
Impact of Daylight-Saving Time on People with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a seasonal practice that involves adjusting the clocks forward by one hour in the spring and back by one hour in the fall. Despite being… Read more
Daylight Saving Time – “Turn and Test”
Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 12, and the American Red Cross of Illinois reminds everyone to turn your clocks forward one hour and TEST your smoke alarms. Smoke… Read more
Impacto del Horario de Verano en Personas con Alzheimer y Demencia
El Horario de Verano (DST por sus siglas en inglés) es una práctica temporal que significa adelantar los relojes una hora en la primavera y una hora hacia atrás en… Read more
Horario de verano – “Gira y Prueba”
El horario de verano comienza este domingo 12 de marzo y la Cruz Roja Estadounidense de Illinois recuerda a todos adelantar sus relojes una hora y PROBAR sus alarmas de… Read more
State of Illinois Launches Coalition in Effort to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis in Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) launched a new effort on Tuesday to eliminate viral hepatitis in Illinois. The Illinois Hepatitis Coalition held its inaugural meeting, bringing together key stakeholders… Read more
DPI Receives $2.36M Disease-Control Contract from CDPH
The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), part of the University of Illinois System, announced that it is expanding its wastewater surveillance in Chicago beyond the virus that causes COVID-19 under a… Read more
State of Illinois Announces Recommendations from Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative
Governor JB Pritzker joined local, state, and community leaders to release a new report from the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative, which will redesign the delivery of behavioral health services… Read more
