News—The Behavioral Health Task Force of the Community of Wellness organized a week of events entitled: "Everyone Matters...Wellness as a Way of Life." The series was designed to raise awareness around depression in Humboldt Park. The events were attended by over 300 community members and professionals working and/or living in Humboldt Park. Continue…
News—The Helping Her Live/Apoyandola a Vivir program provides free interactive presentations in Spanish or English for anyone in the Humboldt Park or North Lawndale communities interested in learning about breast health. The program helps link uninsured women with free and low cost mammograms and provides resources for navigating the health care system. The goal of the program is to ensure that women in Humboldt Park and North Lawndale do not die unnecessarily from breast cancer.
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News—Work opportunities related to health and wellness
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Reports and articles related to our health priorities in Humboldt Park
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About us—The Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness is a broad coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving our community's health.
Our work is focused around eight health priorities in Humboldt Park: Asthma, Active Lifestyles, Behavioral Health, Diabetes, Health Careers, HIV/AIDS, Oral Health, and School Health.
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Health priorities—Students from the DePaul University School for New Learning helped us to create a resource guide to active living in Humboldt Park.
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About us—We are grateful to all our present and past funders, including:
Advocate Bethany Hospital Community Health Fund
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Chicago Community Trust
CLOCC
Field Foundation
Illinois Department of Public Health
LISC/New Communities Program
Northwestern University- Community Based Participatory Research Program
Norwegian American Hospital
Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute
REI
University of Chicago, Dept. of Psychology
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