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New Muevete Schedule Now Available: Sep 7, 2011; The new Muevete schedule has been published! Muevete is an innovative program which provides free exercise opportunities to the Greater Humboldt Park community.
Muévete Classes Start Up in Humboldt Park: Apr 7, 2011; Muévete is a physical activity initiative of Community Organizing for Obesity Prevention (CO-OP) Humboldt Park. Muévete is free and promotes culturally relevant physical activities by…
April 6: Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Presents: Intervention Strategies For Adolescents In Crisis: Mar 22, 2011; Presented by: Mark Sanders LCSW, CADC Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Time: 9:00am-12:00 p.m. (registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Location: 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 –…
March 26: "Tobacco in the Ranks": Mar 17, 2011; "Tobacco in the Ranks" is a community discussion with health experts, veterans, and military personnel about tobacco use, addiction, and prevention.
May 12th: Caring for the Caregiver, A Compassion Fatigue Workshop for Professionals: Mar 14, 2011; Facilitated by Mary Andrus, ATR, LCPC and Kira Travis, MT-BC, this workshop will allow participants to explore the stressors that impact their work as well as use art making and music as…
PRESS CONFERENCE MARCH 10--Cutting Medicaid Rates: Poor Policy, Poor Math: Mar 7, 2011; Humboldt Park’s community leaders, social service providers, community residents and others will come together and call on our state’s General Assembly to reject Governor Pat…
Community of Wellness wins The Chicago Community Trust Outstanding Community Strategy of the Year Award: Feb 14, 2011; Created by LISC/Chicago and now attracting nearly 1,400 leaders each year, CNDA is the nation’s largest awards program dedicated to neighborhood-based development.
Video from Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards: Feb 14, 2011; Chicago’s community development world celebrated its present and future on Tuesday,Feb. 8, at the UIC Forum with the 17th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, recognizing the …
Feet on the Ground: Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness featured in DePaul Distinctions: Jan 28, 2011; Susan Reed's class — “Promoting Healthy Communities” — balances academics and action, the classroom and the real world, in a project with the Greater Humboldt Park Community…
Worksite Wellness Toolkit: Jan 24, 2011; Click here to access the Community of Wellness' Worksite Wellness Toolkit, discussed in our quarterly meeting on January 19, 2011.
January 20, 2011: Book Signing, Discussion and Programs Showcase: Dec 21, 2010; New Book Release! 5:00pm - 6:30pm Diabetes Empowerment Center, Oxford University Press, 2010 "Urban Health: Combating Disparities with Local Data" Edited by: Steven Whitman, PhD; Ami M.…
Block -By-Block : The Greater Humboldt Park Community Campaign Against Diabetes is hosting free physical activity.: Jul 22, 2010; Muévete, Movement for Life 1-Muévete -Resistance Training & Yoga Every Tuesday & Thursday-1-2pm 2753 W. Division St. (If you have a floor mat, bring it!) 2-Muévete-Dance-aerobics Monday…
Clinicians, health organizers challenge feds: Ed Finkel, Nov 16, 2009; By Ed Finkel, LISC-Chicago "Community-level wellness programs fueled by public-health research and organizing bring great benefits to low- to moderate-income communities like Humboldt Park.…
Helping Her Live: Gaining Control of Breast Cancer: May 29, 2009; 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…
"Everyone Matters" a Success!: May 18, 2009; 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…
Kelly Hall YMCA Open in West Humboldt Park: Jan 21, 2009; Kelly Hall YMCA officially opened its doors on January 15, 2009. Kelly Hall is the product of collaborative efforts between the YMCA, Archdiocese of Chicago and the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Community Beat: What's Community Organizing? Humboldt Knows: Ed Finkel, Dec 19, 2008; Read a blog posting about the release of "The Next Five Years: Raising the Stakes,” the update to the New Communities Program quality-of-life plan for Humboldt Park.
Experts Foretell Diabetes Epidemic, Glaring Social Costs: Whitney Jackson, Dec 19, 2008; An article describing the economic and social impacts of Diabetes on Chicago communities and specifically in Humboldt Park.

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