1991-2000

2001-2011

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Accomplishments

¬ Guide to Prevantative Services for Spanish Speaking Residents
¬ Flu Shots / Immunizations
¬ All Kids Enrollment
¬ Smoking Cessation
¬ Medicare Preventitive Services Counseling
¬ Medicare Part D Counseling
¬ Vision Screening
¬ Door to Door Outreach
¬ Exercise Programs
¬ Domestic Violence Outreach
¬ Diabetes
¬ Mental Health
¬ General Hispanic Health Issues
¬ Lead Exposure
¬ Tobacco
¬ Mercury Exposure (with CDC)
¬ Healthcare Reform
¬ Cancer
¬ Nutrition/Exercise
¬ Folic Scid
¬ Eye Health
¬ Asthma
¬ Smoking Cessation
¬ Chronic Disease Management
¬ Sexual Health for Women

¬ 4 Week Training on Methodologies for Low-Literacy Hispanic Adults
¬ 8 Week Breast Feeding Training
¬ 13 Week Basic Training
¬ Cultural and Language Competence
¬ Spanish
¬ Each June – ¡Vive to Vida!  Get Up! Get Moving! -event at McKinley Park, attended by over 2000 local residents.  Focus is on healthy eating and exercise.
¬ Each year: The Coalition assists at many health fairs sponsored by churches, schools, elected officials, and other organizations. The Coalition provides information, speakers,and referrals.
¬ Medicaid and SCHIP for Hispanic Children
¬ Hepatitis A in the Hispanic Community
¬ Diabetes (with US Department of Human Services, Chicago Department of Public Health)
¬ Arthritis and the Hispanic Community
¬ Violence in the Media
¬ Cardiovascular Hispanic Outreach Initiative
¬ UIC Urban Health Program – Program Board
¬ Chicago Latino Diabetes Coalition
¬ Hispanic Alzheimers’ Task Force
¬ Illinois Statewide Latrino HIV/STD Network
¬ Illinois Obesity Summit
¬ Chicago Bilingual Nurse Consortium
¬ Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
¬ UIC School of Public Health
¬ Mexican Consulate
¬ Elected Officials – Municipal, Country, State
¬ Latino Family Institute
¬ Chicago Department of Public Health
¬ Illinois Department of Public Health
¬ National Institue of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
¬ Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
¬ AARP
¬ LULAC
¬ Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities
¬ Health Issues in the Hispanic Communities in Chicago Meeting
Attended by : Dr.James M. Galloway, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., FAHA
Assistant U.S. Surgeon General, Acting HHS Regional Director, Region V
Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service, Regional Health Administrator, Region V.

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