Past Services
The Coalition has worked in the past with UIC and a large, dedicated group of community organizations to reach children with asthma in Chicago. The Coalition has offered art therapy sessions to children with asthma and their families to teach them about what their bodies endure during an attack and to teach them what they can do to alleviate the effects of an attack.
CHHC, along with several individuals from a variety of community agencies, have teamed up, in the past, to create a resource guide on kidney disease. The task force worked together to identify the resources in the community, to maximize outreach and education strategies and create a comprehensive guide.
CHHC has worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid as well as the National Alliance for Hispanic Health to provide Medicare recipients with information on the Medicare Approved Drug Discount Card. The coalition worked with several community agencies to set up enrollment sites and distribute information on the card
In conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency, The Centers for Disease Control and the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), CHHC has taken a strong stand in education Hispanics on the uses of mercury for domestic and religious purposes. The coalition conducted focus groups in the community to gather information on the uses of mercury in Chicago's Hispanic community. CHHC has developed a brochure which informs people of the dangers of using mercury and disseminates this information.
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