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22 Oct Structural Racism & Breast Cancer Deaths Among Black Women in Chicago

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there is very encouraging news about breast health equity for our region. Since 1990, there has been incredible progress in narrowing racial disparities in prostate, colorectal and lung cancer deaths between...

11 Oct October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The leading type of cancer in Illinois is breast cancer in women across all racial and ethnic groups and is the second leading cause of death for women. National research shows racial disparities in diagnosis and survival rates, especially among low-income communities that lack access...

October Domestic Violence Awareness Month

11 Oct October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Domestic violence can affect anyone regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background. Victims and survivors may suffer from high rates of anxiety, depression and chronic diseases. Children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to have health issues or be at risk of...

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04 Sep Maternal Mortality: Racial Disparities in Our Region and State

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When I teach the “Maternal and Child Health Delivery Systems” class at the University of Illinois at Chicago each spring, I always get anxious during the week I facilitate a case study exercise on Shalon Irving’s life and tragic death. Shalon was a Centers of...

10 Jul HCF Statement Against the HUD Rule

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Everyone deserves a safe and healthy home to live in. Housing is one of the several factors that heavily influence the health and well-being of individuals, children and their families. However, on May 10, 2019, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed...

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22 Oct Structural Racism & Breast Cancer Deaths Among Black Women in Chicago

11 Oct October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

11 Oct October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

04 Sep Maternal Mortality: Racial Disparities in Our Region and State

10 Jul HCF Statement Against the HUD Rule