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The Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities at Chicago (CEED@Chicago) welcomes you to learn about our goals and our work!
The goal of CEED@Chicago is to prevent and reduce the burden of diabetes and CVD among the Hispanic/Latino and African American populations in the Chicago metropolitan statistical area and eventually extending to the Midwest region and the United States. CEED@Chicago is building a multi-sector Coalition composed of businesses, institutions and individuals representing local government, health professionals, academic institutions, community and professional organizations, and community leaders all dedicated to changing social determinants that are needed to reach this goal.
The CEED@Chicago Coalition identified food equity and health literacy as our two policy priority areas. Our Food Equity Policy Committee has been focusing on policies that promote the local production and distribution of healthy food as well as policies that improve available data to make it easier to identify underserved communities. CEED@Chicago’s Health Literacy/Community Health Workers Policy Committee is working to increase information about healthy eating and physical activity to our communities through the services of community health workers.
CEED@Chicago members have access to training and technical assistance. They also have opportunities to promote their work and successes.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 00:00 |
Greening the Rooftops of Paseo Boricua
by Christy Prahl
Two years ago to the day, on March 3, 2009, I recall standing in the science classroom at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School (PACHS), 2739 W. Division St, during a tour of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. I listened as teacher and Assistant Principal Carlos de Jesus outlined a plan for a rooftop greenhouse to be constructed on the building, offering students tangible applications of their studies in biology and botany. Read more here…
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Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:00 |
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Fresh Moves was voted “People’s Choice” at the 10th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards this year. Selected from over 400 projects, Fresh Moves shared the stage with some of Chicago’s most brilliant technology innovators. Among the benefits of the prize were a feature in the Chicago Sun Times, a meeting with Governor Pat Quinn, and an opportunity to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ in New York. See the Sun Times feature here.
No more food deserts? The drought is over!
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 00:00 |
Recess for All!
Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
POWER-PAC’s Recess for All! Campaign is aimed at reinstating recess for all Chicago elementary school students across the city.
The campaign grew out of POWER-PAC’s work on school discipline through the Elementary Justice Campaign. As parents examined the root causes of discipline problems in schools, they were shocked to learn that 82% of all Chicago public school children do NOT have recess. Teachers, students, youth workers and families alike share stories of children filled with pent-up energy who acted out in class because they have so little time for breaks and so much pressure to perform.
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