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Our Work
Our initiatives include wellness events, developing educational resources, community health research as well as community outreach that supports chronic disease prevention and scholarly research through collaboration with local organizations, churches, schools and community centers. Our mission to inspire healthier living, promote wellness, and health equity has guided us through numerous partnerships, programs, and research endeavors.
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Wellness Events
We partner with local community organizations and businesses to organize and promote events that offer resources and education about wellness to the community.
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Educational Programing and Resources
We create workshops for women, men, youth and seniors and supporting educational materials focused on wellness that teach healthy eating as well as fitness and stress management strategies to help families and individuals in underserved communities live healthier and longer. Our workshops are aimed at disease prevention of chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, which disproportionately affect minority communities, especially the African American community and black women in particular.
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Community Outreach
We work with local community organizations, businesses and institutions such as churches and schools to offer our educational resources and wellness workshops.
Youth Wellness Programs
Our Youth Wellness Programming such as our collaboration with the University of Illinois Carle College of Medicine to develop a community health worker training has given youth the tools to promote physical and mental health, prevent violence be resources in their communities.
Coming Soon: Kids Cooking Class provides youth with the essential tools and skills to improve their well-being and become healthier adults. Interested in learning more and sponsoring our initiatives? Download a sponsorship packet here.
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Research
In collaboration with the University of Illinois, we have published research co-authored by our Executive Director, Dr. Tramayne Butler DeLong, PhD on a youth Community Health Worker training she helped to develop with the University of Illinois Carle College of Medicine.
The study was published in the Journal of Community Medicine and Health Solutions, and the article co-authored with the Dean at the College of Medicine and Associate Professor of Sociology showcasing the positive impact of CHW interventions on youth engagement and health outcomes.
Urban Agriculture:
We aim to increase access to healthy, sustainable food in neighborhoods that few resources and available options. In order to effect this change and help combat food deserts, we educate local residents about gardening in urban spaces and connect them to local community gardens. We are planning a community garden project in the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville.
