First Lady to Lead National Childhood Obesity Initiative
When we think of the United States of America, there might be a few key pictures that enter our minds: baseball, apple pie and…fast food? Over the years, fast food has become associated with American...
View ArticleHealth Beats: February 10, 2010
Beats this week: 1) President Obama is planning a bipartisan summit on health care on February 25. Making the announcement during a pre-Super Bowl interview, Obama pledged that he wanted to work...
View ArticleHealth Beats: February 17, 2010
Beats this week: 1) Over the weekend, patients began lining up before dawn at a dentist office in the Logan Square community of Chicago to receive free dental care. The annual event, which is...
View ArticleHealth Beats: May 5, 2010
Beats this week: 1) Happy May! Did you know this month has several national health observances? The month of May includes Mental Health Month, National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Healthy...
View ArticleHealth Beats: May 12, 2010
Beats this week: 1) Last week, the Illinois Legislature adjourned without passing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. Despite the lack of consensus, Governor Quinn says that...
View ArticleHealth Beats: May 26, 2010
Beats this week: 1) Did you know that today is Senior Health and Fitness Day? It most certainly is! The last Wednesday in May is reserved for promoting the need to help older Americans stay healthy...
View ArticleErie Henson Garden Initiative Program
Erie celebrates the first days of summer with the new Henson Garden Initiative Program The season of summer has finally arrived here in Chicago –and Erie Family Health Center does not plan on wasting a...
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