Newsletter
Summer 2009
The Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness
Improving Health through Community Leadership,
Collaboration, and Culture
Next GHP-Cow Quarterly meeting: July 15. Join us!
In This Issue
We are grateful
to our funders:
Advocate Bethany Hospital Community Health Fund
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Chicago Community Trust
CLOCC
DIFFA Chicago
The Field Foundation
Illinois Department of Public Health
LISC/NCP- Chicago
Northwestern University- CBPR Program
Norwegian American Hospital
Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute
Polk Brother Foundation
REI
University of Chicago,Dept. of Psychology
Dear Community of Wellness Members, Friends, and Supporters:
I would like to welcome you to our Summer 2009 Newsletter. We've updated to an e-newsletter; we hope you'll find it easy to use. Below you will find information on current projects, events and funding opportunities.
I would like to acknowledge all the hard work of the Behavioral Health Task Force and congratulate them on the successful "Wellness as a Way of Life" depression awareness week.
During the culminating community forum, held on May 16 at Casa Central, audience members heard from a panel of local professional experts as well as individuals who have personally dealt with and have overcome depression. Their stories offered those in the audience a sense of hope, especially since our community has a wealth of behavioral health resources. The Behavioral Health Task Force aims to make "Wellness as a Way of Life" an annual event, each year focusing on a different behavioral health topic.
This is just one example of the work of the Community of Wellness. I urge you to learn more about the work of the other Task Forces by clicking on the links below. Also, please join us for our Summer Quarterly Meeting, scheduled for July 15 at 1pm. Location to be determined.
The achievements of the Community of Wellness are a direct result of our members, supporters and Steering Committee. I thank you for your continued commitment to improving the health and wellness of the Greater Humboldt Park Community.
Have a great, enjoyable, and safe summer.
Warm regards,
Juana Ballesteros , RN BSN MPH
Executive Director
Quick Links to Task Force Updates:
We would like to congratulate the members of the Behavioral Health Task Force for making "Everyone Matters...Wellness as a Way of Life" a success!
The Task Force organized a week of events from Monday, May 11 through Saturday, May 16 designed to raise awareness around depression in Humboldt Park.
More than 300 people attended the week’s events. Based on our evaluation forms, it was clear that we were able to inform and motivate participants to seek out behavioral health services either for themselves or their loved ones. Read more
The Behavioral Health Task Force (BHTF) hopes to make “Everyone Matters…Wellness as a Way of Life” a yearly event. For more info, please contact Vicki Hadaway: vhadaway@casacentral.org.
Many thanks to the participating organizations for all their hard work: Casa Central, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4), Association House of Chicago, Erie Family Health Center, and Riveredge Hospital.
This event was made possible through generous funding from LISC-Chicago
Learn more about three important projects going on in Humboldt Park:
The Block by Block Campaign is an
aggressive community-driven block-by-block program to create awareness
and education, improve early diagnosis, and provide resources to
improve diabetes self-management.
One out of ever three Puerto Rican children is likely has asthma- the 
highest rate reported in the US. The goal of
Project La CURA(La Comunidad Unida Retando el Asma or The Community United to Challenge Asthma)is to reduce this tremendous health disparity by helping
children get better control of their asthma.
La Cura is a partnership between Rush University, the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, the Near Northwest Neighborhood Network, the Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness, and the Sinai Urban Health Institute. Learn more about La CURA. For more info contact Dr. Molly Martin at Rush University: 312-942-2540 or email molly_a_martin@rush.edu
The Active Lifestyles Task Force is currently working to plan activities for the Humboldt Park segment of Open Streets. If your organization is interested in participating in this great event please contact Miguel Morales: (773)991-1710, mimorales@childrensmemorial.org or Katie Ediger (773) 772-0654, katieediger@gmail.com
Saturday, June 27: Know Your Body~ Know Yourself, Breast Cancer Prevention Event
Wednesday, July 15: GHP-CoW Quarterly Meeting
Wednesday, July 29: Humboldt Park NCP Quarterly
Saturday, August 1: Open Streets
Thrusday, Oct 29: Latino Mental Health Conference
- New ARRA Funding Opportunities for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research. Deadline: June 30.
- Conservation Fund Accepting Applications for Greenways Grants. Deadline: June 30
- Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Grants for Chicago Organizations. Deadline: June 30
- Federal Stimulus Funding Available to Strengthen Non-Profits, Faith-Based Groups. Deadline: July 7
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships 2009-2010. Deadline: July 7
- Community Innovations In Aging In Place (CIAIP) Grant. Deadline: July 15
- Illinois Humanities Council Community Grants Program: Deadline: July 15
- Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research Rapid Response Grants Round 2. Deadlines: Letters of intent: July 17.Invited full proposals will be due August 14. Details: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20681
- CLOCC Seed Grants: Letter of Intent Deadline: August 1
- Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. Deadline: August 14
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships: Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence. Deadline: December 31
Thank you for your dedication to the health and well being of Humboldt Park
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