Lurie Children's Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities

12/27/2023

Thank you WBEZ for featuring our program to help pregnant moms & parents on the locate & get off waitlists for services like lactation consults to support finding housing - regardless of their income.

The free program is a partnership between Lurie Children's and West Side United, an organization that collaborates with half a dozen hospital systems to help erase the life expectancy gap between the Loop downtown and 10 neighborhoods on the West Side.

There’s no required income to be part of the program, which aims to connect families with everything from housing to lactation services.

11/09/2023

The Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities is hiring for a Community Engagement Coordinator focused on Belmont Cragin, Hermosa and surrounding areas!

Here's the job description: https://loom.ly/26jdVJI

Learn more about the Magoon Institute and our community health work here: luriechildrens.org/community

11/07/2023

As we work with Stone CDC to continue planning our new community health hub in Austin, our latest step was to meet with local young residents to get their input. Community partnerships are crucial to the project's success; special thanks to BUILD Chicago for hosting, and to Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago , Communities United , Mentorship & Workforce Development and Strengthening Chicago's Youth for your collaboration!

Want to learn more about the Austin Community Health hub? Visit: https://loom.ly/khlVNKA

10/26/2023

Next Wednesday, Nov. 1, Lurie Children's and Stone CDC are holding a session at BUILD Chicago for YOUTH where we'll be asking for feedback about our new community health hub in Austin. Please share & join us - registration is required to receive the $15 gift card: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=8dtxu95ab&oeidk=a07ek1ddvu95eb45cbd

09/26/2023

Shriver Center on Poverty Law’s President Audra Wilson: “COVID has exposed a huge chasm in our society. During COVID, we applauded essential workers, but the majority of them had no PTO, no health insurance - they were on the frontlines but didn’t even have PPE. It feels very disingenuous to applaud them then but not choose policies that protect them now.”