IMCHC fights for health equity for women, babies, young people and families in Illinois. We bridge the gap between policymakers and those affected by their decisions and empower people to make healthy choices that strengthen families and communities.
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- Girls Night Out!
G Boutique
Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00pm
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition Use this calculator to see how health care reform can affect your bottom line.
healthreform.kff.org
This interactive tool illustrates the premiums and subsidies for those who purchase coverage on their own through an exchange or gateway because they don’t get health insurance through their employers, Medicare or Medicaid, as provided under the key Congressional reform plans.
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition Wondering how health care reform will affect Illinois? Check out the article below posted by Progress Illinois.
progressillinois.com
Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveiled a detailed analysis of how individual states would fare under the Senate's health care reform bill. Here's the estimated take-away in Illinois (this analysis does not factor in the local impact of a public option):
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition New CDC report finds girls 15-19 years have highest incident of STIs - African-Americans continue to be more disproportionately affected than any other racial or ethnic group.
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Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition 2.1M dropside cribs recalled by Stork Craft Manufacturing - call 877-274-0277 for more info and to get a free repair kit.
www.npr.org
Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition Families USA has a great resource for those of you who want to use the Thanksgiving opportunity to talk to those around the table about health care reform. Pass it on!
www.standupforhealthcare.org
The health care debate has moved from Washington to Main Street — to town hall meetings, churches, schools, and even to your dining room table. Having conversations with people in your life will increase awareness and encourage a more honest debate.
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition See Ezra Klein's column about what will go into immediate effect from the Senate's health care reform proposal.
voices.washingtonpost.com
A lot of people have been asking what the Senate bill does immediately. To put it another way, in 2010 and 2012, when Republicans are saying that reform has done nothing despite the fact that it hasn't yet gone into...
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition Check out IMCHC's e-newsletter, chock full of upcoming events and highlights (and one lowlight) of provisions affecting women and children in the House health care reform bill.
ilmaternal.org
Federal - Health Care Reform Updates House: Earlier this month the House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill with a variety of provisions to make health insurance more affordable ...
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition The Center on Children and Families publishes new poll results that show how "affordable health care" is prioritized over all other provisions in national reform.
ccf.georgetown.edu
This survey shows that families are still reeling from the recession, feeling pessimistic about the future, and struggling to afford health care. Health care costs are squeezing families financially, forcing them to make hard choices. ...
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition Rates of three most common STIs continue to rise among US teens.
National Partnership for Women & Families: U.S. Rates of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Continue
www.nationalpartnership.org
November 16, 2009 — Rates of the three most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. -- chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis -- continue to increase, especially among teenagers, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, Reuters reports. ...
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
Join the IMCHC Junior Board for a "Girls Night Out" at G Boutique in Bucktown!
G Boutique is a concept developed by women, for women... to help women feel good about themselves. They offer a wide range of romantic clothing and accessories with knowledgeable staff on hand to answer your questions.
The event is free to ...attend and 50% of the proceeds from purchases that night will go to IMCHC. Wine and light appetizers will be provided.
The store will be open exclusively for this event, so please RSVP to Lilah Handler at lhandler@ilmaternal.org or 312-491-8161x21.
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
Please take action to ensure that critical public health funding for maternal and child health, substance abuse treatment and STI treatment are not cut in the city budget!
Thanks to our friends at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago for setting up this alert.
www.nytimes.com
A detailed analysis by government researchers offered insight into a longstanding problem for the American population.
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
Health care reform, in isolation, will not be the end of all health problems, especially when it comes to disparities. We need to also look at social determinants of health including poverty, racism, access to quality education, public safety and economic opportunities.
IMCHC's Campaign to Save Our Babies uses this fra...mework to reduce infant and maternal deaths - find out more at www.ilmaternal.org.
www.kaiserhealthnews.org
After months of discussion and debate, the House has passed its version of health care reform. But as many observers, including me, have already noted, health care reform has primarily become health insurance ...
