CSAC Member Highlight: Sherry Pace
I’m proud of being a leader who is of service to a community that is similar to one that I come from.
Join C3EN May 21 for a Virtual Mental Health Town Hall cohosted by Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp
On May 21 from 6-7:30pm, C3EN and Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation host a virtual mental health town hall featuring a keynote by Pilot Awardee Kirsten Dickins of Rush University, “Racial Trauma and PTSD Among Women.” REGISTER HERE
Electronic Patient Portals Improve Mental Health Screening Efforts
C3EN researcher Neda Laiteerapong pioneers efforts to improve screening for mental health issues through online screening tools; new study in partnership with Melissa Duplantis, chief behavioral health officer of Chicago Family Health Centers, funded to screen for PTSD on Chicago’s south side
NIH Funds C3EN Research: Activity and Recreation in Communities for Health (ARCH)
C3EN is delighted to announce that Activity and Recreation in Communities for Health (ARCH), led by Brad Appelhans, Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at Rush University Medical Center and C3EN Investigator Development Core co-director, in partnership with Paris Thomas, executive director of Equal Hope, a Chicago not-for-profit organization focused on eliminating health inequities, has received funding from NIH to study a novel approach to reducing depressive symptoms and lowering cardiometabolic risk.
CSAC Member Highlight: Carlos Nelson
The ecosystem here in Chicago is so unique, and the community development world is such a strong rich world. I want our community-based organizations like GAGDC to play more of a key strategic role just as our great colleges and universities and health systems have.