…mic in Chicago and that collaboration among diverse partners was essential to combat it. In some ways, our work now is easier – very few would argue that there isn’t an obesity epidemic! The combination of our local surveillance and organizing work and an emerging national understanding of the scale of the epidemic has helped Chicago recognize that we have a serious health problem on our hands. However, the work is also more complicated as we lear…
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…e Healthy Corner Store Toolkit for community-based organizations, as a how to guide for Healthy Corner Store Work. (Contact info@clocc.net for details). In addition to leading initiatives to support healthy food retail across Chicagoland, CLOCC developed a series of food access workshops to help build capacity among CLOCC Network partners to expand nutritious food access in their communities. In these workshops, convened from 2014-16, community or…
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…cago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any questions: info@CLOCC.net. In this sect…
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…cago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any questions: info@CLOCC.net. In this sect…
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…nce supports the conclusion that structural racism in the U.S. contributes to and perpetuates health disparities. The term “structural racism” refers to “the totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination, through mutually-reinforcing, inequitable systems (e.g., in housing, education, employment…and so on) that in turn reinforce discriminatory beliefs, values, and distribution of resources… ”1 Together, these factors undermine th…
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…as the latest science on childhood obesity prevention. We provide training and tools for evaluation and research that help partners deliver successful programs and services. Learn more Schools Children spend significant portions of their day at school. Educational environments are an important setting for promoting and supporting health and wellness. We support environments in and around schools so that healthy eating and physical activity are a p…
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…RSVP for the CLOCC March 11th Quarterly Meeting Register below for the CLOCC Quarterly Meeting on March 11, 2015. Are you new to CLOCC? Be sure to attend the Intro Session. You can also join our mailing list and sign up for information on our interest groups here. Click here for a current meeting agenda. This event is closed for online registration….
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…onor to be among distinguished colleagues from hospitals in New York, Maryland, and Washington State. It was a privilege to hear from a very brave young high-school senior and her equally courageous mother as they described the challenges and the heartbreak that their family faced dealing with childhood obesity. Staff members from the offices of more than 30 U.S. Representatives and Senators came to learn about childhood obesity and what hospitals…
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…nization serving pregnant women and the families and caregivers of infants and toddlers (ages 0-3). These materials help them understand the importance of starting healthy and active lifestyles as early as possible to prevent obesity and related health problems later in childhood. $25 will provide a “Go Team Games” manual to an after-school program to help instructors and program leaders teach children about healthy eating and physical activity us…
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…rage access priorities. We are particularly focused on community-level interventions that increase healthy food and beverage retail, healthy food and beverage in emergency food systems, and connecting Chicago residents and communities to other sources of healthy food. Our meetings include conversations with experts in the field, group discussions on common interests, and sharing works in progress. Upcoming Events No items found…
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