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

02/02/2024

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.

12/11/2023

📢 Announcement: Our latest newsletter is here! In it, we share our annual report, resources for navigating child poverty & research and health tips from experts: https://conta.cc/41fkOb5

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

11/08/2023

The Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities is hiring for a new Manager of Finance and Data!

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

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

10/20/2023

On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago will honor 3 advocates who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to improving health equity for youth in Chicago.

Our honorees are:

Jordan Campbell of alt Space Chicago (alt_), an artist-led, Chicago-based non-profit that is dedicated to revitalization through art and culture. alt_ provides an alternative to the dominant cultural narrative, manifesting new opportunities on the South and West Sides of Chicago.
https://loom.ly/gPTYnr4

Jamarion O'Connor, 14, was born with sickle cell disease and has been receiving treatment for it since he was 6 weeks old at Lurie Children's. For the past 5 years, Jamarion has been committed to serving those in need and fighting food insecurity through making paper bag meals for community members.

Majority Leader Robyn Gabel, 18th District, who has maintained a strong commitment to service the people of Illinois as an advocate for women, children and families. This honor recognizes her leadership and dedication to making healthcare accessible, equitable and affordable while safeguarding children and improving maternal and child health outcomes.

Please join us: https://loom.ly/gcO8M7k

09/26/2023

We would be remiss not to thank our wonderful moderator, Dr. Shawn Smith, who also happens to be celebrating her birthday today! Here she is with Strengthening Chicago's Youth’s Cassandra Otoo & Jacinta Staples, our Director of Community-Clinic Collaborations!

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.”

09/26/2023

United Way of Metro Chicago’s President Sean Garrett: “We’ve been talking about policy impact in the aggregate, but we need to drill down to what it means on a micro level - to see the disproportionate negative impacts, but also the ways that targeted investment can help.”

09/26/2023

YMCA of Metro Chicago’s Chief Learning Officer Danette Connors: A child’s brain develops the fastest in their first five years of life. It says something about us as a country that we don’t fund education for children in their first 5 years of life.