Happy Holidays!

Healthy Hermosa

Coalition

Wishes you and your Family

Season's Greetings

and a

Happy - Healthy New Year!

 

Through its collaboration with Illinois Department of commerce & Economic Opportunity, Nuestra Familia offers free classes and workshops. If you use the computer for home, school or work, computer knowledge is never out of date.

Keep pace with this rapidly changing world; it is important to develop and maintain good computer skills. Registration for computer classes runs from 12-5-11 through 12-7-11. Classes begin 12-12-11. The sessions will be for on a first come first serve basis.



•  Word

•  Excel

•  Power Point

•  How to use the Internet

• Creating accounts: Email, Parent Portals, etc.

•  Basic Computer Workshops

• Job Search



Contact: Gea Guerra

4145 W Armitage

Chicago, IL 60639

773-276-0940

Home For Christmas

TMC Speaks Out

Why are there so many alcohol ads in MY community?

Grace and Peace Community Presents...

Harvest Fest

Saturday, October 29th

from 8:00am - 3:00pm

at Grace and Peace

2100 N. Kildare

Please no parking on Kildare from Dickens to Shakespeare

Games, Petting Zoo, Candy, Music and Fun, Fun, Fun!

New way kids are smuggling alcohol

Parents and/or educators this is a trend that is on its way here, if not here already!


Pass on to all parents that you know

www.clickondetroit.com/video/29384556/index.html

NIH STUDY FINDS DOCTORS MISS MANY ALCOHOL SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES

Physicians often fail to counsel their young adult patients about excessive alcohol use, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

NIAAA guidelines for low risk drinking call for men to drink no more than four drinks in a day and no more than 14 drinks per week. For women, the guidelines are three or fewer drinks per day and no more than seven drinks per week. Previous studies have shown that screening and brief interventions by health care providers -- asking patients about alcohol use and advising them to reduce risky drinking -- can promote significant, lasting reductions in drinking levels and alcohol-related problems. In addition to NIAAA, professional groups such as the American Medical Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine, as well as the U.S Preventive Services Task Force, recommend routine screening for alcohol misuse in primary care and brief interventions for individuals who screen positive.

In the current study, Ralph W. Hingson, Sc.D., director of NIAAA's division of epidemiology and prevention research, and colleagues at Boston University School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center conducted a random survey of more than 4,000 people in the United States between the ages of 18 and 39. The researchers asked survey participants about their drinking habits and whether they had been seen by a doctor during the past year. Those who had seen a doctor were asked additional questions to determine whether the doctor had assessed their alcohol use and advised them about safe drinking practices during the visit. The researchers report that 16 percent of those surveyed were non-drinkers, 24 percent drank at or below daily or weekly limits, 47 percent exceeded daily or weekly limits, and 13 percent exceeded both. The findings are online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

"Two-thirds of the people we surveyed had been seen by a doctor in the past year," says Dr. Hingson. "However, of individuals whose drinking exceeded NIAAA guidelines, only 49 percent recalled being asked about their drinking, and only 14 percent were counseled about it. Young adults between ages 18 and 25 were the most likely to report drinking in excess of NIAAA guidelines, and only 34 percent of them were asked about drinking by their doctors, compared with 54 percent of adults ages 26 to 39."

"In the United States, excessive alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of death," says NIAAA Acting Director Kenneth Warren, Ph.D. "It's also a significant cause of disability for men and women in this country. The findings reported by Dr. Hingson and his colleagues indicate that we must redouble our efforts to help clinicians make alcohol screening and brief intervention a routine part of patient care in the United States."

Dr. Warren adds that NIAAA's 'Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide, (attached) available at the NIAAA website, provides a research-based, simplified approach to alcohol screening and brief intervention for both primary care and mental health clinicians.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health, is the primary U.S. agency for conducting and supporting research on the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and alcohol problems. NIAAA also disseminates research findings to general, professional, and academic audiences. Additional alcohol research information and publications are available at .

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit .

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REFERENCE:

Young Adults at Risk for Excess Alcohol Consumption Are Often Not Asked or Counseled About Drinking Alcohol

Ralph W. Hingson, et al.

Journal of General Internal Medicine

(September 21, 2011)


This NIH News Release is available online. Click Here.

“To Heal the Heart: Responding to Family Violence in a Community of Faith” Conference

Being held at The Moody Church in Chicago titled “To Heal the Heart: Responding to Family Violence in a Community of Faith” occurring on October 7^th (8:30am-5:30pm) and 8^th (8:30am-12:30pm).

The conference will consist of a keynote presentation by Dr. Steven Tracy, who is the author of Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse and a professor of Theology and Ethics at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona, and Celestia Tracy, M.A., L.P.C.. There will also be over 25 breakout sessions to choose from covering topics including: human trafficking, domestic violence, date rape, sexual addiction, orders of protection, and many more.

Attendees will include pastors, social ministry leaders, social workers, clinicians, students, and lay leaders. Early bird registration rates (before September 29, 2011) for the conference are $25 for general attendees and $15 for students. For an additional $10, up to 6.75 continuing education credits may be earned by LSW, LCSW, LPC, and LCPC. To view additional information on the conference, how to register, and specific details on workshops, visit the following website: www.tohealtheheartchicago.com.


For Exhibit table information contact setfree@moodychurch.org or 312.480.8626.
 

Protect Yourself from the Flu

For more information about the flu go to www.cityofchicago.org/flu

Become a Healthy Hermosa Coalition Member

Hunger Walk 2011

Over 9,000 were in attendance at the Greater Chicago Food depository 26th annual Hunger Walk on 6/25/11. St Sylvester church in Logan Sq. sent a team of 26 to participate. It was a beautiful day to walk along the lake at Soldier Field. We were all very moved to see all the people, especially knowing we were part of the solution to stop hunger in Chicago, stated Dora Flores-Albert Advocate health care parish nurse at St. Sylvester and Healthy Hermosa coalition member.

　September is Hunger Awareness Month

Learn how you can support our community food pantry and help feed families within our neighborhood. Contact your local food pantry.

A Healthy Laugh

Laughter makes the world go round. It is healthy and makes you, and everyone around you, feel...good. So why not spread a bit of laughter...





Children are quick...and oftentimes funny






TEACHER: Why are you late?
STUDENT: Class started before I got here.


TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA: Here it is
TEACHER: Correct. Now Class, who discovered America?
CLASS: Maria




TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.



TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

Hopefest 2011

Members of Healthy Hermosa Participated in the 2011 HopeFest. For more information click here. Over 5,000 people attended. It was a great success! Thank you to the organizers!

Check out an update on the "Someone You Should Know" page above.

Have a great weekend!

Please Advertise Responsibly

If you walk between Pulaski Avenue and Cicero (Chicago), you will notice that a great amount of alcohol advertisements will entertain the sight of more than one person. But if you stop to observe which of them is dedicated to prevent alcohol drinking among the youth, you will be surprised because there isn't any!

For this reason, the youth from Hermosa in partnership with the Healthy Hermosa Coalition, The Miracle Center, and Boys and Girls club, united and participated in a rally to create awareness among the community residents and elected officials, of the urgent need to restrict alcohol advertisements in Hermosa.

The irresponsible way that some liquor companies flood the Latino community with their ads was a focus of this rally. These ads include catchy Spanish phrases, colors related to sport teams or flags and even young people drinking at the beach or parties. All this done with the intention of catching the attention of Latino Youth.

So with the slogan "Please Advertise Responsibly" it is our HOPE to call the attention of community residents, elected officials, and media and change the way alcohol industries approach and does business in Latino communities!

Shoot To Win

Shoot to Win

Making the Right Choices
What a year this was!

Over the past year fewer HS students refused peer and family pressure to reach out for a drink at parties. (2010 IYS Data)

THEY CHOOSE TO STAY FRESH & STAY SOBER

According to the Illinois Youth Survey (IYS) data, the Hermosa Community HS students have started to think more about the consequences of drinking alcohol; they have become more informed, self-confident, and empowered. More students have decided to refuse peer and family pressure to reach for a drink at parties. HURRAY!

This means that the social norms campaign to prevent underage drinking that has been planned and implemented by the Healthy Hermosa Coalition and The Miracle Center is showing positive results, according to the Illinois Youth Survey.

However, changing social norms is a difficult and long-term process that can easily stagnate or be reversed. Therefore, despite some initial successess, we all still have to continue with our efforts and involvement in the campaign in order to build on the initial positive results.

Remember, in our unity there is power!

For more information on how to join our effort to stop underage drinking contact The Miracle Center at (773)276-5933

Chicago's Puerto Rican Story

The Miracle Center youth Theater Ensemble Presents the Theatrical Adaptation of the Documentary film Chicago's Puerto Rican Story

Play written by Antonio & Gloricelly Franceschi

Saturday, July 30, 2:00pm and 6:00pm
Friday, August 5, 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Saturday, August 6, 2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes Before Show

Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
777 N. Green Street
Chicago, IL 60622

$10.00 Matinee $15.00 Evening
to purchase tickets visit www.THEMIRACLECENTER.org For more information call (773)276-5993

Training Opportunities with Greater West Town Training Partnership

Greater West Town Training Partnerships graduates its 45th Woodworking Class!

Train to be a Woodworker
Skills include: Shop Math; Machine Operation; Cabinet Construction; Wood Identification; Solid surface fabrication, CNC programmng, operation and more...

Class Starts September 2011 at no cost, job placement assistance

Call 312-563-9570

Located at:
500 N. Sacramento Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612

Visit online at www.gwtp.org

Newest Coalition member

Picture RemMeet the newest member of the coalition, Miss Alice, daughter of Sarah and Matt Barr.

Safety tips to brave the Chicago Summer

Take necessary precations in the extreme heat!

Remember to:

Drink plenty of water, at least 8 glasses a day.

Avoid going out in the heat during the hottest part of the day.

all Chicago police district headquarters, libraries, and public buildings can be used as temporary cooling centers

Check on the well being of neighbors and relative who may be susceptible to hot weather conditions. Call 311 (Illinois) to request a well being check and a ride to a cooling center.

For extreme weather alerts please visit www.alertchicago.com

Have a Safe Summer!

Summer Camp

Passport to the Nations Summer Camp

This summer's theme will take your child on a journey through cultures around the world!

Our campers will learn about Africa, Latin America, and Europe through ART and DANCE!

For more info contact:

Jose Sanchez 773/276-5933 ext 2

Supersized Alcopops are a Public Health Threat

Recently 17 state attorney general and the San Francisco city attorney warned Pabst Brewing Company that their product Colt 45 Blast met nation standard for binge drinking. They said "there was no way to drink it responsibly." But Blast is not the only high-alcohol, super sized alcopop. Products such as Tilt, Joose, Four Loko and Mike's Harder Lemonade alos pormote binge drinking with super sweet fruity beverages in 23.5 oz cans and up to 12% alcohol. The FTC can and should exercise its legal authority by finding the marketing and sale of these products to be inherently deceptive.

Drinking one can = 4.7 standard drinks!

It's time for the federal government to step in. Tell FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and other FTC officials to help protect youth and adults alike from these dangerous "binge in a can" brands.

Excerpt taken from the Marin Institute.

Health Care Reform Forum

On April 7th, Healthy Hermosa hosted a forum to discuss Health Care Reform. Empowering our communitites through information. Thanks to all those who presented and attended.

Health Care Forum

Health Care Reform Forum

When: April 7, 2011 from 10am-12pm at Grace and Peace Community Center 2100 N. Kildare, Chicago, IL. RSVP Required. Contact Herminia Vanna at 312/747-8820 or at vanna_herminia@cdph.org