The big day is here! We hope to see you there!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
HHAPC Updates
Much has happened since our last HHAPC Update! The Coalition has moved forward with the implementation plan, hiring BOCA ad agency in Humboldt Park to help us launch our 2009 campaign to stop underage drinking in Hermosa.
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Young people from The Miracle Center have been meeting with BOCA for the past 2 months to create the message and design of the campaign. So far, our youth have not only designed a poster for the campaign, but have also starred in their very own TV commercial! Look for them on youtube, myspace, and see their poster in Extra!
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Monday, November 24, 2008
HHAPC Updates
At our October HHAPC meeting, the members discussed the implementation plan for 2009, a community-wide campaign to reduce the underage drinking rate in Hermosa.
The HHAPC debated the use of an outside PR firm to help with the implementation of the campaign. Although members would prefer that the campaign be run "en casa," it may be difficult to produce campaign messages and materials without the help of a professional. It was suggested that the HHAPC contact an individual at the Chicago Department of Public Health who worked with the City's anti-smoking campaign. In addition, a member from Metropolitan Family Services volunteered to contact the Illinois Institute of Art to see if students might be available to design materials for the campaign. HHAPC members also signed up to work in various areas of the campaign, such as Materials Distribution, Campaign Presentations, etc.
Currently, we have not had much luck recruiting assistance from city agencies and the university. Therefore, the SPF Coordinator is still entertaining proposals for PR firms that will work directly with the HHAPC and Hermosa youth to develop campaign materials. It is our hope that the materials can be produced over the winter break, and distribution can begin in January. Campaign Presentations, which would include an anti-drinking drama performed by our youth, will hopefully begin in February and March at our local schools and community-based organizations. Those dates will be forthcoming.
We will continue to keep you informed as to the status of the campaign, and how we can use our help. Thank you for all your suggestions and enthusiasm so far!
We hope to see you at our next meeting on December 11th. We will be having a pot-luck holiday celebration and fellowship, and we will reflect on all of the accomplishments we've had in 2008!
The HHAPC debated the use of an outside PR firm to help with the implementation of the campaign. Although members would prefer that the campaign be run "en casa," it may be difficult to produce campaign messages and materials without the help of a professional. It was suggested that the HHAPC contact an individual at the Chicago Department of Public Health who worked with the City's anti-smoking campaign. In addition, a member from Metropolitan Family Services volunteered to contact the Illinois Institute of Art to see if students might be available to design materials for the campaign. HHAPC members also signed up to work in various areas of the campaign, such as Materials Distribution, Campaign Presentations, etc.
Currently, we have not had much luck recruiting assistance from city agencies and the university. Therefore, the SPF Coordinator is still entertaining proposals for PR firms that will work directly with the HHAPC and Hermosa youth to develop campaign materials. It is our hope that the materials can be produced over the winter break, and distribution can begin in January. Campaign Presentations, which would include an anti-drinking drama performed by our youth, will hopefully begin in February and March at our local schools and community-based organizations. Those dates will be forthcoming.
We will continue to keep you informed as to the status of the campaign, and how we can use our help. Thank you for all your suggestions and enthusiasm so far!
We hope to see you at our next meeting on December 11th. We will be having a pot-luck holiday celebration and fellowship, and we will reflect on all of the accomplishments we've had in 2008!
Friday, November 14, 2008
October's CPR Trainings: Coalitions Coming Together for the Health of Our Communities!
City of Chicago Rx
Chicago Department of Public Health Newsletter
October 2008
Healthy Mind Healthy Body Healthy Communities:
October’s CPR Trainings
The American Heart Association and Chicago Department of Public Health received a Chicago Community Trust grant to increase the public’s ability to administer basic CPR. This CPR Anytime project was carried out by the Healthy Communities Initiative: Healthy Southeast Chicago, Healthy Chicago Lawn, Healthy Hermosa,and Healthy Albany Park. The goal of this partnership was for each health coalition to train 300 community members in CPR Anytime, a scaled-down version of the extended CPR certification training. The trainings were held in October, and the healthy Communities reached their goal of training 1200 community members. The trainings are meant to be taught easily to large numbers of people, who are in turn, are asked to train at least two other individuals. Training sites and audiences varied from the very young to senior citizens. Partners included Bowen High School, Jane Addams Grammar School and the CDPH South Chicago Clinic in Southeast Chicago, Holy Cross Hospital and Marquette School in Chicago Lawn, the Miracle Center, North Grand High School and the 25th District Police Station in Hermosa, and the 17th Police District, Aspira-Haugan Middle School, and Swedish Covenant Hospital in Albany Park.
Submitted by CDPH Chronic Disease, Herminia Vanna
Thank you to everyone that helped make these trainings possible and to all the participants!
Chicago Department of Public Health Newsletter
October 2008
Healthy Mind Healthy Body Healthy Communities:
October’s CPR Trainings
The American Heart Association and Chicago Department of Public Health received a Chicago Community Trust grant to increase the public’s ability to administer basic CPR. This CPR Anytime project was carried out by the Healthy Communities Initiative: Healthy Southeast Chicago, Healthy Chicago Lawn, Healthy Hermosa,and Healthy Albany Park. The goal of this partnership was for each health coalition to train 300 community members in CPR Anytime, a scaled-down version of the extended CPR certification training. The trainings were held in October, and the healthy Communities reached their goal of training 1200 community members. The trainings are meant to be taught easily to large numbers of people, who are in turn, are asked to train at least two other individuals. Training sites and audiences varied from the very young to senior citizens. Partners included Bowen High School, Jane Addams Grammar School and the CDPH South Chicago Clinic in Southeast Chicago, Holy Cross Hospital and Marquette School in Chicago Lawn, the Miracle Center, North Grand High School and the 25th District Police Station in Hermosa, and the 17th Police District, Aspira-Haugan Middle School, and Swedish Covenant Hospital in Albany Park.
Submitted by CDPH Chronic Disease, Herminia Vanna
Thank you to everyone that helped make these trainings possible and to all the participants!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Ballet Magnificant! in The Scarlet Cord
The Miracle Center
2nd Annual Fundraiser
Presents:
Ballet Magnificant! in The Scarlet Cord
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
7:00pm; doors open at 6:30pm
North Grand High School
4338 West Wabansia
Chicago, IL 60639
Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased by calling 773.276.5933
The Miracle Center's second annual fundraiser is in collaboration with the awe inspiring Ballet Magnificat! School of the Arts and their current touring production. The Miracle Center and America's premier Christian Ballet Company brings The Scarlet Cord to Chicago. Inspired and loosely based on the Biblical account of Rahab, the ballet is set against the gray background of the communist Soviet Union. This newest Ballet Magnificat! production depicts the story of Rahab the harlot, party official Vladimir Ivanovich, and the undercover missionaries Aaron and Anna Grimes, as well as those pressed down by the iron fist of the Soviet government. This tale of betrayal, love, dedication, and ultimate sacrifice paints a portrait of an offering brought before our amazing Savior. Come witness this moving drama of a revolution - a human heart turning to the ultimate truth, Jesus Christ.
2nd Annual Fundraiser
Presents:
Ballet Magnificant! in The Scarlet Cord
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
7:00pm; doors open at 6:30pm
North Grand High School
4338 West Wabansia
Chicago, IL 60639
Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased by calling 773.276.5933
The Miracle Center's second annual fundraiser is in collaboration with the awe inspiring Ballet Magnificat! School of the Arts and their current touring production. The Miracle Center and America's premier Christian Ballet Company brings The Scarlet Cord to Chicago. Inspired and loosely based on the Biblical account of Rahab, the ballet is set against the gray background of the communist Soviet Union. This newest Ballet Magnificat! production depicts the story of Rahab the harlot, party official Vladimir Ivanovich, and the undercover missionaries Aaron and Anna Grimes, as well as those pressed down by the iron fist of the Soviet government. This tale of betrayal, love, dedication, and ultimate sacrifice paints a portrait of an offering brought before our amazing Savior. Come witness this moving drama of a revolution - a human heart turning to the ultimate truth, Jesus Christ.
CPR Anytime Friends and Family Training
Attend the CPR Anytime Friends and Family Training and you could save a life!
The CPR Training will teach you the core skills of CPR, and will send you home with a kit you can use to train your family friends.
The CPR Anytime Friends and Family Training
sponsored by the American Heart Association
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
6:00pm-8:00pm
The GAP Community Center
2100 N. Kildare
Chicago, IL 60639
Training is free, but registration is required.
Register with Herminia Vanna at 312.747.8820 or vanna_herminia@cdph.org
*Please note that this is not a certification course.
The CPR Training will teach you the core skills of CPR, and will send you home with a kit you can use to train your family friends.
The CPR Anytime Friends and Family Training
sponsored by the American Heart Association
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
6:00pm-8:00pm
The GAP Community Center
2100 N. Kildare
Chicago, IL 60639
Training is free, but registration is required.
Register with Herminia Vanna at 312.747.8820 or vanna_herminia@cdph.org
*Please note that this is not a certification course.
Summer Vacation is Over and We're Ready for Fall!
Well, it's the first day of Fall, but I will say that the HHAPC had a very productive summer. Over the last few months, we successfully:
*finalized our Strategic Planning document
*worked with our summer youth to put together the steps we need to take in order to roll-out the Strategic Plan
*used the youth's roll-out steps in the development of an Implementation Plan, which we will use to guide our efforts in the 2008-2009 school year
*created a Community Profile booklet, which will be distributed in the month of October
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This Fall, we will focus our efforts on one of the strategies we identified in the Strategic Plan, a Social Norms Campaign. The Social Norms Campaign has three major components:
A - Marketing/Media Materials
B - Interactive Strategies such as Campaign Presentations and Contests
C - A Youth Pocket Guide
We hope to put together some committees of HHAPC members to help us make our campaign a success, using the Implementation Plan to guide our efforts.
We will also be reaching out to more youth who might be interested in either designing campaign materials, or testing and distributing campaign materials. So if you know of any youth that might be interested, please have the contact us.
Please join us for our next HHAPC meeting, where we will go over the details of the Implementation Plan and determine who would like to work on specific areas of the Campaign.
As soon as we have set a date for the next HHAPC meeting I will post that information here, however right now we are looking at the second week in October.
I hope you all had a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
*finalized our Strategic Planning document
*worked with our summer youth to put together the steps we need to take in order to roll-out the Strategic Plan
*used the youth's roll-out steps in the development of an Implementation Plan, which we will use to guide our efforts in the 2008-2009 school year
*created a Community Profile booklet, which will be distributed in the month of October
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This Fall, we will focus our efforts on one of the strategies we identified in the Strategic Plan, a Social Norms Campaign. The Social Norms Campaign has three major components:
A - Marketing/Media Materials
B - Interactive Strategies such as Campaign Presentations and Contests
C - A Youth Pocket Guide
We hope to put together some committees of HHAPC members to help us make our campaign a success, using the Implementation Plan to guide our efforts.
We will also be reaching out to more youth who might be interested in either designing campaign materials, or testing and distributing campaign materials. So if you know of any youth that might be interested, please have the contact us.
Please join us for our next HHAPC meeting, where we will go over the details of the Implementation Plan and determine who would like to work on specific areas of the Campaign.
As soon as we have set a date for the next HHAPC meeting I will post that information here, however right now we are looking at the second week in October.
I hope you all had a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
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