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Teena Francois, a Program Coordinator/Epidemiologist with the Sinai Urban Health Institute, gave a presentation titled, "Racial Disparities in Female Breast Cancer Mortality" at the ESRI Health GIS Conference, which was held September 21-23 in Nashville, TN. To view a copy of her presentation, click here. |
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SUHI's Helping Her Live project announces new breast health resources! Click here to link to the project's web page and view the list.
*HHL Hotline: 1-877-HER-LIF2
(1-877-437-5432)
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On Tuesday, May 5th, the Sinai Urban Health Institute and the Westside Children’s Asthma Partnership held an event to celebrate World Asthma Day and to announce the new Healthy Home, Healthy Child program. This event was very successful, with over 80 people in attendance. There was also a media presence at the event. To learn more about the media coverage, see the SUHI in the News section. |
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| 01/18/2010 |
| SUHI announces two position openings. Click here for a description of the position. |
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| 01/04/2010 |
SUHI study of Black:White health disparities in Chicago and the United States gains media attention |
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| 12/14/2009 |
Sodexo and Modern Healthcare have awarded Sinai Urban Health Institute honorable mention for the CARES Spirit Award. CARES, which stands for compassion, accountability, respect, enthusiasm, and service, is awarded to a team or group whose collective actions and behaviors personify CARES attributes. To view the full article, click here. |
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| 11/16/2009 |
National Institutes of Health awards SUHI $1MM for “North Lawndale Diabetes Community Action Project.” Principal Investigators: Joseph West and Steven Whitman Project begins November 2009. The North Lawndale Diabetes Community Action Project builds on community strengths to increase the early detection of diabetes and involves an entire neighborhood in efforts to enhance self-management by those with the disease. Our community-academic partnership proposes a neighborhood engagement approach to ameliorating the impact of diabetes on the lives of 10,000 adults living in a well-defined section of the North Lawndale neighborhood. |
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