Friday, April 20th, Chicago Health Corps members converged at the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago for a training that accomplished several goals:
(1) Increase knowledge of chronic diseases
a. Diabetes
b. Cancer
c. Asthma
d. COPD
(2) Build skills for utilizing communications strategies
a. With social media
b. Specific to health-related non-profit organizations
(3) Reflect on/discuss the meaning of service in the context of our AmeriCorps year
Some other less professionally-minded goals were also met:
(1) Eat a satisfying pizza and salad lunch from Pompei: Little Italy
(2) Discuss interesting, tangential ideas
a. A natural consequence of the “meaning of service” discussion
(3) Reminisce about those good times at the retreat
Thank you to all the members who participated in the training! We are grateful to the Professional Development Committee for preparing this engaging, educational, and thought-provoking in-service.
We also want to recognize our special guests. Thank you for meeting with the Chicago Health Corps and sharing your unique expertise:
· Cathy Galligan, Director of Patient Navigation Services with American Cancer Society-Illinois
· Carolyn Perry, Director of Social Services with American Cancer Society-Illinois
· Caitlyn Pugliese, CHC Program Assistant
· Kendra Kim and Yangyang Zong from the Project on Civic Reflection
· Divya Mohan-Little, Project Director with the Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers, Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
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| Nina informs the CHCers on all things diabetes. |
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| Caitlyn and Savannah lead discussion on how to utilize social media to its full extent as a communications tool. |
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| James and Lisa-Sun educate the group about asthma. |
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| CHC members breathe through a straw to experience the shortness of breath that is common for people with asthma. |
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| Danielle teaches us about COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. |
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