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Advocacy Day 2008
On April 9, 2008 over
220 students, teachers, parents, providers, and ICSHC members and
partners from 17 different schools gathered in Springfield to voice
their support for school health centers. Nearly 190 students from across
the state participated an advocacy training, a rally, and a trip to the
Capitol to speak with their legislators about school health center
funding. Thank you to all who helped lead the day. Please view photos
from photographer Katie Stapely at here.
If you would like to
contact Katie to inquire about her photography, please email her
kstapely@gmail.com or visit her website at:
http://www.katiestapely.com
New Marketing Tool Available
The ICSHC has developed a new marketing tool
called "Why Care" along with a Report Card that gives Illinois school
health center statistics and demograhphics for Fiscal Year 2007. Each
school health center will receive 25 free "Why Care" booklets after
which, they will be available at a minimal
cost. "Why Care" can also be accessed on-line. Please follow the link
below to download the marketing tool, the Illinois School Health Center
Report Card and the Report Card Talking Points. Contact Megan Erskine at
312-491-8161 or
icshc@ilmaternal.org to have a copy sent to your organization or to
order more copies for your school health center.
Click here to view and download
marketing tools.
CQI plan for School Health
Centers
The new CQI plan for school health center is now
available. Please go to Resources
to view the plan.
Save
the Date!
Collaboration, Community, Commitment
School Health Center Annual Conference
May 15 - 16 2008
Springfield
This year’s exciting conference will again
feature School Health Centers 101, a pre-Conference for new and emerging
school health centers, a Youth panel, and workshops for medical and
mental health providers and administrators. Attendees will have the
opportunity to network with peers in their field and receive the most
up-to-date information in child and adolescent health. Please
click here to view the conference
brochure and to register on-line. Contact Drew Guzman at
dguzman@ilmaternal.org if you have any questions.
New
Online Forum for Illinois School Health Centers!
There is now a new way for the Illinois
school health center field to communicate with each other! The Yahoo
group is an open forum for school health center providers, staff,
partners and supporters to post questions, information and initiate
collaborations. The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers will
also post upcoming events, meetings and action alerts to keep the
Illinois school health center community up- to- date with happenings
around the state. Signing up and participating in the group is easy!
Please go here
for instructions. Please do not hesitate to contact Megan Erskine at 312-491-8161 or
merskine@ilmaternal.org for more
information.
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