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NEW
Join IMCHC’s new project Campaign to Save Our Babies,
which seeks to reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant
mortality by 50% in ten years and completely by 2033.
Click here to
download our endorsement form.
Nominate Someone for the Loretta Lacey Advocacy Award
The 2008 winner will be awarded at IMCHC’s
Annual Benefit on September 10th at the Garfield Park Conservatory.
Click here
to download a nomination form.
UPCOMING EVENTS
“Collaboration, Community,
Commitment”
Illinois School Health Center Statewide Conference
May 15th and 16th in Springfield
Click here for more information and to
register.
IMCHC Annual Meeting & Luncheon
Join us at our 2008 Annual Meeting
and Luncheon
Jennifer
Block, author of Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and
Modern Maternity Care will present. Ms. Block will talk about her
findings and recommendations on what can be done by maternal and child
health advocates to help improve birth outcomes for women and children
in Illinois.
Click here for more information and to
register online.
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ACTION ALERTS
School Health Center Bill in US Congress
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Take Action Today!
FamilyCare Expansion in Illinois!
Parents in a family of four earning $80,000/year may now be eligible for
coverage.
Click here for more information.
Watch this short
video "Bush vs. Kids"
produced by Families USA and take action!
Ensure that children have access to health
insurance! Read our fact sheet about SCHIP reauthorization to find out
how you can help!
...more
here
NEWS & MEDIA
Dr. Reshma Dhake & Kathy
Chan on the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
call-in show.
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