LVEJO's Healthy Latino Shools Campaign

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Partnership to Reduce Disparities in Asthma and Obesity in Latino Schools

Asthma

In July of 2007, LVEJO in partnership with McCormick School hosted the 1st Annual Environmental Justice Fair for parents, students and community members. Over 200 parents and students received health screenings for cholesterol, high blood pressure and other items. There were information/sign up tables for: KidCare, the Little Village Boys and Girls Club, Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago Diesel Initiative, and LVEJO campaigns. Community members learned which areas in Little Village and Pilsen were doubly impacted by the two coal power plants, the Celotex Campaign shared information on home clean ups with area residents and invited community members outside that area to design workshops for the park. Public Transit Organizers talked with
members about the proposed fair hike and service cuts. LVEJO's youth passed out el cilantro and helped sell t-shirts and sweatshirts. The day turned out to be both beautiful weather wise as well as a chance for community members to come together and share.

Parents United for Healthy Schools
Padres Unidos para Escuelas Saludables
Parent Training

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	West Side Technical Center 2800 South Western Ave. Chicago IL. 60608 August 7 & 9 and 14 &16 2007 9:30 AM - 12:30PM Other Events

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Partnership to Reduce Disparities in Asthma
and Obesity in Latino Schools

In Chicago, low-income communities of color lead the city in alarming rates of asthma and obesity. In West Town, which has a large Latino population, 28% of children have asthma and 73% of children are overweight or obese. This compares with national averages of 12% for asthma and 26% for overweight or obese. In order to address these critical issues, the Healthy Schools Campaign, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, West Town Leadership United, Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center and Cook County Bureau of Health Services have formed the Partnership to Reduce Disparities in Asthma and Obesity in Latino Schools.

The partnership, made possible through a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health and Sciences, will engage parents and school communities in West Town and Little Village to develop effective community-driven strategies that address the problem of asthma and obesity in school environments.

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Environmental Research Foundation / Rachel's News Archive now housed with LVEJO (En Español)

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