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New Survey on the Actual Cost of Delivering Human Services

What contributes to the actual cost of delivering community-based human services in Illinois? What factors most influence these costs? Do reimbursement rates and state grants address these costs? Illinois Partners for Human Service is conducting statewide research to...

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Recap of Long Covid Summit, Video Now Available

Recently, our coalition Partners ASI and Illinois Unidos hosted a Long COVID Summit in partnership with Bright Star Community Outreach and the UIC Office of Population Health Sciences. The goals of the summit included 1) Improving awareness by collecting, analyzing,...

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New Partners and Expanded Services for Older Adults

Our coalition partner Age Guide Northeastern Illinois recently announced AgeGuide the addition of new partner agencies and expanded partnerships for a variety of Older Americans Act services for older adults across the region. These partnerships aim to improve access...

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Illinois Multi-Sector Plan for Aging

Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order to begin a cross-sector planning process to outline a clear framework for addressing the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Illinois will join several other states that have developed or are...

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Reframing Aging Training at ECIAAA

Thanks to the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA) for inviting us to provide a custom Reframing Aging training for staff. Our training manager, Katherine, enjoyed meeting staff in-person to discuss strategies for communicating effectively about how we...

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Maternal Health in Chicago – A New Study

This new study from the American Medical Association and Sinai Urban Health Institute examines the variations in access to maternal health care and maternal and infant health outcomes across specific neighborhoods in the city of Chicago. More than two million...

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