Serving the CommunityPatrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities Resources for Community Partners
Resources for Community Partners
Car Seat Safety
We offer car seat safety education through workshops, inspection stations, and videos to help families keep children safe on the road. Community partners can request materials or co-host events in their neighborhoods.
For: Community organizations, caregivers
Capacity Building for Food Pantries and Grocery Stores
Our Food, Activity & Nutrition Initiatives provide leadership for West Side United’s (WSU) Healthy Food Strategy Working Group and Food Pantry Support Initiative. Through this work, FAN helps West Side food pantries to serve more clients, offer more fresh produce, nutritious foods, and provide nutrition education.
In addition, FAN has created a Healthy Corner Store Toolkit designed for community organizations interested in identifying, recruiting, and working with local retailers to create a healthy corner store environment. This toolkit describes how to become a Healthy HotSpot in suburban Cook County and serves as a framework for healthy corner store projects seeking to meet their community’s unique identity and needs.
For: Food pantries and other community based organizations focused on food security
2024 Food Pantry Nutrition Education Toolkit | Healthy Corner Store Toolkit
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Post-Kidney Transplant Patients
Easy-to-read information sheets on nutrition, physical activity and healthy cooking for post-kidney transplant patients.
For: Families, parents and caregivers of patients who have received a kidney transplant
Mobile Health Unit
Our Mobile Health Unit brings care directly to communities—offering essential health services for children and teens. Services include school physicals, vaccinations, sports physicals, asthma care, and more.
For: Schools, daycares, community members, community organizations
Resources for Firearm Safety
Our Violence Prevention Initiative Strengthening Chicago’s Youth (SCY) has developed a Firearm Safety Toolkit, which includes Illinois-specific information and guidance for both healthcare providers and caregivers. Its key components include information about firearm laws, ownership requirements, strategies for providers to talk to community members about firearm safety, and resources for parents and caregivers.
For: Healthcare providers and educators, parents and caregivers, community organizations.
Download the Firearm Safety Toolkit
Safe Infant Sleep
We work with community organizations and caregivers to promote evidence-based safe infant sleep practices and reduce sleep-related deaths. Community partners can request materials or co-host events in their neighborhoods.
For: Community organizations, health educators, parents and caregivers
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Preparedness
Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory) helps schools prepare for sudden cardiac events by ensuring they have trained personnel, clear emergency procedures, and accessible automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Schools that meet these criteria can be recognized as a Heart Safe School.
For: Schools, community organizations
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