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Maywood's Annual Village-Pride-Village-Wide Beautification and Clean Up Event Saturday, April 27, 2019 9am-12 noon Event begins and ends at the Maywood Park Gazebo Located at 5th Ave. and Oak St. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER Proviso Communities Make Strides Toward a Healthier Future with Passage of Tobacco 21 in Illinois!
The PP4H Tobacco-Free Living Hub is excited to share fantastic news!
On Sunday, April 7, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker made an important stride toward a healthier future for Illinois as he signed a bill into law that raises the age to purchase tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21 years old. The law will go into effect on July 1. PP4H and members of its Tobacco-Free Living Hub want to extend a special thanks to Rep. Camille Lilly who sponsored the bill and Senator Julie Morrison who championed the statewide “Tobacco 21” legislation. The passage of Tobacco 21 in Maywood in May 2017 contributed to the momentum of local Tobacco 21 policies in Cook County and ultimately, to the statewide adoption of Tobacco 21. The PP4H Tobacco-Free Living Hub would like to thank everyone who called, emailed, or visited their elected officials at every level. It’s because of your hard work and commitment to a healthier community that this law successfully passed! Moving forward, PP4H looks forward to supporting communities in Proviso Township to implement this new policy. The Hub is especially grateful to students who are part of Proviso West High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club, who are leaders in promoting anti-smoking and school wellness. In November, two students from the Proviso West SADD club testified at the Cook County Board of Commissioners meeting in support of Tobacco 21 legislation. Cook County has since adopted Tobacco 21 legislation that covers unincorporated Cook County, and the new state legislation will expand this to include all of Cook County. |
Tobacco 21 laws are important because 95% of adult smokers take up the habit before they turn 21. By raising the purchase age from 18 to 21, this new law will help keep tobacco out of schools and away from teens. The law will also yield significant health and economic benefits, as the Institute of Medicine estimates that raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 could result in a 12% decrease in smoking rates by the time today’s teenagers become adults. Respiratory Health Association estimates statewide Tobacco 21 legislation in Illinois will save the lives of more than 24,000 children alive today who otherwise would have died from tobacco-related illness. In addition, the newly adopted policy will save $500 million in future healthcare costs and avoid $500 million more in lost productivity associated with smoking and tobacco related illnesses. |
Photo: Loyola University Chicago
PP4H Members Host Roundtable Discussion with Sen. Durbin
Senator Dick Durbin met with Proviso Partners for Health on March 8, 2019 to learn about our health equity and systems-change work. The Senator’s Chicago HEAL Initiative is working to reduce community violence with Loyola Medicine and nine other Chicago-area hospitals and the communities they serve through upstream efforts that support thriving communities.
Proviso Partners for Health recognizes that local jobs, healthy and affordable food, and a shared sense of safety are all essential to creating a culture of health in our Proviso community. We are excited to welcome Sen. Durbin back for a community tour this spring to learn more about the transformative work our partners are leading to sustain a thriving Proviso!
Senator Dick Durbin met with Proviso Partners for Health on March 8, 2019 to learn about our health equity and systems-change work. The Senator’s Chicago HEAL Initiative is working to reduce community violence with Loyola Medicine and nine other Chicago-area hospitals and the communities they serve through upstream efforts that support thriving communities.
Proviso Partners for Health recognizes that local jobs, healthy and affordable food, and a shared sense of safety are all essential to creating a culture of health in our Proviso community. We are excited to welcome Sen. Durbin back for a community tour this spring to learn more about the transformative work our partners are leading to sustain a thriving Proviso!
PP4H Mission Statement:
To build capacity to address racial, health, and economic inequities through partnerships while leveraging community assets and wisdom. Who We Are:
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What PP4H Does
Vision:
A thriving, safe, healthy, and inclusive community built on love. Values: Youth inclusion, community assets, trust and integrity, balanced power, unity and diversity, and safety. Leadership Goals: We transform communities by improving health and economic growth through:
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How PP4H is Organized:
PP4H uses groups called Hubs to organize areas of interest
Representing community organizations and residents, members align with one or more PP4H Hub to advance policy, systems and/or environmental changes for a collective impact to improve community health and economic growth.
PP4H uses groups called Hubs to organize areas of interest
Representing community organizations and residents, members align with one or more PP4H Hub to advance policy, systems and/or environmental changes for a collective impact to improve community health and economic growth.
- Hubs include: Economic Justice and Community Leadership Academy; Food Justice; Elementary School Wellness; High School Wellness; Built Environment (for active living); and Tobacco-Free Living.
- Hubs meet on a regular basis to implement objectives
- Members assemble at quarterly PP4H meetings to share accomplishments, strategies, lessons learned and resources
- PP4H provides administrative and technical support to build on strengths and resources of the community through liaisons who are community members.
Our Hubs:
Economic Justice and Community Leadership Academy
The Community Leadership Academy (CLA) offers residents with lived experience the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and learn innovative strategies for sustainable community transformation and economic development.
Video describing the School Wellness Active Recess program in D89 schools.
Elementary School Wellness,
District 89 The Elementary School Wellness Hub sponsors and promotes activities and programs that support families to live healthier lifestyles.
High School Wellness, District 209 The High School Wellness Hub is developing strategies to improve student health and wellness at the District’s three high schools.
Video describing Proviso East High School's School-Based Health Center and what it can do for students and their families.
Video Featuring Proviso East's School-Based Health Center
Produced by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force: Mental Health & School Violence The Proviso School-based Health Clinic provides help coping with stress from school, family, relationships or other causes. |
Food Justice
The Food Justice Hub supports and strengthens the local food system through urban gardening, farm stands, and Veggie Rx, and increases the supply of and demand for fresh, locally grown, high quality produce. Cultivates health equity and community economic business development.
Built Environment and Safe Passage
The Built Environment Hub's mission is to develop a system for safe passage to schools and a culturally relevant model to increase community safety and promote physical activity and walkability.
Tobacco-Free Living The Tobacco-Free Living Hub partners with the community to take a stand against tobacco and reduce tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and the poor health outcomes associated with tobacco use.
Tobacco 21 from Cook County Public Health on Vimeo. |
Our People:
Lena Hatchett is co-founder, Executive Lead of PP4H and Director of Community and University Partnerships at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. The PP4H movement values shared leadership and power and her research discovers community solutions to advance food justice. Through support from Trinity Health Systems, Institute for Health Care Improvement and 100 Million Healthier Lives, Dr. Hatchett has made local and national impact on racial and economic equity.
Mary Mora is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Loyola University Chicago. She works with the Proviso Partners for Health (PP4H) and am able to focus on food access and community health and wellness in Maywood, IL, as well as the surrounding communities. Born and raised in the Proviso Township, Mary has a close connection to this community.
Deniene Willis is the leader of PP4H's Community Leadership Academy and Founder of Trustycup Productions. The Academy focuses on leadership, collaboration, economic development and provides information and access to a national network change experts. Non-for-Profit Trustycup Production’s mission is to use the performing arts as a catalyst to develop leadership skills principles, and values in and among residents and youth.
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John ‘Jack' Hertenstein Perez is the project coordinator for Proviso Partners for Health (PP4H), where he coordinates and co-leads food justice and evaluation capacity building efforts with community residents, local institutions, and community-based organizations. He also facilitates work between PP4H’s various hubs and initiatives.
Jack received his Master of Public Heath from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and is passionate about the potential community-owned agriculture has in building local community power and ensuring healthy foods are accessible and available. Contact Jack at john.hperez@phimc.org 
Christopher Epps is the farm manager at PP4H where he produces locally grown organic produce in the township of Proviso. Christopher has recently finished a sustainable AG apprenticeship with the Windy City Harvest program and now works with Proviso Partners building a better community.
Chris works in support of the Veggie RX program along with mentoring others in the Windy City Harvest corps program. A big believer that we are what we eat, Chris supports the Food Justice movement and is currently working on creating Sustainable Solutions with PP4H. He can be reached at christopherepps823@gmail.com 
Ann Andreoni is the co-leader of the Elementary Education Hub for PP4H who enjoys finding ways for students and families to “make the healthy choice the easy choice” through simple changes in policy, systems and environments. Her efforts to create Active Recess spaces on school playgrounds support her strong belief that physical activity should be an enjoyable part of a healthy lifestyle.
Ann is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor in the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing who received her professional undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Contact at: vandreoni@luc.edu |