Our Impact in Integrated Health Disparities

Integrated Health Disparities

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Working Together to Address Social and Structural Health Inequities
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The Illinois Extension Integrate Health disparities Team provides leadership and resources in the crusade to address health inequities. Our resources and public engagements focus on the priority issues of health promotion and education, healthcare access, behavioral health, and community well-being.

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Abriendo Caminos

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Extension’s Abriendo Caminos program helps Hispanic families and their communities combat childhood obesity through nutrition education delivered in English and Spanish. Abriendo Caminos trains volunteers as health educators who then go back to their own communities and teach other families about the topics that apply best to them.

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Empowering Communities on a Healthier Journey

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HEALER

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Extension’s Abriendo Caminos program helps Hispanic families and their communities combat childhood obesity through nutrition education delivered in English and Spanish. Abriendo Caminos trains volunteers as health educators who then go back to their own communities and teach other families about the topics that apply best to them.

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Integrated Health Disparities Extension Staff

Contact Us
University of Illinois Extension Integrated Health Disparities
2103 N. Dunlap Ave. Champaign, IL 61820