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Aspiring Change Agents Selected for Schweitzer Fellowships

May 23, 2013

HMPRG is excited to announce the recipients of the 2013-14 Chicago Schweitzer Fellowship.  Thirty-one students from a wide variety of schools and disciplines and dedicated to social justice and health equity were selected to design and lead innovative projects that will help under-resourced communities improve their health and well-being.  Each Fellow will contribute at least 200 hours of direct service within the next year.

On-line Tool, Visualizing Health Care Reform, launched by Health and Disability Advocates

May 13, 2013

New on-line tool, "Visualizing Health Care Reform" launched by Health and Disability Advocates shows the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act by region in Illinois broken down by income, race/ethnicity, age, gender, veteran status, disability status and undocumented non-citizen data.

Article on NPR.org Addresses Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Barriers

May 09, 2013

As supporters of Senate Bill 73, Health & Medicine found this article on NPR.org to be quite interesting: "California Weighs Expanded Role for Nurse Practitioners." For more information, read our position paper, "Eliminating Scope of Practice Barriers for Illinois Advanced Practice Nurses."

Chicago Schweitzer Fellow featured in Rush Alumni Newsletter

Apr 17, 2013

Schweitzer Fellow Emilee Lamorena is helping under-served Chicago teens impacted by cancer cope by sharing their experiences and supporting each other.  Her project is featured in a story published today on the Rush Alumni website.