Appendix A
Existing Resources in the Community for Prioritized Health Needs for Children
Health Need
1. Motor Vehicle
Injuries
Existing Resources in the Community
Care Seat Check Ups in Chicago area
Rincon Family Services- Discounted Car Seats
Stroger Hospital – Discounted Car Seats
Safe Kids Chicago/ Lurie Children’s for educational
workshops and discounted car seats
Operation Teen Safe Driving
Illinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics and
Allstate
Lurie Children’s Injury Prevention & Research Center
2. Sport and Outdoor
Activities
Walgreens Take Care Clinics- Athletic Physical Exams
CVS Minute Clinics- Athletic Physical Exams
3. Unintentional
Poisoning
4. Falls
5. Sleep Related Infant
Deaths
6. Firearm Injuries
7. Child Abuse
Illinois Poison Center
Lurie Children’s Injury Prevention & Research Center
Shanes Foundation – Educational Resources
SIDS of Illinois
Kids in Danger
Department of Family & Support Services
Strengthening Chicago Youth
City of Chicago /Office of Violence Prevention
Prevent Child Abuse
Contact for Resource
http://icsw.nhtsa.gov/cps/cpsfitting/ak/3/Findfitting.cf
m?q_State=&q_Zip=60611
(773)564-9070
(312)864-2016
(312)227-6696
http://www.teensafedrivingillinois.org
http://illinoisaap.org/projects/teensafe-driving
https://www.luriechildrens.org/enus/community/advocacy/Pages/injury-preventionresearch-center.aspx
https://www.walgreens.com/pharmacy/healthcareclini
c/locations_wait-times.jsp
http://www.minuteclinic.com/?WT.srch=1&utm_sourc
e=MSN&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=cvs+minute+cli
nics&utm_campaign=paid%2Bsearch
www.illinoispoisoncenter.org
https://www.luriechildrens.org/enus/community/advocacy/Pages/injury-preventionresearch-center.aspx
http://www.shanesfoundation.org/
www.sidsillinois.org
www.kidsindanger.org
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/fss.html
info@scy-chicago.org
www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/vio
lence_prev.html
www.preventchildabuse.org
8. Suicide/ Depression
9. Asthma & other
Ambulatory Conditions
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
Follow link for a list of mental health resources located in
Chicago for children
Stroger Hospital Asthma Clinics
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan
Chicago Chicago Asthma Consortium
Sinai Urban Asthma Institute
10. Complex Chronic
Conditions
LaRabida Asthma Clinic
The Arc of Illinois
Division of Specialized Care for Children
Maryville Academy
Almost Home Kids
Illinois Mentor
11. Obesity, Nutrition
and Physical Activity
Aspire
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children
Follow link to summary of organizations that help children
with eating disorders
Chicago Department of Public Health
www.chicagocac.org
www.cchil.org/pulmonary/clinics.html
http://www.lungchicago.org
http://www.chicagoasthma.org
http://www.suhichicago.org/researchevaluation/asthma-management
http://www.larabida.org/page-asthma
www.thearcofil.org
http://www.uic.edu/dscc/index.htm
http://www.maryvilleacademy.org/subpages.asp?id=28
&parentid=6
http://almosthomekids.net/
http://www.ilmentor.com/standard/page.aspx?guid=c1e4b152-9d164e35-a948-e8b02ffcbc25
http://www.aspireofillinois.org/
www.clocc.net
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph/supp
_info/clinical_health/food_and_nutritionalinformation.
html