Community Health

What We Offer

Banyan Tree

Banyan Tree reaches out to the HIV/AIDS community, both those infected and affected.  It provides prevention education, outreach, case management, individual counseling and support groups, complementary therapy, and housing advocacy to HIV positive Asian-Americans and non-Asians living on the north side. Services include the African Refugee AIDS Project (ARAP) and the Asian American Pacific Islanders Outreach Program in suburban Cook County. Ongoing needs assessments are conducted on HIV prevention and service delivery.
 

Project Sunrise

Project Sunrise offers case management services and linkages to families with children who are developmentally disabled, in order to increase their independence and life enrichment. We offer support groups for parents in various Asian communities.
 

AWARE (Asian Women Advocate for Reproductive Health Equality)

The AWARE program focuses on education and research-based advocacy on a wide range of women’s reproductive health issues – including prenatal care, birth control, STD prevention, and breast and cervical cancer prevention.

Asian Women Speak Out

This program is designed to empowers domestic violence victims with resources and skills by linking them to social services, and to change cultural norms and attitudes of both men and women through prevention and education.
 

Community Health Fairs

We host free annual Winter and Spring Health Fairs for health/cancer screenings, immunization, healthy lifestyles education (including nutrition), and physician referrals.
 

Asian American Diabetes Education Campaign

This program provides diabetes prevention and management information and risk assessment to the Asian American community. Blood glucose testing is provided through education sessions and health fairs.

Asian Community Against Tobacco

This is a tobacco cessation program that targets adult Asian immigrants and refugees. The program also recruits Asian-owned businesses to participate in the city of Chicago tobacco-free business ordinance. An Asian ethnic media campaign seeks to reach a broad range of Asian immigrant communities in the Chicago area.
 

Heart Smart for Women

This program aims to prevent heart disease through developing healthy lifestyles among Asian American women. Participants attend a series of 12 prevention education sessions to learn behavior skills that help them increase physical activities and eat healthy diets.

Positive Parenting (P2)

P2 provides positive parenting education sessions on child development and parenting skills among immigrant and refugee parents. Case management services are offered to link program participants to AHS services and other resources. P2 collaborates with Passages Charter School in implementing a a conflict resolution curriculum.
 

Healthy Living ABC

Healthy Living ABC provides nutrition and physical fitness lessons to children ages 3 to 12 at schools, clubs, and community organizations on Chicago’s north side.
 

Contact the Community Health Program

If you would like to participate in any of the programs that we offer, please contact Jing Zhang, Program Director, at 773-293-8456 or email to jzhang@ahschicago.org
 

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