Lawndale Health Promotion Project
The Lawndale Health Promotion Project ( LHPP ) is a coalition of Chicago 's North and South Lawndale organizations, businesses and health service providers, and residents working to promote healthy lifestyles in these communities. Its mission is to eliminate health disparities related to diabetes and cardiovascular (CVD) related diseases among African Americans and Hispanic/Latinos in these communities. LHPP includes more than 63 partners whose organizations are located in or serve the Lawndale area. The effort is sponsored by the Chicago Department of Public Health and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Using a case management model as its primary practice, LHPP does extensive community outreach, diabetes and CVD screenings, physician and information referrals, and nutrition, cooking and health education classes. LHPP also works to build sustainable coalitions within the community.
Impacts from the community outreach program ranged from increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, increased rate of physical activity, reduced obesity, reduced smoking, and increased annual cholesterol checks among African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos. LHPP promotes the efforts of the Lawndale community to achieve quality clinical health care and to strive toward overall better health.
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