Events
Events
Tuesday & Wednesday, May 8 & 9, 2012
9TH ANNUAL SCHOOL HEALTH CENTER CONFERENCE
Sexual Health: Prevention Strategies from Childhood through Adulthood
Tuesday, May 8 & Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Four Points by Sheraton
500 Hamilton Boulevard
Peoria, IL 61602
Get more information and register today!
The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers (ICSHC), a project of the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition, is excited to partner with the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) for the 9th Annual School Health Center Conference focused on sexual health. The conference, Sexual Health: Prevention Strategies from Childhood through Adulthood will be held May 8-9, 2012 in Peoria, Illinois at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.
We encourage your participation to help ensure another successful conference.
ICSHC strives to improve the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in Illinois by fostering the development, stabilization and expansion of school health centers (SHCs). Partnering this year with ICAH, the conference will address the urgent health needs of Illinois youth by promoting a positive approach to sexual health issues. As experts in the field of adolescent health advocacy, ICAH will contribute a unique approach to this year’s theme, with the understanding that SHC’s offer one of the best environments for supporting the health of our youth and implementing meaningful change.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Vivian Barrett at 312-427-4460 x228 or vivian@icah.org.
Visit this link to register and get more details: http://www.ilmaternal.org/icshc/conference.html
Archived Events
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
ICAH'S ANNUAL ADVOCACY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD
JOIN US!
The Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) and the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition (IMCHC) are co-hosting an annual advocacy day with the Reproductive Health and Access (RHA) Coalition and would like to ask YOU to join us all at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, March 28th from 10am-3pm for a full day of advocacy related activities around HB 3027, the Accurate Sexual Health Education Bill.
Participants will receive an Advocacy Day training and the opportunity to meet with their State Legislators to urge them to support comprehensive sexual health education for Illinois youth. HB 3027 passed in the IL Senate last year and is currently pending in the IL House. We want to urge State Legislators to affirm its passage this spring and with your help, we know we can do it.
***Food and transportation will be provided***
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
PLEASE CONTACT Aramide Oladeinde to register for our Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Space is limited, but we would like to accommodate as many folks as we can to attend!
WHAT IS HB 3027?
BROWN BAG AT ICAH: PARENTAL NOTIFICATION IN ILLINOIS
BUILDING EFFECTIVE ADULT ALLIES FOR YOUTH!
DISCLAIMER: Parental Notification is NOT in effect in Illinois, but should it ever go into effect, we would like to discuss this important matter on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
WHO: YOU (Adult Ally & Youth Workers) & GUEST SPEAKER : Khadine Bennett, Staff Attorney and Legislative Counsel ACLU of Illinois
WHAT: Join the staff from the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health for an informational session (bring a bagged lunch) on the Parental Notification Act in Illinois and how you can be an effective adult ally for young people experiencing barriers due to Parental Notification!
WHEN: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 | 12-1:30pm (Bring bagged lunch)
WHERE: ICAH | 226 S. Wabash Ave, Suite 900 | Chicago, IL 60604
PLEASE RSVP: Tiffany Pryor at tiffany@icah.org or 312-427-4460 ext 236.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
NATIONAL WOMEN & GIRLS HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY DISCUSSION
@ CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Join ICAH for Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness day for youth-led sex ed, performance, workshops and confidential STI testing! Register for the free event here! Register here: http://womenandgirlsworkshop2012.eventbrite.com/
The event is titled, "Educate, Inspire, and Transform: An Intergenerational HIV Prevention and Empowerment Workshop for Women and Girls," in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9:30am-3:00pm at the Chicago State University (9501 South King Drive, Chicago, 60628).
We invite girls (age 13-19) and their role models and caregivers (mothers, grandmothers, teachers, social service providers, and counselors) and other adult allies interested in improving the health and wellbeing of all girls to join us for an educational workshop about HIV, healthy sexuality, and healthy relationships.
Sessions will aim to increase the number of young women who know how HIV/AIDS is transmitted and believe HIV/AIDS is a serious health problem/risk for people their age. Accurate information and resources about HIV/AIDS, self-worth, healthy relationships, empowerment, and leadership will be provided. The workshop will encourage and foster discussions related to sexual health matters and HIV prevention messages with participants’ friends and family members, extending the benefits of the event to the broader community.
Co-hosted and supported by Chicago State University, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Sexuality Health Education to End Rape (SHEER), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HIV/AIDS Regional Resource Network Program and Office on Women’s Health - Region V.
Get more information and register today!: http://womenandgirlsworkshop2012.eventbrite.com/
For more information contact Vivian Barrett at vivian@icah.org.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
NATIONAL SEXUALITY EDUCATION STANDARDS:
CHARTING A COURSE TO IMPROVE SCHOOL-BASED SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION WEBINARS (FREE)
The quality and content of comprehensive sexuality education varies greatly depending upon state, district, school, and even teacher. Four leading national health and education organizations along with Advocates for Youth, Answer and SIECUS, have released the National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skill K-12 in January 2011. This webinar will provide the background, rationale, and process by which the Standards were created and strategies for adoption and implementation for educational and health professionals working on the front lines of sexuality education nationwide.
REGISTRATION ONLINE VIA LINK BELOW OR BY PHONE at 732-445-7929
February 28th from 1-2:30pm (EST) for Education & Heath Professionals
