EverThrive Illinois is starting our COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination campaign for the 2025-2026 respiratory season. As a Champion for Health, we are here to help adults, parents, caregivers, and pregnant individuals understand the importance of getting vaccinated and the steps they can take to protect their health and the well-being of their loved ones. It […]
Continue ReadingInterview With Chicago Abortion Fund’s Alicia Hurtado
Recently, Jordyn Hester, EverThrive IL’s Communications Manager, interviewed Chicago Abortion Fund’s Director of Advocacy and Communications, Alicia Hurtado, for a Q&A interview. The Chicago Abortion Fund is a non-profit organization that advocates for reproductive autonomy by providing support to people seeking abortions and working toward political and cultural change. With this Q&A, we wanted to […]
Continue ReadingAdvocating to Improve the Health of all Illinois Families
Last month, the Illinois General Assembly ended the 2025 legislative session. For over 25 years, EverThrive Illinois has advocated to advance our shared priorities of eliminating racial and gender disparities in healthcare, promoting bodily autonomy, and creating a health care system that is deserving of trust from those most affected by injustices. EverThrive Illinois applauds […]
Continue ReadingThe Hidden Inequities in Reproductive Health for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Think back to your first Sex Education class in school, if you were able to take one. The curriculum that covered topics such as relationships, puberty, and reproductive health was probably taught only in the context of cis-hetero relationships, meaning the relationship between a cisgender man and cisgender woman. But what about those who weren’t […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive IL Statement on House Bill to Gut Medicaid and SNAP
On May 22, just after dawn, Republicans in Congress voted to advance a bill which will terminate health care for more than 13 million Americans and take food away from more than 4 million kids—all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. EverThrive IL is deeply concerned about the impact of this bill, if […]
Continue ReadingAdolescents and Sex Education: Is it really needed?
In recent years, there have been conversations about eliminating sex education in schools across the country. Florida’s Department of Education, for example, has been pressuring school districts in the state to eliminate any comprehensive sex education. If there is any sex education in the curriculum, it must primarily focus on abstinence. What is the difference […]
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