The Illinois General Assembly’s Children’s Health Caucus, a bipartisan group of Illinois legislators from the Senate and House, recently hosted a panel discussion on universal newborn support systems (UNSS). These systems support all families with newborns shortly after birth by offering home visitation programs. The UNSS home visitor provides maternal and infant health screens and […]
Continue ReadingOctober Is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Everyone deserves to experience a healthy pregnancy and birth and ultimately have and care for a healthy baby. Unfortunately, not all birthing people have this experience. This month is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, and we wanted to raise awareness around the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the United States. Infant mortality is the […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive Illinois Works With ILPQC in Birth Equity Webinar
The Illinois Perinatal Collaborative, or ILPQC, is a network of individuals dedicated to improving health care for birthing people and infants. The vision of this collaborative “involves all perinatal stakeholders; utilizes data-driven, evidence-based practices; improves perinatal quality resulting in improved birth outcomes, improved health for women and infants, and decreased costs and builds on Illinois’ […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive IL Hosts Our First Community Baby Shower
On April 29th, EverThrive IL hosted our first Community Baby Shower at the Discover Shine Bright Community Center in Chatham, a neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The Baby Shower was held during the week of National Infant Immunization Week and was an effort from our Community Engagement team to educate families on the importance of […]
Continue ReadingWays to Give to EverThrive Illinois
There are many ways to give to EverThrive Illinois! We invite you to support our work and mission in a way that is meaningful to you: Direct Gifts Click here to donate online Checks can be made out to EverThrive Illinois and mailed to: EverThrive Illinois 1010 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60605 […]
Continue ReadingExpanding Health Care Benefits for Adults 19 to 41 Regardless of Immigration Status
Many hard-hit communities are still recovering from the global pandemic, though some Illinoisians have added stressors like lack of health care resources. Last year, the Illinois legislature expanded the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) program so low-income adults 42 and older are eligible to receive health care coverage, regardless of immigration status; expanding access […]
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