• Is Outdoor Recreation And Education Enough To Prevent Childhood Obesity In Communities Of Color?

    A version of this story, Can getting kids to exercise [...]

  • Dumont Selected As Center For Health Journalism 2023 National Fellowย 

    The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism announced “the selection [...]

  • Period Poverty Transcending Gender: The Call for An Inclusive Approach Towards Menstrual Equity

    For many menstruators the cost of bleeding forces them to [...]

  • Community Conversation: What is Period Poverty? — Recap and Resource Guide

    An estimated 300 million people menstruate around the world on [...]

  • Community Conversation: What is Period Poverty?

    About 26 percent of the world population menstruates. Shame and stigma inhibits education [...]

  • Period Poverty in Illinois: Community-Driven Solutions

    Gray skies and clouds signal spotted rain showers above the [...]

  • Addressing Period Poverty

    Period poverty is a global issue experienced by millions of [...]

  • Mental Health Resources for the new school year

    In a collaborative effort to equip parents with the information [...]

  • Community Conversation: Student Mental Healthย 

    WBEZ Chicagoย andย Illinois Latino News (ILLN)ย will host a second virtual Community [...]

  • It Takes A Village To Address The Youth Mental Health Crisis

    Carolina Sernaโ€™s job as a care coordinator for theย Clifford Beers, [...]

  • The Misidentified

    Publisherโ€™sNote: The Misidentified was first published on palabra. Illinois Latino News, one of [...]

  • Culture Is Key To Treating Mental Health Concernsย 

    Publisher’s Note: Mental health concerns dominate people’s minds, even as the [...]

  • The Path Forward: Overcoming Mental Health Stigma in the Latino Community

    Many Hispanics-Latinos view mental illness as a sign of weakness. [...]

  • 70-Hour Work Weeks, Sleeping In A Car: Personal Care Assistants Struggle To Care For Themselves

    Dilliner Jordan works 62 hours a week taking care of [...]

  • Reform Racist Permit Process In OrderTo Build A Healthier Southeast Side

    City officials made the right decision by denying General Ironโ€™s permit, [...]