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Child
Health Data Lab
The Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research
Program
Children's Memorial Research Center
ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS
The Child Health Data Lab is associated with a number of other departments also located at the Children's Memorial Hospital. Information about these organizations with whom we collaborate is presented here in brief.
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
Transportation that is Active and Safe for Kids (TASK)
Injury Free Coalition for Kids - Chicago
Office of Child Advocacy at Children's Memorial Hospital
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Consortium
to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is a data-driven
obesity prevention effort with an emphasis on evaluation; its focus is on
children aged three to five years, their caretakers, and those who work with
their parents and caretakers. CLOCC resides within the Mary Ann and J. Milburn
Smith Child Health Research Program at the Children's Memorial Research Center, an arm of Children's Memorial Hospital. The Smith
Program is dedicated to the better understanding of conditions that affect
child populations and of means to prevent and improve them.
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children
Transportation
that is Active and Safe for Kids (TASK)
Student Travel Project
The goal of TASK is to increase the use of non-motorized
travel, especially biking and walking, in everyday activities such as going
to and from school and shopping. Incorporating this kind of physical activity
into daily life requires no special equipment and fits easily into daily schedules.
A collaborative of numerous organizations, TASK launched its Student Travel
Project in Spring 2002. This project will build school- and community-based
initiatives that encourage students to bike and walk to school and improve
the safety of such travel. The Project is working with four Chicago communities:
Ashburn, Uptown, West Garfield Park and West Town.
Phase I of the project used surveys and focus groups to understand what factors influence family decision-making around transportation to and from school. During Phase II, from now through September 2004, we will use the information from Phase I to educate communities and guide community-level working groups. Each working group in each community will develop a plan that addresses barriers to non-motorized travel to school and promotes such travel as an option for local schoolchildren. This plan will form the basis of the third and final implementation phase.
The
TASK Student Travel Project is a pilot project of the Consortium to Lower
Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) and is funded by the Chicago Community
Trust. For more information, contact Liz
Wuerffel by email, or by phone at 312-573-7767.
Injury Free Coalition for Kids provides injury prevention education and services to the Chicago area community. It has developed many injury prevention programs, for example:
Injury
Free Coalition for Kids - Chicago
Injury Free Coalition
for Kids - National
Office of Child Advocacy at Children's Memorial Hospital Children's pursues social and health care policies and programs that keep children healthy, reduce the need for hospitalization, and offer improved access to care for the children and families of the Metropolitan Chicago area. As advocates it collaborates with community leaders, organizations, and families to effectively bring public attention and response to children's health issues. In advocating for children, Children's provides scientific and clinical expertise, fills leadership voids, and works to improve outcomes for all children and families.
Government
Relations Department: 773.880.6317