Children’s health to be focus of Symposium March 13
Children’s health to be focus of Symposium March 13
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Don’t miss the opportunity to attend this year’s Illinois Kids Count Symposium in Chicago and take an in-depth look at the health of children in Illinois.
The Symposium will be keynoted by nationally recognized healthcare expert Dr. Harold Pollack, professor at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, who will discuss the Affordable Care Act and what it means for children, families, and communities. The keynote will be followed by a plenary panel of leading statewide experts who will speak on a variety of issues related to children’s health.
The Illinois Kids Count Symposium will kick off a series of events promoting the Illinois Kids Count 2014 report, “Child Health Matters,” which focuses on the health status of our state’s children. This topic is particularly important with the ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Illinois Kids Count Symposium
“Child Health Matters”
Thursday, March 13, 2014
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Loyola University Civitas ChildLaw Center
Regents Hall, 111 East Pearson, 16th floor
Chicago, IL
Keynote Address
Harold Pollack, Ph.D., Helen Ross Professor at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration
Plenary Panelists
John Bouman, President, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Arthur R. Culver, Superintendent, East St. Louis School District 189
Christy Filby, Community Wellness Executive, Two Rivers YMCA & Healthy Communities Consultant, Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs
Panel Moderator
Layla Suleiman-Gonzalez, Ph.D., J.D., Executive Director, Illinois Latino Family Commission
Illinois Kids Count 2014 Presentation
Anne Klassman, Project Manager, Voices for Illinois Children
Register here for the symposium. Space is limited.
The symposium is sponsored in partnership with the Loyola University Civitas ChildLaw Center.
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In 1976, he was hired by the Chicago community newspaper The Southtown Economist (Daily Southtown) and in 1985 was hired by the Chicago Sun-Times and covered Chicago City Hall for both. In 1993, he launched the “The Villager” Newspapers which covered 12 Southwest Chicagoland suburban regions. He hosted a live weekend Radio Show on WLS AM radio from 1980 through 1991, and also on WBBM FM, WLUP FM and shows on WSBC AM in Chicago and WNZK AM in Detroit.
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