Infectious Disease

6 organizations offer infectious disease prevention and care to Westside residents:

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Community Outreach Intervention Projects
Loretto Hospital
Mother to Mother
New Age Services
PCC Community Wellness Center
Prevention Partnership

Community Outreach Intervention Projects

Address:
4754-56 West Madison St.
Chicago IL, 60644
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Telephone: (773) 379-1137

Mission: To assist in the prevention of infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis; to help people get tested and treated for these diseases and to conduct public health research.

Services:

• Street-based community outreach providing education, risk assessment
• Distribution of prevention materials
• HIV counseling
• HIV/AIDs testing
• Case management for individuals who are HIV positive
• Referrals to drug treatment centers/social services agencies 

Loretto Hospital

Address:
645 S. Central Ave.
Chicago, IL 60644
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Telephone: (773) 626-4300

Fax: (773) 626-2613

Web site: www.lorettohospital.org

Mission: To be a community healthcare provider fostering continuous performance improvement.  To achieve optimum outcomes for our patients, cultivate pride in our employees and medical staff.

Loretto Hospital has been providing healthcare services to the Austin community for more than 60 years.  As the only hospital and largest employer in the community, Loretto is committed to community improvement and progress.  Through our many healtcare services, volunteer opportunities and community outreach activities, Loretto is becoming an active and valued community participant.

Loretto is working to be a premier healthcare provider to the Austin community.  In line with that goal, the hospital has added to its’ services a Center for WoundCare and Hyperbaric Medicine, designed to treat those individuals with difficult to heal sores or wounds.  Loretto is also renewing its’ commitment to the community through the Hospital’s Family Care center.  As we move further into the new millennium, Loretto Today is a Hospital with the Community in mind.

Services:

Ambulatory Care Center
Main Hospital
(773) 854.5474

Loretto Family Care Center
Austin YMCA
501 N. Central Avenue
(773) 378.0531

Cicero Family Care Center
5729 W. Cermak Road
(708) 652.5800

North Avenue Family Care Center
5810 W. North Avenue
(773) 854.5818

Center for WoundCare and Hyperbaric Medicine
Main Hospital
(773) 854.4176

Mother to Mother

Address:
2200 Roosevelt Rd., Suite 15
Broadview, IL 60153
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Phone: (773) 542-1199

Fax: (773) 542- 1188

Mission: At Mother to Mother, we have networked with diverse organizations, school, hospitals, treatment facilities, Daycare centers, and the Tenth & Eleventh district police departments in order to provide visionary and comprehensive resources as well as a transitional living program for our clients. Our program is designed and tailored to fit all women regardless of creed, race, or circumstance. We understand the needs of all women, and will not discriminate.

Mother-to-Mother also assist with women's mental health issues with trained and licensed personnel. We also do home and hospital visits to our clients, while providing transportation to and from appointments. Mother-to-Mother specializes in women who have DCFS cases, and will provide a court advocate to assist our clients during court proceedings.

We provide services for women with or without children as well as providing childcare in our living facilities.

New Age Services

Address:
1330 South Kostner
Chicago, IL 60623
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Telephone: (773) 542-1150

Fax: (773) 542-1175

Mission: Our mission is to empower at-risk persons in the community by providing a comprehensive range of treatment and preventive services including but not limited to health, education, social and economic endeavors.

Services:

• Individual counseling sessions
• Group Therapy
• Parenting Classes
• HIV Early Interventions
• Pre and post-test Counseling
• Women’s Group

PCC Community Wellness Center

Address:
14 W. Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
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Phone: (708) 383-0113

Fax: (708) 383-9911

Web site: http://www.ebvonline.org/PCC/PCCCWC.html

Mission: Our mission is to promote health care services and programs, to establish, maintain, and promote a community health center environment that provides high quality primary health care services to the community with particular focus upon the health care needs of medically underserved populations.

Services: The following services are available at PCC and at our other location, Austin Family Healthcare Center, at 335 North Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644.

• Adult Medicine
• Prenatal Care and Delivery
• OB/Gyn Services
• Prenatal Classes
• Pediatric Care
• Social Services/Psychiatric Counseling
• Family Planning
• Health Education
• Immunizations/School Physicals
• Disease Screening
• WIC Form Completion
• Home Nursing Visits

Prevention Partnership

Address:
5936 W. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60644
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Phone: (773) 378-4195
Fax: (773) 378-8190
 
Mission: The mission of the Prevention Partnership, Inc. is to provide comprehensive, culturally diverse prevention and education services in such areas as tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, HIV/AIDS, anger management, violence prevention and peer leadership.

Services:

• Parenting education
• Drug Free Work Place
• Block club training
• Educational programs in violence, alcohol and other drugs and the impact on families and community