Health centers expand on school campuses in Illinois
Urban schools including Senn High in Chicago host on campus health centers funded partly by the state. They provide routine care and screenings, diagnose serious diseases, and offer counseling. Staff note centers attract immigrant students and offer affordable access. Patients like Umer Iqbal praise the easier, cheaper option compared with outside clinics.
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Christopher Moffat
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Senn High School
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Pakistan
Odyssey Project helps adults improve their lives in Chicago
In Chicago and other cities the Odyssey Project offers adults living in poverty free eight month courses combining philosophy art history literature and U.S. history for college credit. Taught by university professors the program aims to lift students from marginalization through shared study of Socrates Plato Monet and more.
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Springfield
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Claude Monet
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Tom Balasz
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Michelle Stokes
Art Institute of Chicago
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