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Mission Statement To provide educational resources for the development, support and expansion of primary care learning experiences with emphasis on family medicine, community health and culturally competent care, and a special focus on underserved and vulnerable populations.

Current Happenings... National Poison Prevention Week Poisonings are second only to motor vehicle crashes as a leading cause of unintentional injury death; first for 35 to 54 years olds.  As part of National Poison Prevention Week (March 15-21), HRSA's Poison Prevention Program is launching a new National Poison Prevention Week Planner with ideas for events and activities, fact sheets about poisonings, information about how to partner with your local poison center, and planning tips to promote your events with media and community outreach.  You can download the planner at www.poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/resourcesppw.htm and partner with your local poison center to commemorate this important week and help raise awareness of poison prevention in your community. National Nutrition Month® National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Registered Dietitian Day, celebrated on March 11, increases awareness of registered dietitians as the indispensable providers of food and nutrition services and recognizes RDs for their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives. Organizations and consumers are invited to visit the National Nutrition Month® Web site to find food and nutrition information and educational resources promoting healthier eating. Activities celebrating National Nutrition Month will take place in communities, schools, medical facilities and workplaces throughout the country.  For more information visit www.eatright.org/nnm. National Brain Injury Awareness Month Join the Brain Injury Association of America in celebrating March as National Brain Injury Awareness Month.  Building public awareness and increasing education through education and prevention tools is necessary to decrease the amount of injuries sustained and to increase preventive behaviors.  For more information and educational resources on National Brain Injury Awareness Month, visit http://www.biausa.org/media.htm.

A Letter From the Program Director Rajesh Parikh, MD, MPH Director, CHRC Welcome to the Community Health Resource Center (CHRC) web site.  With grant support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Department of Family Medicine in Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, in collaboration with the Illinois Area Health Education Center Program (AHEC), has created a diverse selection of materials focusing on community health, cultural competency, and care for the medically underserved populations.  The resource center offers support to our faculty for curriculum development and serves as a tool for disseminating our curriculum to preceptors. We recognize the unique challenges involved in practicing and teaching in medically underserved areas. The CHRC provides resources to assist clinicians in this mission. In our curriculum, we actively promote the development of skills necessary to work with culturally diverse patient populations. The major goals of the CHRC are to support our community partners, expand community-oriented primary care, and teach our students to provide care in a culturally competent manner. Please feel free to contact us with your comments and suggestions at CHRC@midwestern.edu. Sincerely, Rajesh Parikh, MD, MPH Director, CHRC