Projects
The National Children’s Study (NCS) is one of the most important contributions to human health in history. The NCS will give us a better understanding of positive and negative influences on human health and development by studying the affects of genetics, physical environments, lifestyles, and social environments.
The Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (CRHSSD) oversees the Illinois Delta Network, which is funded by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration. The funding has enabled the CRHSSD to implement the Illinois Catch on to Health and the Caring Connections IEP Enhancement Program.
The Illinois CATCH on to Health! Consortium (ICHC) applies a planned, systemic, and coordinated school-based approach to behavioral and environmental change as related to the improvement of children's nutrition, physical activity, and obesity.
The SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (CRHSSD) in partnership with Shawnee Health Services and Williamson County Special Education District facilitate the development of the Illinois innovative project entitled the Caring Connections IEP Enhancement Program. The main priorities of the CCC are to include a psychiatrist and professional health navigators in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process in schools of Williamson County, Illinois.
Rural Medical Transportation Network
Funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation, the primary goal of this project is to assess and resolve issues that are barriers to securing reliable and timely transportation to medical and health care services for the region’s residents. The network is comprised of public transit providers, emergency medical services providers, hospitals, public officials, and other community partners from throughout the southern thirty-four counties of Illinois.
In 2007, the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Highway Safety, empanelled an oversight group to develop a strategic plan for its Trauma and EMS functions. These groups were charged to develop a strategic plan with short, intermediate, and long term goals to ensure the Illinois emergency health care system would optimally meet the needs of residents of, and visitors to the state of Illinois.