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		<title>Tobacco Cessation in Cook County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cook County Department of Public Health is hosting a series of events and webinars in order to promote tobacco cessation and prevention policies in suburban Cook County. Do you have an interest in gaining legal knowledge and learn about practical considerations to effectively develop and implement smoke-free policies? Are you interested in launching a...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3306</link>
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		<title>La Mesa Completa Pastor&#8217;s Toolkit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is excited to announce the launch of an interactive, electronic tool kit developed in Spanish for faith-based and community leaders to learn about the various ways they can partner with the USDA. Designed specifically for the Latino Community, the La Mesa Completa Pastor’s Toolkit describes federal nutrition...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3295</link>
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		<title>Rethink Your Drink Symposium Scholarship Opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Public Health Institute is offering registration scholarships for up to 20 participants who want to attend the upcoming &#8220;Rethink Your Drink&#8221; symposium. The application deadline is this Friday, April 20, 2012. Scholarships will cover the cost of registration, continuing education credits, meeting materials, as well as a healthy lunch and healthy beverages.  We cannot cover...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3263</link>
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		<title>Accessible Faith Grant Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Retirement Research Foundation is now accepting applications for its Accessible Faith Grant Program.  Applications will be accepted through June 1, 2011. The Accessible Faith Grant Program makes funds available to houses of worship to enable them to make accessibility improvements to their facilities.  The program is open to houses of worship in six metro...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3178</link>
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		<title>Parish Nurse Position Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Advocate Health Care is seeking candidates for a Parish Nurse position in the suburban location of Antioch, IL.   As part of Advocate&#8217;s Mission and Spiritual Care, the office of Advocate Parish Nurse Ministry participates in making real the vision of wholistic healing—good health to all—by partnering with congregations of all denominations and religious affiliations in...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3166</link>
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		<title>Faith and Public Health Leadership Institute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation and the MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice are partnering to offer a Faith and Public Health Leadership Institute for teams of faith and public health leaders working on HIV/AIDS, Emergency Preparedness, Chronic Disease, and Food Access. Project Goal The Institute for Faith and Public Health Leadership...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3154</link>
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		<title>Axelson Funding Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management at North Park University is requesting applications for its prestigious Alford-Axelson Award for Nonprofit Managerial Excellence. The award comes with a $5,000 unrestricted grant.  The deadline for the initial (short) application is January 31, 2012. This award is given annually to two nonprofit organizations that serve the Chicago region...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3112</link>
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		<title>Rethink Your Drink Campaign Launched</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rethink Your Drink Media Campaign  Cook County Department of Public health launched the &#8220;Rethink Your Drink&#8221; Campaign on January 2nd. &#8220;Rethink your Drink&#8221; is part of a county-wide effort to reduce the consumption of sugar-loaded beverages. Sugar-loaded beverages (i.e., sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks) are the single greatest source of calories in the American diet,...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3075</link>
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		<title>Accessibility Grants Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Retirement Research Foundation is pleased to announce the 2012 Accessible Faith Grant Program to enable houses of worship to make accessibility improvements to their facilities.  The program is available to houses of worship in six metro Chicago counties:  Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and McHenry.  Since the program began nine years ago, the Foundation...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3070</link>
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		<title>Community Garden Seed Grants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A small number of seed grants for community garden and urban agriculture programs in the greater Chicago State University area are available.  They are supported through a grant from the USDA.  A total of $4,500 is available to support projects.  The maximum per project is $1,000.  They are to support work at South Side projects and...]]></description>
		<link>http://chicagofaithandhealth.org/archives/3056</link>
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