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Touching Touching lives for 95 years 95 for Reaching out Reaching ORIGINAL 40% 75% 85% MB Adjusted 60% / 85% 95% Annual Report 2010-2011 OAK PARK RIVER FOREST MB Adjusted 75% 95% 100% Infant Sponsors of Welfare The Children’s Clinic Society Dear Friends, The Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society has provided health care services to children for 95 years! It is often said that a picture paints a 1,000 words. Please take a moment to look at the photographs of our patients scattered throughout this year’s annual report— these faces represent the 3,202 low income children who received medical, dental and social services through 9,440 visits to The Children’s Clinic over the last fiscal year. These numbers help tell our story… n The Children’s Clinic has a longstanding commitment to training the next generation n 1,491 pediatric patients came for of public health care providers. Thirteen well-child visits and immunizations fourth year dental students, three nurse n 1,992 sick children saw one of our practitioner students, three medical residents, pediatricians or nurse practitioners and a medical assistant student completed n 2,606 children received dental care rotations at the Clinic. Welcome through 5,957 visits Your support is vital to our mission. n 99 patients received short-term It enables us to… counseling, 46 patients received n increase access to health care for low long-term counseling and 13 patients income children received psychiatric services over 10 months last year. For the first time in n offer health education in underserved Clinic history, a mental health team communities consisting of a full-time therapist, a n provide dental care to low income children psychiatrist and a case manager, all in the school setting bilingual, provided in-house, mental n reduce the incidence of obesity in medical health services. patients n improve literacy among our patients n identify and treat developmental delays and mental health issues Thank you. We are grateful to you for your support. You empower The Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society to fulfill its health care mission through The Children’s Clinic. And, you help put smiles on the faces of those we serve. Sincerely, 95 years of touching lives Leah Beckwith Elizabeth Lippitt, MHSA President Executive Director 2 ORIGINAL 40% 75% 85% MB Adjusted 60% / 85% 95% MB Adjusted 75% 95% 100% Our programs reach out and touch thousands of lives. Dental Cavities are the number one childhood disease. The high cost of dental care and the lack of dental many health problems care providers who later in life. The Dental will accept Medicaid Clinic is one of the patients (Illinois ranks few resources for 48th out of 50 states affordable pediatric for oral health state dental care in our reimbursement rates) service area. The discourage low income Children’s Clinic families from getting provides full preventive preventive oral health and restorative care care. Often, the first in a five-chair dental time that low income office, including oral families visit a dentist exams, cleanings, is when their child fluoride treatments, is in pain from an dental sealants, infected tooth. The extractions, dental extent of the problem cavity repair, and root is epidemic: 55 canal treatment. percent of Illinois third As a result of our graders suffer from innovative Portable tooth decay and 30 Dentistry Program, a percent have untreated program that increases cavities. Dental care is access to primary and an important part of preventive oral health good overall health. services, 914 dental Providing dental exams, 588 cleanings services to children and 875 sealants were is key to preventing provided to school- aged children at their schools. OAK PARK RIVER FOREST INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY | Sponsors of The Children’s Clinic | 3 Medical Access to medical care for those without private health insurance is extremely limited. As a result, many low income families forgo well-child care. African American and Yet, these are the Hispanic children lag children who are most behind white children in need of on-going on nearly every health preventive care. They indicator. are more likely to be in The Medical Clinic fair or poor health, die provides primary health in the first year of life, care in a “medical have asthma, elevated home” model through blood lead levels, or be well-child care and overweight. acute care for sick Ignoring serious health children whose families problems in childhood meet the federal can have a detrimental poverty guidelines. effect on adult health Services include outcomes as well. The school physicals, racial disparity of the immunizations, access to health care is developmental and especially disturbing: behavioral assessments, nutrition needs, mental health counseling and social service linkage. 4 ORIGINAL 40% 75% 85% MB Adjusted 60% / 85% 95% MB Adjusted 75% 95% 100% Health Education & Outreach The Children’s Clinic strongly believes in the efficacy of education to improve health outcomes both in the Clinic and in the community. A Health Education Outreach Coordinator provides age-appropriate nutrition workshops Social Services for preschoolers, According to Voices for elementary school Illinois Children, unmet children and their pediatric mental health parents. Last year, needs are associated 1,626 children at 9 with school failure, elementary schools, teenage childbearing, 431 children at 15 unstable employment, preschools and 71 and violence. The parents at schools or Children’s Clinic has community centers a holistic approach to participated in health health care. In keeping education and nutrition with our practice of workshops. The Clinic treating the whole also participated in child, we view mental 23 community health health as an integral fairs to raise awareness component of overall of the importance of health. A full-time nutrition and fitness to social worker has been overall health. part of the well-child medical visit at the Clinic since 1920. This Literacy past year, a full-time case manager and Literacy is a key therapist, and a part- component of good time psychiatrist, all health. Acquiring bilingual, now offer language skills long term counseling promotes early brain in-house through a development. Children partnership with the with poor literacy skills Family Service and struggle in school, Mental Health Center putting them at risk of Cicero. On-site of emotional and counseling reduces behavioral problems the stigma attached to and reducing their mental health services, employment prospects and as a result, has and earning potential. been increasingly At each well-child utilized by Clinic visit, our doctors write patients and families. a “prescription” for parents to read out loud to their children, and the children are able to choose a book from the Clinic’s giving library to take home. OAK PARK RIVER FOREST INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY | Sponsors of The Children’s Clinic | 5 Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society—95 years of service Happy Birthday IWS! open two mornings a five-chair space. In 2011 marks The Oak week and one Saturday 1996, there were fewer Park River Forest Infant morning a month; than 2,000 medical and Welfare Society’s in 2011, the medical dental visits; in 2011, 95th year of service. clinic was open full- medical and dental What began in 1916 as time including two visits skyrocketed to a place to distribute evenings each week over 9,400. “clean” milk to poor and one Saturday a How is this all possible? families in the Chicago month. In 1996, the The dedication of the area is today a full- Clinic contracted with Oak Park River Forest service health clinic a single private dentist Infant Welfare Society Holiday Housewalk & Market December 2010 serving low income to provide dental has led the way. Today, children from Oak Park, care at the Clinic two with more than 125 Chicago and 50 Cook mornings a week. In active volunteers, County communities. 2011, the dental clinic— we are thankful for A comparison of 1996 now staffed by six their hard work and and 2011 illustrates dentists, one hygienist, leadership that benefits the remarkable four assistants, and children and families transformation of the 13 dental students—is in need of quality Clinic over the past open more than 40 health care. 15 years. In 1996, the hours a week including Clinic’s annual budget six evening hours and was $130,000; the one Saturday morning current budget is each month, in a $1.75 million. In 1996, the medical clinic was Day at the Races May 2011 Working together, touching lives 6 ORIGINAL 40% 75% 85% MB Adjusted 60% / 85% 95% MB Adjusted 75% 95% 100% Awards Angel Award— Golden The Ginny The Clinic Service presented to Paintbrush Holland Award Award was given Joan Maxwell for Award—Conor honors outstanding to Vianey Cantu, Rollin’ on the River September 2010 her immeasurable Moscinski, for service. Named Dental Assistant, commitment to organizing a in remembrance for her dedication the Infant Welfare volunteer crew to of Ginny Holland, and commitment Society mission. paint the Clinic president of the to the Clinic’s hallways. Oak Park River dental patients. Infant Welfare Society from 1975-1977, this award went to Mary Lou Noll for her extraordinary volunteer service. The Community Service Award was presented to Deborah Monson, Ropes & Gray LLP; and, Thomas White, Shiff Hardin, LLP for extensive pro-bono legal services to benefit the Clinic. Special Recognition to Circle 80 founders Christine Baumbach (left) and Dale Clarke (center), and first Circle 80 Director

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