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Chicago
State
University
Founded
1867
Dr.
Elnora Daniel, President
Chicago
State
University
Cook
Administration
Building
,
Suite
313
9501 South M. L. King Drive
Chicago
,
IL
60628
773/995-2400
ENROLLMENT
6,914
BACKGROUND
Chicago
State
University
, a public, comprehensive, urban institution of higher learning located
on the south side of
Chicago
, strives for excellence in teaching, research, creative expression, and
community service. The mission of the university is to: 1) provide
access to higher education for residents of the region, the state and
beyond, with an emphasis on meeting the educational needs of promising
graduates from outstanding secondary schools as well as educating
students where academic and personal growth potential and promise may
have been inhibited by lack of economic, social, or educational
opportunity and 2) produce graduates who are responsible, discerning and
informed global citizens with a commitment to lifelong learning and
service.
HEALTH
RELATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
The
College
of
Health Sciences
at
Chicago
State
University
consists of the departments of nursing, occupational therapy and health
information administration. The departments of Nursing, Health
Information Administration and occupational therapy offer a
four-year program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. The
College
of
Health
also offers a Minor in Health Sciences. The new minor is particularly
attractive to Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dental, Psychology and Non-Traditional
Program majors who wish to pursue a career in the health field.
Enrollment in Health Sciences is 549.
OTHER
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Chicago
State
University
offers other academic programs in the areas of arts
and sciences, education, business, continuing education and graduate
studies.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
The
Calumet Environmental Resource Center (CERC) is a unique resource
library, meeting place and referral network where local community
residents, government officials, nonprofit environmental organizations,
and others can learn about and respond to pressing environmental issues
in the Calumet Region. CERC was established in 1991 through a joint
effort of the Neighborhood Assistance
Center at Chicago State University,
the Center for Neighborhood Technology,
and the Chicago
Legal Clinic and is maintained by the
Neighborhood
Assistance
Center
.
Chicago
State
University
is a member of The Chicago Consortium of Colleges and
Universities, which in partnership with the Chicago Police Department is
currently developing an online degree completion bachelor's of arts
degree program for law enforcement professionals. In addition, the
Consortium will also offer the bachelor's of science degree in Criminal
Justice strongly supported by distance learning, accelerated or
compressed semesters and transfer credit acceptance.
Chicago
State
University
, a public state university, will be the degree granting institution for
both degree programs. This
university envisions that by the year 2010 all faculty and students will
be actively engaged in research, scholarship and creative expression.
Chicago
State
University
radio CSURADIO.com has hooked up with the web site nibblebox.com.
CONTACTS
Linda Petty
Vice President for Planning, Research, and Sponsored Programs
315
Cook
Administration
Building
Fax 773-995-2449
Joseph
Balogun
Dean,
College
of
Health
Sciences
607
Business and Health Sciences
773/ 995-4484
John
Beck,
Executive
Director
Chicago
Consortium of Colleges
and Universities
6800 South Wentworth Avenue, Suite S40
Chicago
,
IL
60621
773/
874-6165
Fax 773/ 874-9738
CCC-Universities@bgu.edu
Sallie
Tucker - Allen, RN, PhD, FAAN,
Interim
Chair
College
of
Nursing
Business
and Health Sciences Rm. 224
773/995-3998
HBCU
Capabilities
1.
Information Systems
2.
Health Services Research
Development
-
Testing
improved ways of providing services to different ethnic and racial
groups, languages and cultures
-
Testing
innovative approaches to the improvement of quality of health
service for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
-
Prevention
and education of HIV/AIDS
-
Health
services provided to the geriatric beneficiary
-
Health
disparities in vulnerable at risk populations
-
Physical
activity and Overweight and obesity
-
Responsible
sexual behavior
-
Injury
and violence
-
Environmental
quality
-
Access
to health services to inpatient and outpatient services, physician
services, laboratory and x-ray services and well baby/child care
-
Primary
and secondary collection of exisiting data files and databases
-
Statistical
compilations and reporting
-
Telemedicine
technologies
-
Certified
nurse practitioner
-
Hospitals,
clinics, laboratories and research facilities
3.
Community Health Outreach/Education Services
-
Maintaining
a working relationship with Community Organization
-
Serve
on Community Advisory Boards
-
Provide
advertising services for promoting community public relations
-
Prevention
of cancer in special populations project
-
Community
key informant strategy
-
Service
to the disabled
-
Effects
of information and consumer knowledge on choice of health plan
-
Production
of consumer pamphlets, beneficiary booklets, educational directory
-
Workshop
facilitation
-
Translation
and interpreter services
-
Conduct
all Pre and Post meeting activities
4.
Program Evaluation
-
Provide
measurement instruments
-
Extraction
of specialized data from existing databases
-
Evaluate
relationship between compliance with medical regimes and patient
satisfaction with health services
-
Publications
evaluation and improvement services
-
Evaluation
of preventive health services for rural and urban areas for Medicare
beneficiaries
5.
Technical Assistance
-
Conduct
large surveys of beneficiaries
-
Provide
research methodology and statistical services
-
Assessment
of risk and adjustment system development life insurance industry
practices and economic issues
-
Provide
laboratory and research facilities
-
Consulting,
auditing and cost advisory services
-
Development
of cost reporting and analysis system
6.
Training
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