{"id":67,"date":"2018-09-12T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T03:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/community-education-and-outreach\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:16:00","slug":"community-education-and-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/es\/services\/educacion-comunitaria-y-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Educaci\u00f3n Comunitaria y Extensi\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1  data-animation-delay=\"\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tEmpowering Communities Through Education and Outreach\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Outreach and education at <strong>Pillars Community Health<\/strong> (PCH) is a critical part of delivering whole-person care. It ensures individuals, families, and partners are connected to the services, support, and resources they need while empowering the community and advancing PCH&#8217;s mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/es\/contacto\/\" title=\"Click Here\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Contacto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/contact-icon-white-1.svg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContacto\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/es\/recursos-y-apoyo\/blog\/\" title=\"Click Here\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/view-services-icon-white.svg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlog\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/es\/events-and-training\/\" title=\"Click Here\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Eventos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/event-details-icon-white.svg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEventos\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Engagement activities that focus on building relationships and raising awareness about PCH services, programs, and resources in the communities served.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attendance at community events, fairs, or festivals<\/li>\n<li>Health education workshops (e.g., mental health, substance abuse prevention, DVSA awareness)<\/li>\n<li>Collaborations with schools, libraries, and local organizations to distribute resources and information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>Following are the standard presentations and classes offered by Pillars Community Health. If you are seeking a presentation or topic that is not listed here, please reach out, as we can often tailor presentations to meet audience needs. Request form below.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPrograma de Prevenci\u00f3n y Educaci\u00f3n sobre la Violencia Dom\u00e9stica y Sexual.\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>The Locker Room Project: <\/strong>The Locker Room Project seeks to empower and educate young men to prevent domestic violence before it starts. This project instills integrity, good character, and respect for others through outreach, education, and awareness. The Locker Room Project also helps to cultivate self-esteem, emotional maturity, and coping skills, which will help build healthy interpersonal relationships in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Pillars Community Health regularly provides domestic violence outreach. Presentations include &#8220;Healthy Teen Relationships;&#8221; &#8220;In Her Shoes,&#8221; an interactive simulation in which participants can experience barriers a survivor may encounter in the journey to leave an abusive relationship; and &#8220;REEPS (Resilience, Empowerment, Education, Prevention, Safety)&#8221; for teens or adults. &#8220;REEPS&#8221; involves a staff member and a domestic violence survivor discussing the issue; this presentation is regularly provided to hospitals, schools, and churches, among other venues.<\/p>\n<p>For cosmetology professionals, Pillars Community Health is available to provide training (with CEs) to help them recognize the signs of abuse and to provide support, resources, and assistance to clients whoa re survivors of domestic and sexual violence. We are a licensed IDFPR CE sponsor (License No. 290.000032).<\/p>\n<p>Pillars Community Health is also available to present on topics such as &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/es\/standing-up-to-bullying-in-our-communities\/\">Buleo<\/a><\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;Sexual Health,&#8221; &#8220;Stop Porn Culture,&#8221; &#8220;Stalking Awareness,&#8221; &#8220;Sexual Assault Awareness,&#8221; and &#8220;Child Abuse Awareness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of our outreach services, our Sexual Assault team partners with local schools to provide prevention education for students and teachers. Prevention education teaches students about body safety and how to ask for help, and gives teachers and school administrators the resources to help students who need it.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tStaff are available throughout the year to attend resource fairs or provide prevention education presentations.\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Use the form below to contact us, or call <a href=\"tel:1-708-745-5277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>708-PILLARS<\/strong><\/a> (708-745-5277).<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tSalud del Comportamiento\/Educaci\u00f3n para la Familia y Extensi\u00f3n\t<\/h2>\n\t<strong>Salud Mental<\/strong><br \/>\nPillars Community Health is available to present &#8220;Erase Crazy,&#8221; which promotes anti-stigma as it relates to mental health. Find additional presentations in the next section below.\n<strong>Duelo Infantil<\/strong><br \/>\nOur Buddy&#8217;s Place team is available to make presentations regarding childhood bereavement.\n<strong>Primeros Auxilios para Salud Mental<\/strong><br \/>\nEstos fant\u00e1sticos cursos de 8 horas ayudan a los participantes a aprender como manejar una crisis de salud mental en la comunidad, desde ataques de p\u00e1nico a ideaci\u00f3n suicida. Las capacitaciones actualmente se coordinan en conjunto con NAMI DuPage.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/namidupage.org\/programs-and-services\/education-community-training\/educational-classes\/mental-health-first-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Haz clic aqu\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> para encontrar un calendario sobre presentaciones pr\u00f3ximas.\n<strong>Otros Temas Sobre la Salud Mental<\/strong><br \/>\nNAMI Metro Suburban ofrece educaci\u00f3n sobre salud mental en el <a href=\"https:\/\/namidupage.org\/locations\/the-community-wellness-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Community Wellness Center in La Grange<\/strong><\/a> (en el mismo edificio que <a href=\"https:\/\/pillarscommunityhealth.org\/es\/services\/servicios-para-la-salud-del-comportamiento-y-de-apoyo\/the-living-room\/\"><strong>La Sala de Estar<\/strong><\/a>).\n<h2>\n\t\t\tNutrition and Oral Health Education\t<\/h2>\n\t<strong>Clases de Nutrici\u00f3n<\/strong><br \/>\nNuestro personal de nutrici\u00f3n regularmente ofrece clases de nutrici\u00f3n en sesiones de grupo o individuales. 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