Special Populations

Our mission is to promote balanced, healthy lifestyles among the diverse UIUC community and to provide health and wellness information for typically underserved populations.

Goals and Objectives

• Promote dialogue on cross-cultural health issues.
• Design and implement interactive programs that facilitate health awareness to the UIUC student community.
• Provide translated health education materials in several languages to our target populations (14 health topics currently available in 8 different languages).
• Provide illness prevention/health promotion programs through the offices of Student Affairs, ethnic group clubs and organizations, and some selected academic units.
• Provide valuable health information and related literatures by providing links to national, regional, local and Big 10 health centers.
• Maintain the Multicultural Health Clearinghouse web site detailing health information for special populations.
• Engage in activities that will encourage student involvement in health/outreach programs.
• Work with local health/social agencies and also provide desired services to the underserved, underinsured and underrepresented community members.

Additional Resources

• African American Cultural Program at UIUC
• Department of Community Health
• Division of Campus Recreation /SportWell Center at the Illini Union/OASIS, Room 40 (lower level)
• MultiCultural Clearinghouse Health Information
• Office of International Student and Scholars Services (ISSS)
• Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA)
• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Student Insurance Office

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