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Health/Wellness
Selected Articles
Hundreds of articles on health and safety issues for artists, originally published as part of the Art Hazard News, are now available on CAR.
Articles are organized by discipline (music, education, sculpture, dance, etc.), by specific materials, and also by general topics that are of concern to all artists. You can also search by specific keywords.
Many thanks to the Health in the Arts Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, who provided this curated collection spanning 10 years of articles from the Center for Safety and the Arts.
Selected Chicago-City
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CBHC is a coalition of organizations and individuals, working to help create and advocate for an accessible, quality health care system that provides for everyone. With offices in both Champaign, IL and Chicago, CBHC's energetic and dedicated staff employ a tenacious grassroots campaign to educate and involve health care consumers, build coalitions with other organizations who share their commitment to social justice, and make regulatory and legislative changes at the local, state and national levels. Near North Health Services health clinic serving the Oakland, Kenwood, Bronzeville, Grand Blvd. and Washington Park communities. Fifteen-dollar visits for the unemployed and uninsured. Artists' health clinic that specializes in evaluating, treating and preventing work-related disorders in the arts. Patients can usually be seen regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay. Local and national leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Improves HIV/AIDS services and funds/coordinates prevention, care, and advocacy projects. Comprehensive AIDS service provider for northern Cook County. A list of clinics for the under-served and uninsured.
A directory of CDS members who provide free or sliding scale services -- some specifically for children, the elderly and for those with HIV/AIDS. Hearing conservation specialists. Designers and manufacturers of custom ear plugs and monitors. Empowers women by providing access to gynecological health care, alternative insemination, health education, and counseling services in a respectful environment. Women pay what they can afford. Located in Southwest Humboldt Park, the Louise Landau Health Center is conveniently located in this rapidly growing community. This center boasts of state of the art medical facilities. $15 visits for the unemployed and uninsured.
NNHSC’s Winfield Moody Health Center has been serving Chicago's Cabrini Green area since 1966. With a new building, state-of-the-art equipment and expert staff that understands health care as a complex set of relationships between ‘body and soul’. Located on the first floor of the Cottage View Terrace senior residential building, Cottage View Health Center's primary focus is serving the health needs of the senior population of the Grand Boulevard, Kenwood, and Oakland communities on the South side of Chicago. Selected National/International Links
Informative article providing information on injuries commonly sustained by musicians. A full-service insurance brokerage that has worked with members of the entertainment and media industries for 35 years. Health insurance referrals. Provides information and resources on tinnitus, hearing loss, hearing evaluation referrals, hearing aids and assistive listening devices (ALDs), as well as a referral service of audiology partners, ear doctors, and entertainment links. Web page providing links to articles on common injuries sustained by musicians as well as preventative treatments to injuries. Find chiropractors in Chicago that specialize in treating music related injuries. This guide lists a selection of recent books, periodicals, and other library materials about the health and safety of visual and performing artists. Serving the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances. Links and referrals to information regarding health and safety issues for artists OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education. An extensive list of resources and information concerning both adult and children's health issues. NYCOSH has more than 150 links to news items about safety and health, arranged by topic and chronologically within a topic. Topics include asbestos, cancer, reproductive hazards and much, much more. A health surveillance system to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks (including bioterrorism.) Maintains national health statistics and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. A program of the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides information on and studies the effect of toxic substances on the public health. The mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases, birth defects, disabilities, or deaths that result from interactions with the environment. A program of the Center for Disease Control, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. Works to reduce human illness by studying environmental and individual factors underlying disease. BOA was developed to provide artists with access to health coverage, dental insurance, technical assistance, discounted products and services through a nationwide network of partners. Its mission is to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health, and environmental policies that prevent human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes. OCHP supports and facilitates EPA's efforts to protect children's health from environmental threats. This Office operates a grant program for state and local governments, conducts research and outreach on healthy homes, enforces the lead hazard disclosure law, and develops lead-based paint regulations and policies. Provides additional information on chemical and material hazards in the workspace, as well as a database of these hazards. Organization of physicians and other allied professionals, dedicated to improving health care in the performing arts. Provides links to clinics and educational resources. Directory of free clinics, listed by state. Searchable directory of service delivery sites that provide primary care to under-served populations across the U.S. A service of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Advances public awareness of the benefits of music therapy, and increases access to quality music therapy services. Thorough, credible information on every aspect of your health. Argues in support of vocal checkups. Founded by Martha Eddy and Carol Swann, this San Francisco based school seeks to bridge the ARTS-SCIENCE-EDUCATION-HEALTH disciplines. Through the interface of many artistic and theoretical systems (body-mind disciplines, dance science, design, history, kinesiology, motor learning, videography, etc.) they encourage the emergence of new forms of leadership and social action. Classes offered in dance, body mind-centering, improvisation, authentic movement, alexander technique, and more. An advocacy site for musicians. Find information and links to articles on health insurance options for musicians. Also offers a free telephone advice service where you can talk to an insurance expert about health insurance options for musicians.
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