SCCP Cares Foundation

Southland Care Coordination Partners, Inc. participated in a local food drive on Saturday, 11/22 and provided meals for over 300 families in the South Suburban Cook County area. There were over 22 communities served by Respond Now located in Chicago Heights, IL. SCCP purchased food and our staff donated food items. We packed over 240 bags to distribute.

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The Role of Integrative Health in Mental Wellness

As healthcare providers, medical researchers, and mental health professionals continue to explore the mind-body connection, it has become clear that a collaborative care model is ideal for many people. Integrative health is an innovative field that takes a comprehensive approach to health by considering each individual’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs and the impact that holistic healing can have.

Within this field, integrative mental health professionals often work to combine traditional practices with complementary and alternative medicine, providing clients with a personalized plan designed to meet their unique needs.

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Respond Now Donation

Thank you for your generous donation of $2,000.00. Your faithful support of Respond Now this year has allowed us to continue helping families become stable by providing food, emergency prescriptions, and homelessness prevention services.

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New Research Explains the Link Between Meat and Cancer

The World Health Organization identifies red meat as a probable carcinogen due to the positive correlation between its consumption and the development of colorectal cancer. Since this declaration, additional studies have also found a link between cancer and red meat, but none have been able to pinpoint causation, only correlation, until now. A new study published in the journal Cancer Discovery has identified a DNA mutation that could account for this relationship between meat and cancer.

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The New Study Suggests a Plant-based Diet Slashes your Risk of Severe COVID-19 by 73 Percent

Individuals who follow a plant-based diet are 73 percent less likely to experience moderate-to-severe COVID-19 symptoms, according to a new study published by scientific journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. The study involved 2,884 frontline healthcare workers from six countries—including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States—568 of whom were infected with COVID-19. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between dietary patterns and COVID-19, including severity of symptoms and duration of illness.

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Spirituality and Health

Spirituality is the way you find meaning, hope, comfort, and inner peace in your life. Many people find spirituality through religion. Some people find it through music, art, or a connection with nature. Others find it in their values and principles.

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