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Health and Social Service Development</h1> <div class="content-top__content-info"> <div class="field-intro-text field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><p class="MsoNormal">As part of the SIU School of Medicine, the Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development Places (CRHSSD) aims to improve the well-being and access to care for urban and rural residents throughout central and southern Illinois. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50 center-vertically pull-right-out"> <div class="layout__region-wrapper"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block field-blockgroupdepartmentfield-body"> <h2 class="title">Welcome</h2> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body 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As part of SIU School of Medicine, our aim is to reduce health disparities in the 66 urban and rural counties across central and southern Illinois.</p><p>We support and empower residents from 66 counties through research, program evaluations, needs assessments, advocacy work and policy recommendations. We’re regularly testing new models of health care delivery to promote meaningful change in our neighbors’ lives and ensure at-risk communities receive the quality health care they deserve.  </p><p>We value more than anything else service to our communities, to our professions, and stakeholders. We value our motivated, professional, and productive staff, along with honesty, integrity, mutual respect, creative thinking, and excellence.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block image-triangle-left inline-blockmedia-item block-media-item"> <div class="field-media field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field-media-image field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="label-text__heading visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <picture loading="eager" class="image" >  <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_story_2x/public/2021-06/Rural_Land.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=SfS0ZMin 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/triangle_image_2x/public/2021-06/Rural_Land.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=dTCVJXMu 2x" media="all and (min-width: 451px)" type="image/jpeg" width="2082" height="1154"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/triangle_image_2x/public/2021-06/Rural_Land.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=dTCVJXMu 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/triangle_image_2x/public/2021-06/Rural_Land.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=dTCVJXMu 2x" type="image/jpeg" width="1438" height="1152"/>  <img class="image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/triangle_image_2x/public/2021-06/Rural_Land.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=dTCVJXMu" alt="Rural Land with Road and Fields" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-no-border inline-blocktext block-text"> <h2 class="title">Regional Offices</h2> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><p>To contact, please call <a href="tel:618-453-1262">618-453-1262</a>.</p></div> </div> <div class="block block--grid block-no-border inline-blocklink-group block-link-group"> <div class="grid-group-wrapper"> <div class="preheading"></div> <div class="grid grid--card_bordered grid--col4"> <div class="grid__item"> <div class="block block-contente43274d1-f779-4465-a660-527403d897f8 block-inline-item"> <div class="card-bordered-wrapper"> <div class="card-bordered"> <div class="card-bordered__img"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__content"> <h3 class="card-bordered__heading"> </h3> <div class="card-bordered__date"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__body"> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><h3>Southern</h3><p>Carbondale, IL (Jackson County)</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__item"> <div class="block block-contente43274d1-f779-4465-a660-527403d897f8 block-inline-item"> <div class="card-bordered-wrapper"> <div class="card-bordered"> <div class="card-bordered__img"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__content"> <h3 class="card-bordered__heading"> </h3> <div class="card-bordered__date"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__body"> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><h3>Eastern</h3><p>Olney, IL (Richland County)</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__item"> <div class="block block-contente43274d1-f779-4465-a660-527403d897f8 block-inline-item"> <div class="card-bordered-wrapper"> <div class="card-bordered"> <div class="card-bordered__img"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__content"> <h3 class="card-bordered__heading"> </h3> <div class="card-bordered__date"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__body"> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><h3>Northern</h3><p>Dixon, IL (Lee County)</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__item"> <div class="block block-contente43274d1-f779-4465-a660-527403d897f8 block-inline-item"> <div class="card-bordered-wrapper"> <div class="card-bordered"> <div class="card-bordered__img"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__content"> <h3 class="card-bordered__heading"> </h3> <div class="card-bordered__date"> </div> <div class="card-bordered__body"> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><h3>Western</h3><p>Canton, IL (Fulton County)</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50 bg-edu-darkgray"> <div class="layout__region-wrapper"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block inline-blocktext block-text"> <h2 class="title">Center services</h2> <div class="field-body field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden"><p>The CRHSSD is in place to help address health care and social service issues impacting the lives and productivity of those in our state and nation. 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