(Chicago) -- Are teeth vital to health? Vital Bridges Center on Chronic Care says healthy teeth are vital to maintaining health and containing health care costs. Illinois Medicaid cuts to dental care services are "penny wi...

(Chicago) -- The 2012 U.S. Farm Bill currently being negotiated in Washington could empty the plates of Vital Bridges clients if $14 billion in food stamp cuts proposed by the U.S. House are approved. Health care strategis...

(Chicago) -- Will the U.S. 2012 Farm Bill result in less food for the poor? Health care strategist Deborah Hinde of the VItal Bridges Center on Chronic Care/Heartland Health Outreach discusses the farm bill.

(Chicago) -- March is National Nutrition Month and the Vital Bridges Center on Chronic Care is highlighting the effectiveness of a nutrition strategy for chronic diseases sufferers.

(Chicago) -- Each year, Vital Bridges provides 500,000 free, nutritious meals and nutrition counseling to more than 1,800 low-income Chicago area residents struggling to overcome the effects of chronic health challenges, s...