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City of Chicago :: Chicago Department of Public Health

(7 days ago) WEBLaunched by the City of Chicago, Cook County, and United Way of Metro Chicago, 2-1-1 is now available to all Cook County residents. Find the help you need today: Call 2-1-1. Text your zip code to 898211. Visit 211MetroChicago.org.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph.html

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City of Chicago :: Public Health Reports, Data, and …

(7 days ago) WEBCity of Chicago Department of Public Health Public Health Reports, Data, and Publications, CDPH Data Brief: COVID-19 in Pregnancy, HEIAP Systems Change …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/supp_info/data-reports/previously_releasedreports.html

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Underfunding In Chicago’s Health Department Hurts …

(7 days ago) WEBJohnson’s budget, approved Wednesday, allocates $76.8 million from the city’s general operating fund to the Chicago Department of Public Health for 2024. …

https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/21/chicagos-underfunded-public-health-department-hurts-black-and-brown-neighbors-most-advocates-say/

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBCHICAGO--The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released The State of Health for Blacks in Chicago, a first of its kind data brief …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/healthy_living/news/2021/june/chicago-department-of-public-health-releases-the-state-of-health.html

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(8 days ago) WEBChronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Chronic diseases and conditions—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, respiratory diseases and obesity—are …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/healthy_communities/svcs/chronic-disease-prevention-and-health-promotion.html

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What Chicago’s health organizations learned from the …

(6 days ago) WEBThere’s a flood of federal money coming to Chicago. Nearly $1.9 billion dollars, to be exact. Andy Buchanan, a spokesman with the city’s Department of Public Health, said about $120 million

https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-chicagos-fight-against-the-pandemic-could-teach-us-about-fixing-health-care/999cb4e5-e932-4f52-a1f0-a8346523dae1

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New study analyzes Chicago’s uneven vaccination rates

(Just Now) WEBFor example, the total number of doses administered in Auburn Gresham hovered around just 1,388, among the lowest in Chicago, according to Chicago …

https://www.wbez.org/stories/vaccine-disparities-led-to-unnecessary-deaths-in-chicago-a-new-study-finds/1e9bb01a-df7c-479e-a555-ef4e6ebae510

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How Chicago hospitals, health systems are tackling their top public

(9 days ago) WEBWithin the Chicago area, organizations are addressing public health issues by supporting youth through psychiatry and behavioral health clinics; identifying …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/how-chicago-hospitals-health-systems-are-tackling-their-top-public-health-concerns.html

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Community-Driven Health Solutions on Chicago’s South Side

(3 days ago) WEBAlthough the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the urgent need to tilt health-care systems toward equitable outcomes, 4 the causes are rooted in centuries of systemic …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570619/

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Top 10 Health Problems for Youth in Chicago Lurie Children's

(3 days ago) WEBAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted a telephone survey of 3,310 adult Chicagoans in 2017 …

https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/voices-of-child-health-in-chicago/adults-across-city-identify-top-10-health-problems-youth-chicago/

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Health disparities in Chicago and the work to solve them with …

(9 days ago) WEBAMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/health-disparities-chicago-and-work-solve-them-rush-university-0

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBTransgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Awareness Week is November 13 – 19, and as awareness of trans issues has grown, so too has the …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/health_protection_and_response/news/2023/november/cdph-weekly-media-brief-11-16-2023.html

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(7 days ago) WEBApr 19, 2024 - Chicago Department of Public Health Weekly Media Brief, 04/19/2024; Apr 11, 2024 - Chicago Department of Public Health Weekly Media Brief, …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/health_protection_and_response/news/2024/april/cdph-weekly-media-brief-04-25-2024.html

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New Report: Chicago Now Ranked 18th Most Polluted City in the …

(4 days ago) WEBThe American Lung Association’s 2019 “State of the Air” report revealed that Chicago ranked the 18th most polluted city in the nation for ozone pollution, which …

https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/new-report-chicago-now

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Health Disparities Report 2020 - Illinois Department of Public …

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the health disparity calculation, a high number of disparities are present among the Hispanic population. Out of 19 indicators, 14 indicators denote existence of …

https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/publications/v5health-disparities-report.pdf

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Youth Health and Social Problems Getting Worse the Fastest in …

(9 days ago) WEBResearchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital teamed up with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on the 2018-19 Healthy Chicago …

https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/voices-of-child-health-in-chicago/problem-getting-worse-fastest-in-chicago/

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Mental health issues top 2024 priority for Chicago says Johnson’s …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health top priority in 2024 says Johnson’s new public health chief Opioid deaths, HIV and infectious diseases, the racial life expectancy gap and inequality …

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24008174/chicago-public-health-commissioner-ige-calls-mental-health-top-priority-2024

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Public Health AllianceChicago

(2 days ago) WEBAllianceChicago is actively working to improve the health of communities across the US, by identifying and reducing vulnerabilities and helping people lead healthier, happier lives. …

https://alliancechicago.org/public-health/

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Chicago’s Key Resilience Challenges Resilient Chicago

(Just Now) WEBMayor Emanuel’s Building a New Chicago initiative has tripled the number of annual water main replacements to protect the system from contaminants and reduce water loss. The …

https://resilient.chicago.gov/challenges

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The Flint water crisis and lead poisoning, 10 years later - NPR

(8 days ago) WEBPediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha recognized a public health crisis in the making and gathered data a friend from high school, to look into the issue. "She …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1198909905/flint-water-lead-poisoning-anniversary-chicago

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Rising hospital closures disproportionately affect disadvantaged

(2 days ago) WEBMore recently, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the issue as many areas faced dire shortages of hospital beds. Some studies have explored the effects of …

https://biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/hospital-closure-inequality

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Illinois legislators seek to expand access to mental health care

(Just Now) WEBThresholds on Chicago’s North Side is seen on April 24, 2024. in access to support systems for people suffering mental health and substance abuse issues, which …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/illinois-lawmakers-consider-measures-aimed-at-making-mental-health-care-more-accessible/

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Insulin affordability impacts public health – Chicago Tribune

(6 days ago) WEBBiden and other health care advocates have been lobbying pharmaceutical companies to lower costs. On March 1, Eli Lilly announced that they were cutting prices …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/insulin-affordability-impacts-public-health/

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Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe

(6 days ago) WEBPublic health officials in Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend: Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/health/doctors-warn-theyre-seeing-syphilis-patients-with-unusual-and-severe-symptoms/index.html

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