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web2nd Case of Measles Confirmed in Pilsen Shelter, Chicago Health Officials Announce. Mar 10, 2024 | Heather Cherone. A team from the Centers for Disease Control and …

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webFeb 2, 2024 | Jerry Nowicki — Capitol News Illinois. The Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors programs provide state …

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Meet Chicago’s New Public Health Commissioner, Olusimbo …

webDr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige is the first Black woman to lead the Chicago Department of Public Health on a permanent basis. Before, she was managing a …

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Illinois Scaling Back Health Care Benefits for Undocumented

webIllinois has for years covered low-income undocumented children, up to age 18, under the All Kids program. The benefits for adults are newer. Illinois began covering …

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Updated COVID-19 Vaccines and Flu Shots Are Arriving in …

web(WTTW News) Newly updated COVID-19 vaccines are on their way to pharmacies, doctor’s offices and health clinics in Chicago just as a rise in COVID-19 and …

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211 Helpline Connects Cook County Residents to Health and …

webThe 211 hotline is working to make connecting with health and social service support easier. WTTW News visited a call center. “The space here houses our contact …

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Survey Reveals ‘Alarming’ Health Disparities in Chicago

webNationally, that figure is about 12 percent. Those findings are among the many health disparities detailed in the Sinai Community Health Survey 2.0, which …

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Volunteer Medical Students Work to Meet Health Needs of …

webAs part of the city’s response, police stations have become makeshift shelters for new migrants before they transition into long-term housing. Recently, a volunteer team …

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‘Treating the Whole Person’: Medical Respite Centers Offer Care

webFor many homeless people in the Chicago area, finding a safe space to recover from illness or injury is a challenge, especially during a pandemic. Medical …

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Push to Reopen Public Mental Health Clinics Closed 11 Years Ago …

webMore than a decade ago, all 50 members of the Chicago City Council voted to endorse then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to shutter six of the city’s 12 mental …

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How Healthy is Lake Michigan

webA Checkup on the Great Lakes. Nicole Cardos | July 17, 2018 7:21 pm. When it comes to the health and maintenance of Lake Michigan, some environmentalists, …

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At Age 100, Heart Health Pioneer Still Doing Research

webThe doctor whose research lead to many of those discoveries celebrated his 100th birthday on Oct. 27. And he is still conducting research. Dr. Jeremiah Stamler is …

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Just 29% of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds Meant to Transform …

webThe city spent an additional $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to shore up Chicago’s pandemic-devastated budgets from 2021 through 2023, with …

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Measles Outbreak Worsens at Pilsen Migrant Shelter, Prompting …

webThe former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that has been converted into the city's largest shelter. (WTTW News) Chicago health officials have confirmed 14 …

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Illinois Health Plan Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis

webA new state health report pinpoints racism as a public health crisis while also noting Illinois needs to improve in the areas of maternal and infant health, mental health …

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Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Lead Widens Slightly Wednesday to 1,637 …

webEileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III. (WTTW News) The lead held by retired judge Eileen O’Neill Burke widened slightly Wednesday in the close Democratic …

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New Birth Center to Open on South Side as Pritzker Touts …

webThe nonprofit Chicago South Side Birth Center will mark the city’s second active midwife-led birth center, but the first for the South Side. Advocates say the Black …

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How an Illinois Law Protects IVF Access, Reproductive Health Care

webThat’s not so in Illinois, where Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently declared “IVF is protected.”. That’s outlined in the Reproductive Health Act, or RHA, a law ( Public Act …

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Illinois Public Health Officials Urge Caution Around Respiratory

webIDPH issued a health alert last week to hospitals, long-term care facilities and local health departments advising the use of masks and using screening techniques …

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Is It Time to Reopen Chicago’s Shuttered Mental Health Clinics

webAs a candidate for mayor, Lori Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to reopen the six mental health clinics closed in 2012 by her predecessor, Mayor Rahm Emanuel. …

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Illinois Now Has a COVID-19 Vaccine Verification System

webThe Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched a new immunization portal dubbed Vax Verify that will allow residents to access their COVID-19 …

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