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West Side United Executive Leadership Council

WEBIn the West Side United health equity collaborative, Dr. Davis serves as Secretary of the Leadership Council. Dr. Davis is a primary care physician and researcher focused on community and population health, who also previously served as Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan in the Department of Community Health.

Actived: 5 days ago

URL: https://westsideunited.org/about-us/executive-leadership-council/

West Side United Stakeholders and Partners

WEBHealth care institutions, residents, educators, non-profits, businesses, government agencies and faith-based institutions that work, live and congregate on Chicago’s West Side have come together as West Side United to make their neighborhoods stronger, healthier and more vibrant places to live. West Side United seeks to improve neighborhood …

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Live Healthy Chicago Program

WEBLive Healthy Chicago (LHC) was a community-based collaborative project comprised of Forty Acres Fresh Market, MAAFA Redemption Project, My Block My Hood My City, Rush University Medical Center, and West Side United. LHC was implemented from June 2020 to May 2022 to address the impacts of COVID on the South and West sides of Chicago.

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Stronger, Healthier, More Vibrant

WEBStronger, Healthier, More Vibrant. Health care institutions, residents, educators, non-profits, businesses, government agencies and faith-based institutions that work, live and congregate on Chicago’s West Side have come together as West Side United to make their neighborhoods stronger, healthier and more vibrant places to live.

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Health & Healthcare

WEBThe West Side of Chicago is home to many vibrant and proud communities that also experience racial inequities in health and social outcomes. Racial and economic segregation has resulted in a community where residents experience disproportionately high rates of economic stress, poor birth outcomes and high rates of infant mortality, and …

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West Side Healthy Parents and Babies (WSHPB) Program

WEBWest Side United co-founded the West Side Healthy Parents and Babies (WSHPB) Program with Lurie Children’s Hospital. The program launched in June 2023 and is designed for Black and Brown birthing parents and their babies. Enrolled families are assigned a support staff member from pregnancy through the first year postpartum to:

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Neighborhood & Physical Environment

WEBIncrease investment of capital and resources in community infrastructure that builds healthier neighborhoods. The built environment and perceptions of resources play a large role in the health of a neighborhood, ranging from affordable housing to safety to access to healthy foods. West Side neighborhoods face varying disparities across these …

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West Side United Leadership

WEBAyesha Jaco, MAM is the Executive Director at West Side United (WSU). She leads the organization on its quest to reduce the 14-year life expectancy gap between Chicago’s Loop and 10 West Side communities. Jaco manages a multitude of local and national civic, philanthropic, community, corporate and healthcare partnerships that seek to impact

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Increasing Mental Health Services on Chicago’s West Side

WEBOur grantees expand the pool of co-located and integrated healthcare resources that will increase access to mental and behavioral health services in schools and community settings in six of our 10 West Side United communities,” said Ayesha Jaco, Senior Program Director, West Side United. “We are so proud to know that more access …

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Innovative Healthcare Collaborative Announces First Community …

WEBGrant expands community health workers in Little Village neighborhood. West Side United (WSU), a new healthcare collaborative focusing on revitalizing Chicago’s West Side communities, announced that Enlace Chicago (Enlace) is the recipient of its first community health grant.

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Frequently Asked Questions

WEBWest Side United (WSU) is a collaborative effort of people and organizations who work, live and congregate on Chicago’s West Side to make their neighborhoods stronger, healthier and more vibrant places to live. It is comprised of health care institutions, residents, civic leaders, community-based organizations, businesses, and faith-based

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Durbin and Major Chicago Hospitals Join Forces on Community …

WEBSparked By Durbin, Chicago HEAL Initiative Hospitals To Lead Groundbreaking Collaboration & Neighborhood Investment, Programming. CHICAGO – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined hospital and community leaders to announce a groundbreaking new initiative bringing together 10 of the largest hospitals serving …

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COVID-19 Resources

WEBCOVID-19 Resources. Resources for those affected by COVID-19 in Chicago and surrounding areas, the state of Illinois and the United States, including links and information on education tools, food resources, health guidance and small business needs. View and download these helpful COVID-19 tip sheets created by University of Illinois at Urbana

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$5 Million Oprah Winfrey Grant Accelerates West Side United, …

WEBA $5 million donation from the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will accelerate efforts to decrease the COVID-19 death rates in Chicago’s predominately black and Latino communities, which have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic compared to white Chicagoans, while also strengthening longer-term efforts to address …

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Nutrition Education Toolkit

WEBSteps to use SWAP at your food pantry. Fill out the Foodshare form to receive a SWAP toolkit. Rank the foods at your pantry (video instructions here) Determine the food group using the “food group guide” found in the SWAP box. Read the nutrition label to determine the saturated fat, sodium and sugar.

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