Events
2021
2021 Chicago Schweitzer Fellows for Life After Party
Sep 30, 2021On Thursday, September 30th, we hosted our Chicago Schweitzer Fellows for Life After Party at Ignite Glass Studios following our Awards Gala. We danced to music from DJ Alvin Black III, enjoyed refreshments from The Fat Shallot, and celebrated 25 years of social justice in action with the FFL community. Learn more about the Chicago […]
2021 Health & Medicine Awards Gala
Sep 30, 2021On Thursday, September 30th, Health & Medicine hosted our 40th Anniversary Awards Gala at Ignite Glass Studios. We were thrilled to welcome over 150 in-person guests and 200 virtual guests for a beautiful night celebrating health justice leaders in Chicago, enjoying good food, dancing to music, and connecting with those committed to working towards health […]
Chicago Forum for Justice in Health Policy: State and Local Perspectives on Lessons from COVID-19
Sep 22, 2021On Wednesday, September 22nd, we hosted “Chicago Forum for Justice in Health Policy: State and Local Perspectives on Lessons from COVID-19,” the third of a three-part series with international, national, and state and local perspectives. View the recording below: Panelists: Rachel Rubin, MD, Senior Public Health Medical Officer and Co-Lead at Cook County Department of […]
Chicago Forum for Justice in Health Policy: A National Perspective on Lessons from COVID-19
Aug 26, 2021On Thursday, August 26, we hosted a forum focused on uncovering insights from pandemic response so far with a national perspective featuring Dr. José Ramón Fernández-Peña, Director of Health Professions Advising at Northwestern University and President of the American Public Health Association, and Dr. Linda Rae Murray, Health & Medicine Board Member and Former President […]
Chicago Forum for Justice in Health Policy: An International Perspective on Lessons from COVID-19
Jul 29, 2021On Thursday, July 29, we hosted a forum focused on uncovering insights from pandemic response so far with an international perspective featuring Dr. Matthew Kavanagh, Director of the Global Health Policy & Politics Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law, and moderated by Dr. Linda Rae Murray, […]
Virtual Training — Enhancing Active Listening Skills to Act on What Matters for Older Adults
Jun 17, 2021Strong communication is important for establishing trust in a healthcare professional-patient relationship. Active listening skills can improve communication by encouraging the listener to focus their full attention on the speaker, and use both verbal and nonverbal expressions to show the speaker they are fully engaged. Through active listening healthcare professionals can build trust and respect […]
Virtual Training — QPR for Suicide Prevention
May 28, 2021On Friday, May 28th, from 10:00 am – 11:30 am CDT, the Sertoma Centre will lead a free virtual QPR for Suicide Prevention Training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer and is the CPR of mental health. This class increases public awareness of suicide and improves one’s ability to identify and refer those at risk […]
Virtual Event—Building a More Resilient and Just Illinois
May 25, 2021On Tuesday, May 25th, the Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative hosted a virtual event, “Building a More Resilient and Just Illinois,” with leaders from around the state in honor of Illinois’ third annual Trauma-Informed Awareness Day. Trauma-Informed Awareness Day is an opportunity to recognize the impacts that trauma and adversity can have on the health and […]
Webinar—Moving from Burnout to Wellness for Providers and Advocates
May 13, 2021Moving from Burnout to Wellness for Providers and Advocates Thursday, May 13 at 11am – 12:30pm CDT In 2019, more than half of physicians reported experiencing burnout, and data suggest that other health and social service professionals experience similarly high levels. The costs of burnout to provider well-being, patient care, and the healthcare system […]
Webinar—Historical and Structural Trauma
May 6, 2021Historical and Structural Trauma: Connections to Current Outcomes and Inheriting Resilience Thursday, May 6 at 11am – 12:30pm CDT The groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study identified the link between individual experiences of childhood trauma, such as abuse or neglect, with adverse health outcomes, such as heart disease and cancer, in adults. However, […]
Webinar—Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care 101
Apr 29, 2021Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care 101: Addressing Trauma & Building Resilience in Communities and Organizations Thursday, April 29 at 11am – 12:30pm CDT This training covers the landmark Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study, how ACEs and other trauma can impact health across the life course, and how organizations can utilize trauma-informed principles to build resilience […]
Schweitzer Celebration of Service 2021
Apr 13, 2021On Tuesday, April 13th, we virtually celebrated the 2020-21 Chicago Schweitzer Fellows! These outstanding graduate students from professional programs in the Chicagoland Area completed ambitious community-engaged projects to mitigate health inequities. We gathered on Zoom to mark this significant accomplishment and hear from our Schweitzer Fellows in their own words, and then came together for […]
Virtual Training — Enhancing Active Listening Skills to Act on What Matters for Older Adults
Mar 29, 2021Strong communication is important for establishing trust in a healthcare professional-patient relationship. Active listening skills can improve communication by encouraging the listener to focus their full attention on the speaker, and use both verbal & nonverbal expressions to show the speaker they are fully engaged. Through active listening healthcare professionals can build trust & respect with clients, enhance quality of care, & reduce their own burnout & stress. This two and a half hour in-person training will provide direct care workers with the skills needed to apply active listening to their interactions with clients.
Press Conference — Public Health Leaders Demand Mayor and CDPH Commissioner Deny the Permit to General Iron
Mar 9, 2021What: Public Health Leaders Demand Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady Deny the Permit to General Iron TUESDAY, a panel of health professionals will be joined by a Southeast Side hunger striker to demand Mayor Lightfoot and the Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady to deny General […]
Chicago Health Justice Forum: Housing Equity and Just Cause for Evictions
Feb 25, 2021On Thursday, February 25th, Health & Medicine and the Chicago Housing Justice League hosted a virtual forum about Just Cause for Evictions, a proposed ordinance to support housing equity—and public health—in Chicago. We were joined by Frank Avellone, Senior Attorney and Policy Coordinator, Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing; Antonio Gutierrez, Anti-Displacement Organizer, Autonomous Tenants Union; and Margie […]
Webinar — Chicago’s Trauma-Informed Hospital Working Group: Lessons from Collaboration and Organizational Transformation
Jan 27, 2021On Wednesday, January 27th, the Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative hosted a free webinar, Chicago’s Trauma-Informed Hospital Working Group: Lessons from Collaboration and Organizational Transformation. Since 2017, the Collaborative and the Chicago Department of Public Health have co-hosted 19 Chicagoland hospitals all committed to trauma-informed organization building. This webinar highlighted the formation and successes of the […]
