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2022
Ensuring Equity in Aging: Illinois Aging Together Presents at Annual APHA Conference
December 7, 2022In November, Health & Medicine’s Health and Aging Policy Analyst, Brigitte Dietz, presented the oral session, “Ensuring Equity in Aging,” at the American Public Health Association’s 2022 annual conference in Boston. This session was a collaboration featuring our Illinois Aging Together campaign, along with the Center for Health Care Strategies and representatives from the aging […]
Thank You, Fall 2022 Equity Interns!
This fall, Health & Medicine welcomed our seventh cohort of our Equity Intern Program. As their internships come to an end, Nadine, Mayra, and Patrick reflect on their time with Health & Medicine, share their knowledge and experiences, and continue to inspire us with their passion for health equity: “I loved my time with Health […]
Mayra Miranda Announced as Fall 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern
October 31, 2022Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our Fall 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern, Mayra Miranda! Mayra is a Master of Public Health student at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Community Health Sciences division. Originally from Chicago, she graduated with her BA in Gender and Women Studies from UW-Madison in 2014 and […]
Health & Medicine Welcomes Fall 2022 Equity Interns
October 24, 2022This fall, Health & Medicine welcomes our seventh cohort of interns in our Equity Intern Program: Nadine Cabo Chan, Mayra Miranda, and Patrick Ronan! Nadine Cabo Chan is a first-year graduate student in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s joint degree program working towards a Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health. She […]
Health & Medicine and Partners Share Updates on CHW Pilot
September 7, 2022In 2017, Community Memorial Foundation (CMF) and Healthy Communities Foundation (HCF) collaborated to fund models of health care delivery that utilize Community Health Workers (CHWs), thus improving access to care and growing the health care workforce in the western suburbs of Chicago. CMF and HCF funded five organizations with diverse missions and target populations to […]
Health & Medicine Receives Grant for Economic Growth and Resiliency
Health & Medicine is excited to announce that it is a subrecipient to the EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) Grant, led by the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (the Partnership) and World Business Chicago. This grant will support an employer-led, community-driven initiative to promote economic resiliency and growth for Chicago and Cook County. The focus of […]
2022-23 Chicago Schweitzer Fellows Fundraise for Health Equity Projects
Each year, Health & Medicine’s Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program provides 28 exceptional students with opportunities to design and implement projects to improve the health and well-being of underserved Chicago communities. Fellows’ projects often address the social determinants of health, and their activities frequently include tutoring, violence prevention, health education, healthy lifestyles promotion, and outreach to […]
Chicago AHEC Launches Interactive Speakers Bureau Directory
Since 2017, the Chicago Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Speakers Bureau has linked professionals representing diverse health careers—from nursing and medicine, to public health and psychology—to career seekers to inform, motivate, and empower them to pursue attainable health career goals. Through partnerships with Health & Medicine’s Chicago Schweitzer Fellows for Life program and other networks, […]
Chicago AHEC Announces New Cohort of Scholars
August 4, 2022The Chicago Area Health Education Center (AHEC) at Health & Medicine is delighted to announce our new cohort of AHEC Scholars! This year we welcome 12 scholars who are pursuing a wide range of health professions from educational institutions across Chicago. Our scholars will join us for 2 years to receive a mix of enhanced […]
Organizations Leading the Fights for Sensible Gun Laws and Abortion Access
July 8, 2022Health & Medicine promises to speak out at every opportunity we have, to provide resources that can help others stay informed and engaged, and to continue to seek ways to link with organizations leading in the fights for sensible gun laws and access to abortion. While not exhaustive, here is a list of organizations you […]
Meet Our 2022 Health & Medicine Award Winners
July 5, 2022Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is pleased to announce the winners of our annual awards for Chicago-area leaders who exemplify the Health & Medicine mission to promote social justice and advance equity in health care. Join us at our 2022 Health & Medicine Awards Gala on September 29 for an awards ceremony recognizing these public […]
Health & Medicine Announces 2022 Schweitzer Seed Grant Recipients
June 20, 2022Each year, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program offers seed grants to Fellows for Life interested in beginning, sustaining, or building on innovative community projects. Fellows for Life commit to designing, implementing, and reporting on direct service-oriented projects with existing community-based organizations. We are pleased to share our 2022-2023 Seed Grant recipients! François Blumenfeld-Kouchner, 2010-2011 […]
Health & Medicine Announces Comprehensive Resource Guide
June 16, 2022Over the past 40 years, Health & Medicine has created a large body of research and resources, which is accessible through our Resource Library. We recently curated what we feel are the most useful documents and organized them by our main program, policy, and research areas: Center for Long-Term Care Reform, Center for Public Health […]
Health & Medicine Welcomes Summer 2022 Equity Interns
June 5, 2022This summer, Health & Medicine welcomes our sixth cohort of interns in our Equity Intern Program: Mehwish Ali, Anuj Jain, and Mayra Miranda! Mehwish Ali, Summer 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern, is currently enrolled as a Master of Public Health student at Benedictine University in the divisions of Epidemiology and Health Management and Policy. She graduated from […]
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program Announces 2022-2023 Named Fellowship Recipients
June 1, 2022Amy De La Torre, University of Illinois School of Medicine; Brice Jones, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine; Niam Vora, University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy; Austin Hwang, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; and Isaiah Brown, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine were awarded Named Schweitzer Fellowships—distinctions within a year-long service-learning program […]
Health & Medicine Launches Summer Friends Fundraising Campaign
Health & Medicine has spent the past 40 years fighting to protect and expand healthcare access and improve systems and policy so that equity is no longer a dream, but a reality. As we enter the summer months ahead, we need your help to counteract restrictive policies and to promote ones that will lead to […]
Mehwish Ali Announced as Summer 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern
Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our Summer 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern, Mehwish Ali. Mehwish is currently enrolled as a Masters of Public Health student at Benedictine University in the divisions of Epidemiology and Health Management and Policy. She graduated from Loyola University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Biology. […]
Health & Medicine Welcomes 2022-2023 Schweitzer Fellows
May 26, 2022Twenty-eight passionate health professions graduate students have been selected for the distinguished Schweitzer Fellowship, a year-long service-learning program that helps Fellows design and implement innovative projects that help address the health needs of underserved Chicago communities. Named in honor of famed humanitarian and Nobel laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program encourages […]
Health & Medicine Statement on Buffalo Shooting
May 24, 2022On May 14, 2022, the nation bore witness to a mass shooting by a white supremacist who was targeting Black community members in Buffalo, NY. In minutes, ten innocent Black people lost their lives. The traumatic impact of this racist attack has rippled across the country. The most acute effect is rooted in the deeply […]
Health & Medicine Executive Director Margie Schaps Denounces Roe Reversal
May 5, 2022On the evening of May 2nd, women in America confronted the stark and traumatizing reality that — for the first time in a half century — we are likely to lose our federal right to a safe and legal abortion. A leaked draft opinion by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who was speaking for […]
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program Celebrates Class of 2021-2022
May 2, 2022Each year, we gather to celebrate the tremendous work of our graduating Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows. We were thrilled to present our 25th class of Schweitzer Fellows — our second class to complete the Fellowship completely during the time of COVID-19 — at our Celebration of Service. Our 2021-2022 Fellows’ creativity, flexibility, and deep commitment to service […]
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program Announces 2022-2023 Frank J. Indihar, MD Fellowship
April 5, 2022Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program are pleased to announce the Frank J. Indihar, MD Schweitzer Fellowship. The Fellowship—named in honor of Frank Indihar, MD, whose grandniece, Kelly Moore (née Koronkowski), was a 2020-2021 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellow—was established to provide mentorship and support for those looking to […]
Call for Nominations: 2022 Health & Medicine Policy Research Group Awards
March 31, 2022Nominations are now open for our 2022 Health & Medicine Awards. Help us celebrate the public health champions in our community who transform and improve the lives and well-being of all, both every day and in times of crisis, by nominating an individual or organization in our community who exemplifies Health & Medicine’s mission to […]
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program Opens 2022 Seed Grant Application
March 16, 2022For the past several years, the Chicago Schweitzer Fellows Program offered seed grants to Fellows for Life interested in beginning, sustaining and/or building on innovative community projects that help underserved Chicago communities. We are pleased to continue this offer and invite Fellows for Life to apply for a 2022 Seed Grant. Schweitzer Fellows for Life […]
Health & Medicine Launches Spring Monthly Donation Challenge
March 14, 2022We are pleased to announce the launch of our Spring Monthly Donation Challenge! Donate $10 or more through Health & Medicine’s Monthly Giving Club to receive a coupon code for one FREE item from our Health & Medicine store. (Shipping not included.) Our Monthly Giving Club is a special group of donors who support Health […]
Health & Medicine’s Birth Center Task Force Renews Advocacy for Birth Center Expansion and Becomes Fiscal Sponsor to Support Chicago Southside Birth Center
March 8, 2022Health & Medicine is proud of the role we have played in advocating for birth center* expansion and is pleased to announce our role supporting the development of a new birth center on Chicago’s south side. Throughout 2021, the Task Force was actively involved in renewed efforts to expand the availability of birth centers in […]
Lessons from the Frontlines: The Evolving Role of Community Health Workers
March 2, 2022As the Community Health Worker (CHW) Pilot Project in West Suburban Cook County continues into its fourth year, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and Sinai Urban Health Institute are pleased to release the pilot’s Year 3 Evaluation Report. We are thrilled to share the results of the tireless work of the CHWs and the […]
Permit Denied: Southeast Side Community Organizers Win Environmental Justice Fight
February 25, 2022Following years of pressure from Southeast Side community members, last Friday, February 18, the Chicago Department of Public Health denied the permit for Southside Recycling, formerly known as General Iron, to operate on the Southeast Side. Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and the Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County congratulate the Southeast Side community members […]
Health & Medicine Announces 2021 Annual Report, Hope for Public Health in Illinois
February 18, 2022Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is pleased to announce our 2021 Annual Report, Hope for Public Health in Illinois. The report offers a comprehensive view of our work by program area, celebrates our 40th anniversary, and highlights significant achievements and milestones throughout our history. The report recognizes our 2021 Health & Medicine Award Winners, […]
Chicago AHEC Announces Sponsorship Opportunity for 2022 Black Men in White Coats Summit
February 7, 2022Health & Medicine and the Chicago Area Health Education Center (AHEC) are pleased to announce that we are accepting sponsorships for our Black Men in White Coats Summit, to be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Malcolm X College in Chicago. Established in 2013, the Black Men in White Coats campaign aims to increase […]
Health & Medicine Welcomes Spring 2022 Equity Interns
February 4, 2022This spring, Health & Medicine welcomes our fifth cohort of interns in our Equity Intern Program. Courtney L. Savage Hoggard continues her work from Fall 2021, while Sabrina Uddin and Stephanie Robinson, our Spring 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern, join the team. In 2019, Courtney L. Savage Hoggard received a Bachelor of Arts in Health […]
Health & Medicine Announces 2022 Spring Ben Squires Equity Intern
Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our Spring 2022 Ben Squires Equity Intern, Stephanie Robinson. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan. Most recently, she worked as a Research Evaluator for the Prenatal Stress Study at Michigan Medicine, helping to research the effects of prenatal […]
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program Announces Named Fellowship Sponsorships Available for 2022-2023 Class
February 1, 2022Looking for a meaningful way to support the next generation of aspiring health professionals? Consider sponsoring a Named Fellowship at the Health & Medicine’s Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program. For 25 years, the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program has provided a platform for graduate students to design and implement innovative projects that improve the health […]
Health & Medicine Announces 2022 Policy Agenda for Health Equity in Illinois
January 31, 2022On Monday, January 31st, Health & Medicine released our 2022 Policy Agenda for Health Equity in Illinois. Each year, Health & Medicine’s policy priorities shift to adjust to the most pressing public health equity issues that we feel we are best equipped to address, yet one thing remains constant: our commitment to align these priorities […]
Health & Medicine Welcomes New Deputy Director
January 18, 2022On Tuesday, January 18, Health & Medicine welcomed Gita Krishnaswamy as Deputy Director. Gita is responsible for the oversight of day-to-day operations, working with program directors and staff to ensure alignment with our mission and vision. In addition, she will manage implementation of a new strategic plan and closely support Executive Director Margie Schaps. “In […]
Health & Medicine Honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 14, 2022“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice.” On January 17, 2022, Health & Medicine’s office will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national day of service that allows us to honor and reflect on the life, legacy, and dreams of Dr. […]
