Health & Medicine’s Health Award recognizes an individual working within the health arena with an emphasis on public health and improvements in the health of populations. This year’s recipient, Nasir Zakaria, is a community leader for the Rohingya population and is known nationally...
Health & Medicine’s Group Award recognizes that the sum of the whole is often greater than the individual parts and honors an organization or coalition that supports or enhances community self-determination and independence, focuses its work on any of the determinants of health, and has...
Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our Summer 2023 Ben Squires Equity Intern, Yasmeen Santana!
Yasmeen joined Health & Medicine in June 2023 as a Summer Equity Intern. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and later moved to Texas to work at a federally qualified health center as a patient educator. Her passion...
Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our 2023 award winners! These Chicago-area leaders exemplify the Health & Medicine mission to build power and momentum for social justice and health equity in Illinois. Help us celebrate the public health champions in our community! Join us for our...
Health & Medicine is excited to announce that sponsorship and registration is now open for its Annual 2023 Awards Gala held from 6-9 PM at on September 20, 2023 at Ignite Glass Studios in Chicago. The Gala celebrates the winners of our annual awards for Illinois leaders who exemplify Health...
On Friday, June 16th the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services abruptly announced that enrollment for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) program, which provides vital health coverage for Illinois immigrants ages 42-64, will be paused effective July 1. The notice also...
Tyler M. Linder, Rush University College of Medicine; Ivana Chmielewski, North Park University School of Nursing; Preetham Kastury, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Angela Victoria Olivar, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry; and Fatima Rasoul, Loyola University...
Are you a resident of the South Suburbs or West Side of Chicago, or more specifically the Austin, Garfield Park, or Lawndale neighborhoods? Are you, or will you be, a rising High School Junior or Senior by June 26, 2023? Then the Chicago Illinois AHEC Network has a perfect opportunity for you...
Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) and Health & Medicine have released results from a first-ever survey of employers working with Community Health Workers, aimed at mapping the landscape for CHWs across the region. The Cook County Common Indicator Employer Survey showed strong employment of...
Millions of Illinoisans currently on Medicaid are receiving letters about the Medicaid redetermination process, which requires individuals to submit documentation in order to renew their Medicaid. Some will lose coverage because they’re no longer eligible, others will be unable to complete the...
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Please join the Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative on May 25, 2023 day of virtual events focused on community-driven solutions for building a healing-centered future in Illinois. Learn more and register here. We are pleased to announce that Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton will provide a...