Health & Medicine announces an exciting collaboration that marks a transformative step forward for reproductive justice in Illinois. Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is joining forces with the Black Midwifery Collective and researchers from Northwestern University to create...
Impact of Race Blind College Admissions on Minority Community Health Poster for IDPH Minority Health Conference, 12/4/23-12/5/23 IDPH-Minority-Health-Conference-Poster.pptx-48-x-36-in
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Illinois will need to hire thousands of contact tracers to effectively contain COVID-19. Community Heath Workers are essential front-line public health workers with established, trusted relationships within their communities. It makes sense to hire CHWs to work through public health departments...
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This paper was developed in response to a grant from the Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute and focuses on one specific health workforce challenge: the absence of African American men in medicine. As a health workforce policy and practice leader in Illinois, Health & Medicine recognizes...
The Chicago AHEC Health Careers Handbook provides career profiles of more than 60 health professions including education, financial aid, job descriptions, and salary information. Careers in health care, personal care and social assistance are projected to experience the fastest industry growth...
A recap of Chicago AHEC’s accomplishments from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. As many changes took place at the federal level, the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program was redesigned and the Illinois AHEC Network responded with a successful proposal that was fully funded...
This resource from Chicago AHEC in collaboration with Keeayla Jones at Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides helpful information about FAFSA, MAP grants, and the other systems college applicants need to navigate to fund their education. Financing-Your-Education