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City of Chicago :: Health Data

(9 days ago) WEBCDPH Health Data and Reports: the Chicago Department of Public Health is committed to ensuring all residents, including partner organizations and providers, have access to information and data sets regarding our work, programs, and the health status of our …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/health_data_and_reports.html

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How Chicago hospitals, health systems are tackling their top public

(9 days ago) WEBWithin the Chicago area, organizations are addressing public health issues by supporting youth through psychiatry and behavioral health clinics; identifying …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/how-chicago-hospitals-health-systems-are-tackling-their-top-public-health-concerns.html

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Health disparities in Chicago and the work to solve them with …

(9 days ago) WEBAMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/health-disparities-chicago-and-work-solve-them-rush-university-0

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What Chicago’s health organizations learned from the …

(6 days ago) WEBThere’s a flood of federal money coming to Chicago. Nearly $1.9 billion dollars, to be exact. Andy Buchanan, a spokesman with the city’s Department of Public Health, said about $120 million

https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-chicagos-fight-against-the-pandemic-could-teach-us-about-fixing-health-care/999cb4e5-e932-4f52-a1f0-a8346523dae1

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New study analyzes Chicago’s uneven vaccination rates WBEZ …

(Just Now) WEBFor example, the total number of doses administered in Auburn Gresham hovered around just 1,388, among the lowest in Chicago, according to Chicago …

https://www.wbez.org/stories/vaccine-disparities-led-to-unnecessary-deaths-in-chicago-a-new-study-finds/1e9bb01a-df7c-479e-a555-ef4e6ebae510

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Underfunding In Chicago’s Health Department Hurts Black And …

(7 days ago) WEBJohnson’s budget, approved Wednesday, allocates $76.8 million from the city’s general operating fund to the Chicago Department of Public Health for 2024. …

https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/21/chicagos-underfunded-public-health-department-hurts-black-and-brown-neighbors-most-advocates-say/

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Top 10 Health Problems for Youth in Chicago Lurie …

(3 days ago) WEBAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted a telephone survey of 3,310 adult Chicagoans in 2017-2018. Individuals were asked what their …

https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/voices-of-child-health-in-chicago/adults-across-city-identify-top-10-health-problems-youth-chicago/

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis In …

(5 days ago) WEBA recent report by the Chicago Department of Public Health revealed the life expectancy rate among Black Chicagoans is 9.2 years shorter than non-Black …

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-lori-lightfoot-systemic-racism-public-health-crisis/

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Mental health issues top 2024 priority for Chicago says Johnson’s …

(5 days ago) WEBMental health top priority in 2024 says Johnson’s new public health chief Opioid deaths, HIV and infectious diseases, the racial life expectancy gap and inequality …

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24008174/chicago-public-health-commissioner-ige-calls-mental-health-top-priority-2024

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Health Disparities Report 2020 - Illinois Department of Public …

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the health disparity calculation, a high number of disparities are present among the Hispanic population. Out of 19 indicators, 14 indicators denote existence of …

https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/publications/v5health-disparities-report.pdf

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City of Chicago :: Public Health Reports, Data, and Publications

(7 days ago) WEBCity of Chicago Department of Public Health Public Health Reports, Data, and Publications, CDPH Data Brief: COVID-19 in Pregnancy, HEIAP Systems Change …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/supp_info/data-reports/previously_releasedreports.html

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Chicago connects with community leaders to fight health …

(3 days ago) WEB“This has been a year like no other,” remarked Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. “Hindsight is 20/20—and …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/chicago-connects-community-leaders-fight-health-inequities

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Measles case count reaches 63 in Chicago, but pace of new cases …

(2 days ago) WEBThe most recent case, a girl between 5 and 17 years old, was reported Tuesday to the Chicago Department of Public Health, but it wasn’t known where she …

https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2024/04/18/measles-case-count-reaches-63-in-chicago-but-pace-of-new-cases-is-subsiding

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Public Health AllianceChicago

(2 days ago) WEBAllianceChicago is actively working to improve the health of communities across the US, by identifying and reducing vulnerabilities and helping people lead healthier, happier lives. …

https://alliancechicago.org/public-health/

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Chicago’s Key Resilience Challenges Resilient Chicago

(Just Now) WEBMayor Emanuel’s Building a New Chicago initiative has tripled the number of annual water main replacements to protect the system from contaminants and reduce water loss. The …

https://resilient.chicago.gov/challenges

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Issues in Chicago The ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT

(9 days ago) WEBLead in Chicago Water. In recent years, concerns about lead contamination in the water supply in Chicago has resurfaced as an important environmental health issue. In a …

https://www.chicago-cachet.org/community/issues-in-chicago/

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Proximity to environmental health hazards in Chicago

(5 days ago) WEBThe proximity to hazards dashboard is the latest design from a series of interfaces dealing with environmental justice issues that started in 2019. 1,2,3 One of …

https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/proximity-to-environmental-health-hazards-in-chicago/

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBCHICAGO--The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released The State of Health for Blacks in Chicago, a first of its kind data brief …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/healthy_living/news/2021/june/chicago-department-of-public-health-releases-the-state-of-health.html

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Rising hospital closures disproportionately affect disadvantaged

(2 days ago) WEBMore recently, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the issue as many areas faced dire shortages of hospital beds. Some studies have explored the effects of …

https://biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/hospital-closure-inequality

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The Flint water crisis and lead poisoning, 10 years later - NPR

(8 days ago) WEBPediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha recognized a public health crisis in the making and gathered data a friend from high school, to look into the issue. "She …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1198909905/flint-water-lead-poisoning-anniversary-chicago

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(8 days ago) WEBChronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Chronic diseases and conditions—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, respiratory diseases and obesity—are …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/healthy_communities/svcs/chronic-disease-prevention-and-health-promotion.html

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Insulin affordability impacts public health – Chicago Tribune

(6 days ago) WEBInsulin affordability impacts public health can increase someone’s chance of suffering from health issues due to uncontrolled blood sugars, she said. Indiana …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/insulin-affordability-impacts-public-health/

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Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe

(6 days ago) WEBPublic health officials in Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend: Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/health/doctors-warn-theyre-seeing-syphilis-patients-with-unusual-and-severe-symptoms/index.html

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