Stories with tag: "Health Equity"
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Focusing on Black Maternal Health
Achieving Black maternal health requires health care to value Black moms
Community
Giving Tuesday Feeds More Than 1,000 People
Donations to One Box, One Community delivered nutritious food to families in need during the holidays
Community
Live Healthy Chicago Community Grants Available to Chicago Nonprofits Addressing COVID-19
The collective seeks to distribute $2.9 million in community-based grants over the next two years
Public Health
Making Mental Well-Being Top of Mind
Woman's Board gift to bring mental health service to underserved Chicago students.
Public Health
A Lifelong Path Toward Health Equity
David Ansell, MD, MPH, learned about injustices in the world at an early age. As a doctor, he found a way to help the disadvantaged.
Public Health
Generous Grant Spurs West Side Youth Vitality
Rush Education and Career Hub, or REACH, increases student interest in STEM careers and postsecondary education, while also bridging the gap for the future health care workforce. The program is made possible in part by a nearly $800,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Study Seeks to Reduce Barriers to Breastfeeding Premature Babies
Aloka Patel, MD, is part of a team leading a controlled trial to test effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of intervention to increase breastfeeding in premature infants.
Community
Uniéndose para tomar medidas contra el racismo sistémico
Una carta de 36 hospitales y centros de salud que se comprometen a trabajar para mejorar la equidad en salud en toda la ciudad, centrándose en los vecindarios vulnerables de Chicago
Community
Helping Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors
Rush Medical College students partner with homeless services provider Franciscan Outreach to offer COVID-19 screening and support
Community
$5 Million Oprah Winfrey Grant Accelerates Rush, Chicago COVID-19 Prevention Efforts on West, South Sides
This donation will accelerate efforts to decrease COVID-19 death rates in Chicago’s Black and Latinx communities