Stories with tag: "Health Equity"

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Pregnancy & Childbirth

Focusing on Black Maternal Health

Achieving Black maternal health requires health care to value Black moms
Black Mamas Matter
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
One Box Recap 2021
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
West Side Food Pantry
Public Health

Making Mental Well-Being Top of Mind

Woman's Board gift to bring mental health service to underserved Chicago students.
Woman's Board school-based health gift
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.
David Ansell
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.
Aloka Patel
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
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Community

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors

Rush Medical College students partner with homeless services provider Franciscan Outreach to offer COVID-19 screening and support
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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
Oprah Winfrey