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Health Equity

Having a Baby Should Never Be Fatal

Pregnancy-related deaths are three times more common among Black women and the vast majority are preventable

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Community

What You Don’t Know About Social Workers in Health Care

Rush social workers break down how they help patients, familes, and communities heal

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Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement News

Community Health Worker Highlight: Meet Teresa

Teresa Berumen on turning her lifelong love for community health into a career

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Community

Five Anchor Mission Restaurants to Try

Consider visiting an Anchor Mission restaurant

From left to right: Kirsten A. Dickins, PhD, AM, Rachel L. Boutté, PhD, MDiv, and Esther Lee, MD, MPH
Health Equity

Making Strides in Closing Health Care Gaps

Philanthropic funding enables Rush faculty to advance research aimed at reducing health disparities locally and globally

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University

Championing Men in Nursing to Address Healthcare Shortage and Enhance Equity

Recruiting male students tackles the nursing shortage while creating a workforce that reflects the community

Larry Goodman, MD, and Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, CNL, FAAN
University

Dedicated to Health Equity

Inaugural Goodman professor continues commitment to marginalized communities

Health Equity

Julia Bassett on Food Distributions Through RUSH

There is only one grocery store for over 17,000 Garfield Park residents. Watch how Julia Bassett and her team are working to fill the gap so people can live healthier lives

2023 Health Equity Scholars
Health Equity

2023 Health Equity Research Scholars Selected

Four faculty members have been selected for this year's RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity Research Scholars Program

Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report
Health Equity

RUSH, UChicago Medicine Share Racial Health Equity Reporting Tool

Structured self-assessment helps hospitals advance all equity efforts