Health & Medicine’s Policy Award recognizes an individual working in advocacy, government, media, or philanthropy whose work encompasses the many facets of policy analysis, development, planning, and implementation. This year’s recipient, Katie Thiede, is a tireless champion for health...
Health & Medicine’s Medicine Award recognizes an individual whose work in any aspect of health care delivery fosters system or institutional improvements. This year’s recipient, Dr. Jorelle Alexander, is an exceptional leader who prioritizes access to high-quality oral health care...
Health & Medicine is excited to announce that board member Joe Zanoni has received an honorable mention for the 2023 Alice Hamilton Awards from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Through a service project in the UIC School of Public Health’s Environmental and...
We are pleased to announce that Tyler M. Linder from the Rush University College of Medicine has been selected as the 2023-24 Tarik F. Ibrahim Fellow. Learn more about the Tarik F. Ibrahim MD, MS Fellowship here. Each year, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group recognizes the life and legacy...
Health & Medicine’s Health Award recognizes an individual working within the health arena with an emphasis on public health and improvements in the health of populations. This year’s recipient, Nasir Zakaria, is a community leader for the Rohingya population and is known nationally...
Health & Medicine’s Group Award recognizes that the sum of the whole is often greater than the individual parts and honors an organization or coalition that supports or enhances community self-determination and independence, focuses its work on any of the determinants of health, and has...
Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our Summer 2023 Ben Squires Equity Intern, Yasmeen Santana!
Yasmeen joined Health & Medicine in June 2023 as a Summer Equity Intern. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and later moved to Texas to work at a federally qualified health center as a patient educator. Her passion...
Health & Medicine is pleased to announce our 2023 award winners! These Chicago-area leaders exemplify the Health & Medicine mission to build power and momentum for social justice and health equity in Illinois. Help us celebrate the public health champions in our community! Join us for our...
Health & Medicine is excited to announce that sponsorship and registration is now open for its Annual 2023 Awards Gala held from 6-9 PM at on September 20, 2023 at Ignite Glass Studios in Chicago. The Gala celebrates the winners of our annual awards for Illinois leaders who exemplify Health...
On Friday, June 16th the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services abruptly announced that enrollment for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) program, which provides vital health coverage for Illinois immigrants ages 42-64, will be paused effective July 1. The notice also...
Tyler M. Linder, Rush University College of Medicine; Ivana Chmielewski, North Park University School of Nursing; Preetham Kastury, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Angela Victoria Olivar, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry; and Fatima Rasoul, Loyola University...
Are you a resident of the South Suburbs or West Side of Chicago, or more specifically the Austin, Garfield Park, or Lawndale neighborhoods? Are you, or will you be, a rising High School Junior or Senior by June 26, 2023? Then the Chicago Illinois AHEC Network has a perfect opportunity for you...