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An outreach worker hands out masks to people at a Walgreens in the Mayfair neighborhood of Chicago.
Unique UIC program provides COVID-19 outreach and jobs
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
UIC's COVID-19 Street Outreach Team deliver information on COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and PPE to Chicago’s neighborhoods at high risk for COVID-19 infection.
A father holds a newborn baby as the recuperating mother lies asleep in a bed nearby.
Strengthening maternal and child health in the pandemic
Monday, May 3, 2021
SPH's Arden Handler co-authored a new commentary outlining the key lessons in maternal and child health from the pandemic and ways to strengthen public health and healthcare.
A street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.
SPH leads new antiracist partnership
Monday, April 19, 2021
The partnership aims to break barriers and build structures that will sustain after the pandemic in neighborhoods that have historically been disinvested in or structurally disadvantaged.
A man takes his own blood pressure using a telehealth device.
Policy recommendations for aging rural populations in the pandemic
Thursday, April 15, 2021
A new report from SPH and statewide partners identifies digital literacy, holistic services and social isolation as key health challenges for Illinois' aging rural populations.
Radical Public Health Statement on Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Radical Public Health is deeply disturbed and heartbroken by the ongoing acts of white supremacist violence against Asians in America. We stand in firm solidarity with our Asian communities across Chicago, the nation,…
WGN TV covers COVID increases in Illinois
Monday, April 12, 2021
Ron Hershow, professor of epidemiology, told WGN News that non-vaccination interventions such as mask usage and social distancing need to continue as variants continue to spread.