The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health renewed funding for SPH's Center for Healthy Work, which aims to strengthen health for precarious workers in the U.S. economy.
Theresa Chapple-McGruder, director of the Oak Park Department of Public Health, was named the Villager of the Year by the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest.
A new quality improvement project led by SPH's Caryn Peterson aims to strengthen HPV vaccine uptake among individuals disproportionately affected by cervical cancer.
SPH's Arden Handler was recognized by the university program honoring exemplary faculty with superior performance in scholarly activities and who show great promise for future achievements.
Sam René, MPH in Community Health Sciences '21, served with the Illinois National Guard in providing COVID-19 testing in the early days of the pandemic.
With southeast side Chicago communities already facing an excessive burden of pollution, SPH calls on the City of Chicago to halt the permit for a scrap metal recycling facility.
Sugar-sweetened beverages are the largest contributors of sugars to Americans' diets, and research is showing public policies can effectively and sustainably reduce consumption.
UIC's COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Epidemiology Program, founded at SPH, is a key tool for the campus to navigate in-person interactions on campus as the pandemic continues.
Susan Buchanan, MD, director of the Great Lakes Center for Reproductive and Children's Environmental Health, provided community members with an overview of lead exposures.
Illinois' Department of Healthcare and Family Services turned to SPH to answer a fundamental question: how to reduce health disparities in socially vulnerable areas of Illinois.
