Dropped coverage due to unaffordable premiums is leading to patients missing preventive care and timely clinical help, leaving insurance companies with a sicker pool of patients.
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.
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.
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 new report from SPH and statewide partners identifies digital literacy, holistic services and social isolation as key health challenges for Illinois' aging rural populations.
SPH researchers who studied capacity-building initiatives to address precarious employment apply their findings to the workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michael Cailas told the Chicago Tribune the spread of new variants is likely driving upticks in COVID-19 infections, both in the U.S. and across the globe.
A new report from SPH and statewide partners finds the pandemic has negatively impacted preexisting health disparities in rural Illinois, with recommendations toward health equity.
SPH researchers and alumni argued in the report that financial conflicts of interest call for substantial improvements in transparency, oversight and objectivity for black lung claims.
