The Chicago Tribune profiled a grant-funded project at the School of Public Health analyzing Chicago wastewater for COVID-19 to identify geographic outbreaks.
Dr. Linda Forst analyzed City of Chicago provisions to enforce capacity limits in grocery stores, noting employees, not shoppers, are likely most at risk during the pandemic.
Building on Governor Pritzker’s renewal of the Hospital Assessment Program earlier this year, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) today unveiled a new equity-centric healthcare plan that addresses the social…
The University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health is committed to training socially responsible public health researchers and practitioners who share a commitment to serve and protect the health and well-being of…
SPH's Michael Cailas was featured on Illinois Public Media analyzing rising COVID-19 numbers across the state of Illinois and implications as the pandemic continues.
Dr. Mark Dworkin told the Wall Street Journal that use of masks and volume of contact tracing in some states may not be sufficient to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Public health geographic information systems experts at SPH use spatial mapping to demonstrate how the first and second waves of COVID-19 differed in the Chicagoland area.
A new COVID-19 research project led by alumna Dr. Heather Prendergast will investigate the connections between hypertension and severe illness from COVID-19 among UI Health patients.
