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The exterior of a nursing home in Chicago.

For-Profit and Non-Profit Nursing Homes

Michael Gelder, faculty in SPH's undergraduate programs, told WBEZ that preparation for a pandemic should be a important part of the operation of nursing homes.

Dr. Samuel Dorevitch headshot.

ABC 7 News Coverage: COVID Sewage Tracking

Dr. Samuel Dorevitch was interviewed by ABC 7 News Chicago on efforts to track the spread of COVID-19 by analyzing sewage from Chicago-area wastewater treatment plants.

Abhilasha Shrestha headshot.

CBS 2 Coverage: COVID Sewage Tracking

Abhilasha Shrestha, PhD '19, MPH '13, and a research assistant professor at SPH, was interviewed by CBS 2 News Chicago on SPH's analysis of wastewater to identify COVID-19 outbreaks.

An aerial view of the Stickney Water Treatment Plant in Cicero, Illinois.

Clues in the Sewage in the COVID Fight

The Chicago Tribune profiled a grant-funded project at the School of Public Health analyzing Chicago wastewater for COVID-19 to identify geographic outbreaks.

A checkout lane and conveyer belt in a grocery store.

Grocery Store Capacity Limits

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.

HFS Press Release on Transformation for Health-Equity

IL HFS Announces Equity-Centric Healthcare Transformation Plan

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…