Roseland Health Hub Expansion

CDPH is excited to announce the expansion of the Roseland Health Hub on December 23, 2024. Located in the heart of the Roseland community on East 115th Street, this health hub provides vital sexual health services and, starting December 23, will also include mental health services. With a focus on addressing emotional, traumatic, and behavioral challenges, the Roseland Health Hub aims to expand access to high-quality care and serve as a trusted resource for residents. This reflects CDPH's continued commitment to fostering wellness and supporting the needs of Chicago's neighborhoods. For more information on the Roseland East 115th Street Health Hub, visit the CDPH website.

Healthy Chicago 2025 Strategic Report

DPH has released the Healthy Chicago 2025 Strategic Plan report, which aims to reduce the racial life expectancy gap. On average the life expectancy of Black Chicagoans in 2022 was 11.4 years less than their non-Black counterparts. The largest drivers of this gap include chronic disease, homicide, and opioid overdose. The Healthy Chicago 2025 Strategic Plan report features six programmatic action plans aimed at addressing the key contributors to the life expectancy gap Chronic disease:

• Violence prevention
• Substance use
• Infectious disease
• Infant and maternal health
• Mental health
• Partnerships

Communities that have faced significant health disparities, including East and West Garfield Park, North Lawndale, Englewood, and West Englewood, are specifically targeted for these interventions. Priority communities were chosen due to lowest life expectancies and greatest declines in life expectancy in recent years.

By confronting the primary drivers of the life expectancy gap among the people and places that have experienced the most disinvestment and health decline, CDPH aims to reverse the historic trend of divergent health outcomes and promote the wellbeing and prosperity of Chicago and all its residents.

CDPH invites residents to review the Healthy Chicago 2025 Strategic Plan and provide feedback from December 16, 2024, to January 6, 2025. Comments can be submitted via email to healthychicago@cityofchicago.org. CDPH staff will review all submissions and address questions. To learn more, visit the Healthy Chicago 2025 Stategic plan website.

First Victim Advocates Training Graduation

The City of Chicago, through the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Mayor's Office for Community Safety, proudly announces the graduation of the first cohort from its Victim Advocates training program, an initiative made possible through a collaborative partnership with City Colleges of Chicago. This achievement underlines the city's commitment to supporting survivors of violent crime and building a more compassionate, empowered community.

Healthy Chicago Podcast

This week, CDPH released the Healthy Chicago 2025 Strategic Plan, including a progress report on the previous 2025 Healthy Chicago report launched in 2020, and a revised plan to tackle the drivers of the widening life expectancy gap between Black and non-Black Chicagoans.

Commissioner Olusimbo Ige and McKenna McMaster (Project Manager for the Commissioner) discuss the progress report, next steps for 2025, and opportunities for collaboration with CDPH to improve the health of the people of Chicago.

Listen/watch the podcast episode:

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