The Importance of Screening for Social Determinants of Health

The Importance of Screening for Social Determinants of Health

[From AMA Steps Forward Podcast] Margaret Bavis, DNP and Assistant Professor, Rush University College of Nursing, discusses how CommunityHealth, one of the largest volunteer-based health centers in the nation, assesses and optimizes social determinants of health to...

LLoyd A. Fry Foundation 2022 Annual Report

“CommunityHealth and its patients have seen firsthand that hyperlocal care can help achieve more equitable care.” Thank you to our allies at the LLoyd A. Fry Foundation for highlighting the launch of our first microsite! In serving “care to...

Disrupting Privilege: Conversations on Race & Health

CEO Steph Willding was featured on Equal Hope’s “Disrupting Privilege” Podcast November 28, 2022. She spoke to hosts John McIlwain and Shari Runner about the ways in which CommunityHealth was established as a disruption to the payor-model healthcare...
Stephanie Willding recognized as Crain’s 40 Under 40

Stephanie Willding recognized as Crain’s 40 Under 40

[Excerpted from Crain’s Chicago Business] Stephanie Willding ran the Chicago Marathon this October for the first time. She says running helped her through another marathon: taking the reins of Chicago’s largest free clinic, CommunityHealth, as CEO right before...

Are there enough resources for migrants arriving in Chicago?

WBEZ Chicago: Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons Oct 19, 2022 As thousands of Central and South American migrants arrive in Chicago, leaders across the city are rushing to provide adequate housing and support for them. But some aldermen are calling on Mayor Lightfoot to do...