by Laura | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog
Happy Pride Month! CommunityHealth believes that health care is a human right. All intersections of identity, including the LGBTQIA+ community, deserve safe access to Quality Health Care. So in a nation where it has historically been unsafe for people to identify as...
by Laura | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog
With over 10,500 asylees transported to Chicago from Southern states like Texas and Florida since August of 2022, the City of Chicago is in a State of Emergency. Migrants fleeing political, social, and environmental instability everywhere from South America to Morocco...
by Laura | Jun 1, 2023 | Press
CommunityHealth is deploying mobile care units to local police precincts to provide thousands of new arrivals with health assessments and resources. NBC5 Chicago sat down with our Chief Executive Officer, Steph Willding, MPA, to talk about the CommunityHealth mobile...
by Laura | May 31, 2023 | Blog
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At CommunityHealth, we believe mental health is for everyone. Mental health is not only relevant to people living with mental illness; we all have dynamic, ever-evolving emotional wellness. Whether through Health Education...
by Laura | May 26, 2023 | Blog
CommunityHealth shines the volunteer spotlight on Isa Alvarez during May. Isa began volunteering with CommunityHealth in 2020, serving over 270 hours as a Spanish interpreter. As both a role-play facilitator and trainer, she stepped up to train other volunteers in...
by Laura | May 23, 2023 | Press
CommunityHealth offers sleep medicine in our medical home. Dr. Justin Fiala, a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, has introduced sleep medicine at CommunityHealth. After training at CommunityHealth as a medical student through the University of Illinois at...
by Laura | May 19, 2023 | Blog
Let’s talk about health care in Chicago. CommunityHealth invites you to participate in our All In campaign. All In is a series of education, thought leadership, and networking events focused on generating solutions to help all Chicago residents access health...
by Laura | May 12, 2023 | Blog
At CommunityHealth, we prioritize health care professionals that properly represent the communities we serve. So as the Health Education team launches the second annual Healthy Homes initiative in partnership with Elevate, we are proud to onboard Daniel Espinoza as a...
by Laura | May 5, 2023 | Blog
CommunityHealth continues to evolve with the changing circumstances of our world. From updating our eligibility with Illinois insurance plans to opening our doors to migrants displaced by crises, we continue update our processes even in our 30th year. In offering free...
by Laura | May 3, 2023 | Press
Block Club Chicago reports on organizations across Chicago and their responses to the influx of migrants from social, political, and environmental upheaval. Considering “Chicago has already been pushed to the max trying to find shelter for the waves of migrants...
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