by Laura | May 25, 2022 | Blog
In one week, CommunityHealth will officially have three locations! Enlace Chicago, located in Little Village, is our newest point of access for patients to receive quality care. Just like our co-location at Onward Neighborhood House in Belmont Cragin,...
by Laura | May 18, 2022 | Blog
In keeping with our intention to make our organization as patient-centered as possible, CommunityHealth has initiated an important and exciting transition: the creation of an External Affairs team, led by our very own Laura Ciresi Starr. Previously, as the Director of...
by Laura | May 11, 2022 | Blog
The CDC defines social determinants of health as “conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life risks and outcomes.” Over the last several years, the health care industry at large...
by Laura | May 4, 2022 | Blog
If you’re a regular reader of the CommunityHealth blog, you might recognize the amazing Amy Milroy from her Future of Health testimonial. Though she spent high school and college in Michigan, Amy now calls Chicago home, and has spent most of her life living in...
by Laura | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog
This month, we lost a beloved member of our community, Dr. Arnie Widen (1929-2022). Dr. Widen was not only a member of our Board (and former President), but he served as a volunteer physician in the clinic for many years, both seeing his own panel of patients and...
by Laura | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog
Last month, we shined a spotlight on Onward Neighborhood House, the location of our first telehealth-focused clinic site. This month, we’re talking about Enlace Chicago, a social service agency located in Little Village, which will be the THIRD location where...
by Laura | Apr 20, 2022 | Blog
Earlier this month, Emily Hendel (Director of Clinical Services) and Miriam Barger (Care Coordination Manager) spent a week in Guatemala, visiting San Lucas and nearby villages in the region to provide health care. The journey was coordinated by Minnesota...
by Laura | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog
This month, as we recognize both World Health Day (April 7th) and Earth Day (April 22nd), it’s the perfect time to emphasize the inevitable truth that we need to care for the Earth in order to care for ourselves and each other. Climate change is the single...
by Laura | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog
Sylwia Balata has been an outstanding volunteer at CommunityHealth for just about four years now! As a Polish interpreter and lab technician, she is deeply connected to both the patient and their care team. Sylwia was born in a city in Poland near the Ukrainian border...
by Laura | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
Way back in 1868, a group of German, Scottish and Swedish settlers founded the Onward Presbyterian Church. Over the next century, the church evolved into an essential resource for immigrants in Chicago, serving as a school, a refuge, and a community center for...
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