The Peggy A. Montes Unsung Heroines Award is named after Peggy A. Montes, who served as the Chairperson of the Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues. #cookcounty
One of the main pillars of Cook County’s Policy Roadmap and American Rescue Plan Act initiatives is to promote healthy communities by addressing food insecurity and food access.
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The report found that overall, cardiovascular disease-related deaths occur more frequently in CCDPH’s South jurisdiction, which has a substantial Black population, compared to the Southwest jurisdiction, whose population is predominantly white.
“Being an award recipient is exciting, humbling, and gives me encouragement to continue to fight for women’s rights, economic development, infrastructure, and everything else we need in our communities to ensure positive growth,” Monica declared.
A total of $8,985,634 will be distributed across 39 municipalities and three townships to fund two transit, 16 pedestrian, 11 bicycle, one freight and 13 road projects.