health disparities

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L.E.G.O. Black Family Wellness Expo to Promote Health and Empowerment in South Suburban Chicago

Silence DoGood - March 11, 2025

Members of The Links, Incorporated contribute more than one million documented hours of community service annually, strengthening communities and enhancing the nation. #thelinks

Community

UChicago Medicine Invests Over $700 Million in South Side and South Suburbs

Silence DoGood - May 2, 2024

UChicago Medicine’s annual community benefit investment has more than doubled since 2013, bringing the health system’s total reported community investments to more than $5 billion over the past decade. #healthcare #uchicago #healthdisparities

Community

Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller Releases ‘Cardiovascular Health in the Southland’ Report

Silence DoGood - September 8, 2022

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.

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Northwestern Medicine Awards $1.7 Million in Grants to Community Partners

Silence DoGood - August 26, 2022

This funding initiative, which is just one facet of Northwestern Medicine’s community giving campaign, offered grants to local agencies supporting specific health and wellness projects.

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