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Remembering Susan D. Peters

Remember the life of Susan D. Peters, who helped bridge University of Chicago Medical Center and its service area of 32 communities on Chicago’s South Side.

WVON1690AM: Community Health Needs Assessment  and  The Impact of Violence Prevention Programming

On September 14th, Urban Health Initiative leaders, along with the Director of Community Health and Vitality, and two community leaders, will discuss community health priorities as defined in the recently published Community Health Needs Assessment.

New adult emergency room is now open

In December, the University of Chicago Medicine opened a bigger and more advanced adult Emergency Department (ED).

Community Grand Rounds | Managing diabetes in the community!

Check the highlights of the January 2018 Community Grand Rounds!

Community Health Focus: Building Defenses to Protect Youth From STI/HIV | WVON1690

According to the CDC in 2014, youth aged 13 to 24 accounted for an estimated 22% of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States. Community Health Focus, Saturday, Feb. 11th, WVON 1690AM, at 1pm, topic "Building Defenses to Protect Youth From STI/HIV."

Community Health Focus: Building Defenses to Protect Youth From STI/HIV | WVON1690

According to the CDC in 2014, youth aged 13 to 24 accounted for an estimated 22% of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States. Community Health Focus, Saturday, Feb. 11th, WVON 1690AM, at 1pm, topic "Building Defenses to Protect Youth From STI/HIV."