The Chicago Department of Public Health is mid-way through the five-year implementation period of Healthy Chicago 2025, and to celebrate the efforts around the movement, CDPH hosted the Healthy Chicago 2025 Symposium and Healthy Chicago Equity Zones (HCEZ) showcase event last Friday at the Chicago Cultural Center. Representatives of Chicago’s vast public health system came together to discuss hyper-local and systems level ways to address health disparities and improve community health for all Chicagoans. During the event, different organizations had the opportunity to participate in interactive sessions and shared how they are working to promote health and racial equity in all communities. Healthy Chicago focuses on quantifiable equity measures and compares data and community feedback over time to measure progress. Every 5 years CDPH publishes an updated city-wide plan for collective action. For more information or to view the symposium, visit www.chicago.gov

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