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Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago

Advancing health justice and strengthening public health through innovation and partnerships

The Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) believes that the greatest possibilities for public health are achieved when organizations work together to bridge gaps, leverage resources, and address oppressive policies that hurt people. PHIMC envisions systems that impact how we live, work, and play as compassionate, affirming, and racially equitable, supporting health and well‐being for all people.

Public health impact

Access to healthcare and health systems performance

Community assessment research

Community-based organization partnerships

Emergency preparedness planning for bioterrorism and pandemic influenza

Health databases

HIV/AIDS prevention and services

Oral cancer prevention research

Policy development

Wellness policy development and implementation

Key partners

Community reentry project

AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Cook County Health
Illinois Department of Corrections
Illinois Department of Public Health
Transforming Reentry Services

Fiscal management services

Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus
Chicago Torture Justice Center
Creating Pathways and Access for Student Success Foundation (CPASS)
Pride South Side
Therapy Access Project

The Alliance

ALMA Chicago
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital – The Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
ACLU of Illinois
Brave Space Alliance
Bolingbrook Pride
Broadway Youth Center
Center on Halsted
Chicago Public Schools
Communities in Schools of Chicago
Elmhurst Pride Collective
Equality Illinois
Esperanza Health Centers
GSA Network
Legacy Project
Northwestern University – Master of Public Health
Peoria Proud
PFLAG of Illinois and local PFLAG Chapters
Prairie Pride Coalition
Rainbow Café
Reimagine Justice Illinois (RJI)
Youth Empowerment Performance Project
Youth Outlook
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook
Uniting Pride
West40

National Health Corps Chicago

Advocate Children’s Hospital
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital – The Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Common Threads
Community Lead, Affirm: The Rush Center for Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Health
Erie Family Health Centers
Girls in the Game
Haymarket Center
Health Federation of Philadelphia
Legal Council for Health Justice
Northwest Center
St. Bernard Hospital
Tapestry 360 Health

Opioid impacted family support program

Gateway Foundation, Inc.
Malcolm X College
University of Illinois at Chicago – Department of Disability and Human Development

Protecting our patients: routine HIV screenings and affirming care

Broadway Medical Center
Central Illinois Friends
Constellation Collective
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
DuPage County Health Department
East Side Health District
Illinois Public Health Association
Kankakee County Health Department
Lake County Health Department
Peoria City/County Health Department
Phoenix Center
Physicals Plus Health and Wellness
Satiated Artists
St. Clair County Health Department

Regional implementation group for HHS region 8

AIDS Healthcare Foundation with CALOR
Broadway Medical Center
Chicago House Social Services
Chicago Recovery Alliance
Chosen Family Network
Christian Community Health Center
City of Evanston Health & Human Services Department
Corazon Community Services
Kenneth Young Center
Open Door Health Center of Illinois
Proactive Community Services
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
TCA Health
Village of Oak Park Health Department

School health access collaborative

Advocate Children’s Hospital
Alliance Chicago
Alternatives Youth
Brightpoint
Chicago Department of Public Health
Chicago Public Schools
Communities in Schools of Chicago
Esperanza Health Centers
EverThrive Illinois
Gads Hill Center
Healthy Schools Campaign
Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Public Health Institute
JPA Chicago
Legal Council for Health Justice
Lurie Children’s Hospital – Center for Childhood Resilience
Lurie Children’s Hospital – CLOCC
Lurie Children’s Hospital – Healthy Communities
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
NAMI Chicago
Rainbows for All Children
Respiratory Health Association
Rush University Medical Center
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Sinai Under the Rainbow
Trellus
UCAN
University of Illinois at Chicago – UIC OCEAN
Youth Guidance

Transgender and gender diverse equity and wellness program

Brave Space Alliance
CALOR (dba AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
Casa Michoacán
Center on Halsted
Centerstone
Central Illinois Friends
Chicago House and Social Service Agency’s TransLife Care Program
Chicago Women’s Health Center
Familia First Health NFP from Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Gender Equity and Transgender Clinic at SIU
Legal Council for Health Justice
The Project of the Quad Cities
Rainbow Café LGBTQ Center
School of Opulence
Youth Outlook

A street and train station in Chicago's Loop.

PHIMC’s Community Reentry Project (CRP) ensures people living with and at the highest risk for HIV transition smoothly from incarceration to communities. CRP facilitates a comprehensive system of HIV prevention, care, and support services throughout Illinois, and provides technical assistance and capacity-building support to agencies serving the corrections and reentry populations.

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Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago

Advancing health justice and strengthening public health through innovation and partnerships

Public health impact

Community reentry project

Fiscal management services

The Alliance

National Health Corps Chicago

Next Generation Wellness Network

Opioid impacted family support program

Protecting our patients: routine HIV screenings and affirming care

Regional implementation group for HHS region 8

School health access collaborative

Transgender and gender diverse equity and wellness program

Community reentry project

Photo credit: Bill Badzo, Creative Commons