Healthy Chicago

**NEW** Healthy Chicago 2012 Annual Report

**NEW** Healthy CPS

**NEW** Healthy Chicago Obesity Report

Our Public Health system has a direct impact on the quality of life of this vibrant city. A healthy city is a city that…offers healthier food options. Provides places to be physically active. Is prepared to respond to public health threats. Creates healthy and safe environments. Ensures access to care for all its residents. Works to eliminate health disparities for all communities. We have seen dramatic improvements in many of these areas – but it’s only the beginning.

The Chicago Department of Public Health has created a new public health agenda with an ambitious sense of purpose for Chicago – an agenda that engages our city with bold action and goal-driven results. Together we are going to transform the health of our city. We will make Chicago the healthiest city in the nation. Healthy Chicago focuses on 12 key priorities:

Tobacco Use
Obesity Prevention
HIV Prevention
Adolescent Health
Cancer Disparities
Heart Disease & Stroke
Access to Care
Healthy Mothers & Babies
Communicable Disease Control & Prevention
Healthy Homes
Violence Prevention
Public Health Infrastructure

Healthy Chicago Agenda (released on August 16, 2011)

Get Involved

Take the Healthy Chicago Challenge! Are you interested in getting involved in the Healthy Chicago movement? We welcome individuals, organizations, schools and religious organizations to get involved. To get started send us an email to: HealthyChicago@cityofchicago.org.

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We made a commitment to provide monthly updates on HEALTHY CHICAGO activities. Read these updates to keep up with our progress.

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Most Recent News (Healthy Chicago)

Oct 1, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Launches City-Wide Campaign To Help Enroll Uninsured Chicagoans
Aug 27, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Announces Release of Food Desert Data and New Interactive Efforts to Combat Food Deserts in Chicago
Aug 22, 2013	Chicago Department of Public Health Becomes the Largest Local Health Department Accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Administration
Aug 15, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Announces Number of Low Income Residents in Food Deserts has Declined More Than 20 Percent
Aug 9, 2013	Mayor Emanuel and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Launch Additional Playstreets to get Chicago Children Moving

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