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)

May 14, 2013	Provocative New Campaign Sparks Citywide Conversations on Teen Parenthood
May 10, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of School-Based Vision Program to give 30,000 CPS Students Free Vision Exams and Glasses
Apr 8, 2013	Chicago LGBT Health Advisory Council Calls on Illinois House to Pass Marriage Equality ‘for the Health of All Our Neighbors’
Apr 4, 2013	CDPH, Northwestern and the GE Foundation Team Up to Save Lives through Innovative New Heart Initiative
Mar 29, 2013	Sixteen Community Leaders Appointed to Chicago LGBT Health Advisory Council

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