Collective impact through assessment, action planning, and collaborative implementation in partnership with communities.
About
Formed in 2015, the Alliance for Health Equity is a collaboration between the Illinois Public Health Institute and area hospitals, health departments, and community organizations across Chicago and Cook County. The Alliance for Health Equity envisions improved health equity, community wellness and quality of life across all neighborhoods and municipalities of the City of Chicago and Suburban Cook County.
The Alliance is one of the largest collaborative hospital-community partnerships in the country with the current involvement of nonprofit and public hospitals, local health departments, and representatives of local community organizations participating in workgroups and implementation strategies.
Our partners are working together to bring our vision to life by completing the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and convening specialized workgroups to address pressing concerns for our community. The Alliance currently convenes workgroups on food, housing, mental health, and social and structural determinants.
The work of the Alliance for Health Equity is made possible by funding and contributions from member hospitals and government and private grants.
Purpose
Improve population and community health by:
Promoting health equity
Building capacity, promoting shared learning, and connecting local initiatives
Addressing social and structural determinants of health
Developing broad city/county wide initiatives and creating systems
Engaging community partners and working collaboratively with community leaders
Developing data systems for population health to support shared impact measurement and community assessment
Collaborating on population health policy and advocacy
Vision
Improved health equity, wellness, and quality of life across Cook County from the neighborhoods of Chicago to the municipalities of the suburbs.
Values
We believe the highest level of health for all people can only be achieved through the pursuit of social justice and elimination of health disparities and inequities.
We value having a shared vision and goals with alignment of strategies to achieve greater collective impact while addressing the unique needs of our individual communities.
Honoring the diversity of our communities, we value and will strive to include all voices through meaningful community engagement and participatory action.
We are committed
to emphasizing assets and strengths and ensuring a process that identifies and builds on existing community capacity and resources.
to data-driven decision making through implementation of evidence-based practices, measurement and evaluation, and using findings to inform resource allocation and quality improvement.
to building trust and transparency through fostering an atmosphere of open dialogue, compromise, and decision making.
to high quality work to achieve the greatest impact possible.
Our Team
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CEO
Illinois Public Health Institute
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Dir. Center for Community Capacity Dev.
Illinois Public Health Institute
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Program Director
Alliance for Health Equity
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Sr. Program Manager
Alliance for Health Equity
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Sr. Communications Director
Alliance for Health Equity
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Program Manager
Alliance for Health Equity
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Program Associate
Alliance for Health Equity
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Program Associate
Alliance for Health Equity
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Jackie Rouse, Advocate Health Care
Kelli Day, Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital
Shannon Morgan-Jermal, Ascension
Genny Turner & Tynisha George, Chicago Department of Public Health
Gina Massuda-Barnett & Deloris Walker, Cook County Department of Public Health
Dillon Bannis, Insight Chicago
Margo Brooks, Jackson Park HospitalTesa Anewishki, Loretto Hospital
Holly Manprisio & Lisa Azu-Popow, Northwestern Medicine
Rukiya Curvey Johnson & Julia Bassett, Rush University System for Health
Helen Margellos Anast & Mara Ruff, Sinai Health System
Leslie Rogers, South Shore Hospital
Jenise Celestin, Swedish Hospital, Endeavor Health
Michelle Peters, Loyola Medicine, Trinity Health
Fabiola Zavala, Advent Health
Cotis Mitchell & Aisha Achesah, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
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Advocate Health Care
Ascension
Cook County Health
Insight Chicago
Jackson Park Hospital
Loretto Hospital
Northwestern Medicine
Rush University System for Health
Sinai Health System
South Shore Hospital
Swedish Hospital/Endeavor Health
Loyola Medicine/Trinity Health
UI Health
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Chicago Department of Public Health
Cook County Department of Public Health
Evanston Health & Human Services Department
Oak Park Health Department
Skokie Health Department
Stickney Public Health District