Healthy Chicago Podcast
A discussion between public health professionals and expert guests about topics affecting public health in the city of Chicago and beyond. // Una discusión entre profesionales médicos de la ciudad e invitados sobre temas que afectan la salud pública en la ciudad de Chicago y el mundo.
Episodes
Saleshea Peterson runs a nonprofit organization, Hug A Child, which focuses on victim services for survivors of gun and domestic violence in Chicago. Peterson and Hug A Child are part of the Gun Violence Survivors Leadership Network, an advisory group of community leaders who are survivors of and have been impacted by violence.
¿Sabías que tú y tu familia podrían estar expuestos al plomo en tu propio hogar sin saberlo? Debido a que Chicago cuenta con muchas viviendas construidas antes de 1978 - año en el que se prohibieron las pinturas a base de plomo - es probable que se haya utilizado este tipo de pintura, lo que representa un riesgo para la salud de quienes habitan en ellas.
Hablamos con Guadalupe Alcázar, enfermera del CDPH, sobre los síntomas más comu...
El estrés es una respuesta natural a situaciones que nos generan frustración, enojo o nerviosismo. Pero, ¿cómo puede afectar nuestra salud mental y cuándo es momento de buscar ayuda profesional? En nuestro último episodio del podcast de Healthy Chicago, Daisy Gómez, terapeuta y fundadora de Encuéntrate Counseling and Consulting, explica los factores que pueden detonar el estrés; como el trabajo, la tecnología, las redes sociales o ...
Desiree Kettler (Operations Lead at the Community Safety Coordination Center with CDPH) speaks with Sendy Soto, Chicago’s Chief Homelessness Officer, about the path to creating an office focused on homelessness, the inspirations working with those in need in our community, and solutions to housing insecurity and homelessness.
Pauline Sylvain-Lewis of Phalanx Family Services and Amina Brooks from Far South Chicago Coalition talk about their organizations, successes and challenges, the needs and concerns of their communities, and how to affect change.
Phalanx Family Services is an agency that specializes in workforce development and mentorship in the community. During the pandemic, the company expanded into involvement with CDPH, youth services, and additi...
¿Te ha pasado que tu cuerpo reacciona de forma inesperada al probar un nuevo perfume, mudarte de casa o simplemente pedir algo diferente en un restaurante? Podría tratarse de una alergia… y tal vez ni siquiera sabías que eras alérgico.
En este episodio conversamos con Virginia Morgan, enfermera especializada en medicina familiar de OSF HealthCare, quien nos explica qué son las alergias, cómo se desarrollan y qué métodos existen para...
Mervin Dino, Assistant Commissioner at CDPH, speaks with Anusha Thotakura, Executive Director at Citizen Action Illinois, and Timothy Jackson, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy with AIDS Foundation of Chicago, about the current state of Medicaid and how advocates have joined forces through Protect Our Care Illinois to respond to proposed changes at the federal level.
If you’re wondering if or why you should care about this disc...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Commissioner Ige and Jonathan Hart (Owner and Design Director of Bigmouth Creative) discuss mental health, tips and strategies to promote one’s well-being, and the behavioral health resources available to all Chicagoans.
It is okay to acknowledge that you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or otherwise down. Some options and resources available to all in Chicago include—
CDPH has mental health clinics ...
Se avecinan recortes en el programa de Beneficios de Salud para Adultos Inmigrantes (HBIA), una situación que podría dejar a cerca de 33,000 residentes de Illinois sin cobertura médica cuando los cambios entren en vigor el 1 de julio de este año.
En este episodio, Enddy Almonord, directora de la organización Healthy Illinois, nos habla sobre la campaña que están llevando a cabo para defender el derecho a la salud de las comunidades ...
When individuals return home from carceral spaces, they are at risk of returning to communities experiencing high rates of violence and offering limited career opportunities.
Joseph Mapp, Director for the Mayor’s Office of Reentry, was system-impacted and began his journey of transformation through higher education opportunities while incarcerated. He continued educational pursuits post-release, building on the foundation developed...
El sarampión es una enfermedad viral altamente contagiosa que se transmite por el aire al toser, estornudar o incluso al hablar. Aunque muchos creen que es una enfermedad del pasado, en los últimos años han surgido nuevos brotes en distintas partes del mundo, incluyendo Estados Unidos. Se estima que una sola persona infectada puede llegar a contagiar entre 9 y 10 personas si no están vacunadas.
En este episodio, conversamos con Virg...
13 years ago, Maria Pike’s son was shot and killed while parking in Logan Square. Today, she is a powerful advocate for survivors of gun violence and a passionate supporter for community engagement and community violence intervention (CVI) in Chicago.
Pike is one of the founding members of the city's Gun Violence Survivors Leadership Network, a cohort of community leaders who are gun violence survivors working to end gun violenc...
De acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), seis personas por minuto se salvan de morir gracias a la vacunación, una tendencia que se ha mantenido durante las últimas cinco décadas. Las vacunas salvan vidas.
En el marco de la Semana Mundial de la Inmunización, que se conmemora la última semana de abril, en el episodio más reciente del podcast en español de Healthy Chicago, conversamos con Whitney Bellido, enfermera de...
How is Chicago supporting the health of Black women and their babies?
During Black Maternal Health Week, Commissioner Olusimbo Ige is joined in conversation by Monica Mitchell of CDPH and Hailey Steele from EverThrive Illinois to discuss the disparities Black women and their babies experience during pregnancy and postpartum, and the resources available to pregnant people in the city.
EverThrive is a reproductive justice nonprofit org...
Abril es el mes de la Concientización sobre el Consumo de Alcohol, y en este episodio, la terapeuta y fundadora de la clínica Encuéntrate Counseling and Consulting, Daisy Gómez, nos explica cómo el consumo de alcohol afecta la salud mental y el entorno de la persona. Además, aborda cómo el trauma en la comunidad latina (estrés migratorio, ansiedad, depresión) puede contribuir a un aumento en el consumo de alcohol, el estigma asocia...
Alcohol is pervasive in society, from sporting events to birthday parties and funerals. But, at what point does alcohol use begin to look like a problem?
This April, for Alcohol Awareness Month, we delve into how alcohol use is habitualized and what one can do to get help, should they want it. Dr. Jenny Hua (Medical Director for Behavioral Health and Interim Deputy Commissioner at CDPH) speaks with Dr. Nicole Gastala (Medical Direc...
“The zip code you either are born in or you live in should not dictate how long you live. Period.”
Dion Dawson’s Chicago Dream saved his life. In 2020, during the pandemic, Dawson was broke, angry, and disillusioned by a system that had not advanced in providing food equity and accessibility since he was a transient, sometimes homeless kid at age five. That year, what Dawson created – with the assistance of his wife, mom, and friend...
En el año 2024, la violencia armada fue declarada como una crisis de salud pública en Estados Unidos. La violencia armada en Chicago representa 2.1 años de la brecha racial de la esperanza de vida, evidenciando disparidad entre distintos vecindarios en la ciudad y las consecuencias que se han ido extendiendo por generaciones.
En el episodio más reciente del podcast en español de Healthy Chicago, Guillermo Gutiérrez, Gerente de Inte...
In this episode, we dive into the work of the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, where street outreach and community engagement are at the heart of violence intervention. Steve Perkins (Director of Field Instruction) and Elvis Ortega (Street Outreach Lead at the Community Safety Coordination Center and the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety), share their insights on how Metropolitan Family Services is shaping public safety and communi...
De acuerdo con los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, las mujeres latinas tienen un mayor riesgo de padecer cáncer cervicouterino en comparación con mujeres de otros grupos raciales. Factores lingüísticos, culturales y educativos son algunas de las barreras que enfrentan para lograr una detección temprana de esta enfermedad. En el episodio más reciente de nuestro podcast en español, la Doctora Olga García-Bedo...
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