UIC Community Health Sciences

Big congratulations to Dr. Ashley Hill from UIC Community Health Sciences on her latest collaborative publication! 🎉 Learn about her impactful work here: https://lnkd.in/g-dbp_6i

We’re excited to kick off our Faculty Spotlight series by giving a warm welcome to Dr. Ashley Hill, who is our newest faculty member that joined us this fall. As a reproductive epidemiologist, Dr. Hill’s research focuses on reducing disparities in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and adverse reproductive outcomes among young women. Learn more about her impactful work below 👇🏾 ! #FacultySpotlight #Research #PublicHealth #Engagement

Congratulations to UIC Community Health Sciences PhD candidate Marjorie Kersten, MPH, on her recent work with the Greater Lawndale Healthy Work (GLHW) initiative! 🎉 Learn more below 👇🏾 The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work (GLHW) Project located in the Center for Health Work at the UIC School of Public Health, a decade-long community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that aims to create a culture of healthy work in Little Village and North Lawndale, recently implemented discussions with community members about the root causes of community violence in response to community members requesting our responsiveness to this issue. The GLHW Project hosted two facilitated community-academic forums in November 2023 and April 2024 to provide space for community leaders to share their crucial analysis of the root causes of community violence and for community and academic partners to share their thoughts about the barriers, enablers, and their vision for safe communities rooted in abolitionist strategies. The GLHW Project produced a summary report to communicate high level takeaways that emerged from the forums to inform the work of community-based organizations, institutions, and academia, recognizing that community members directly affected by violence are powerfully positioned to imagine, guide, and construct life-affirming worlds. View the report here: https://lnkd.in/gZ9EETHD #CBPR #report #publichealth #abolition #investincommunities #UIC #LittleVillage #NorthLawndale #GreaterLawndale #Chicago

🎉Exciting News! 🎉 Get ready to tune in for the first full episode of Community Level, Monday, November 4! We’re thrilled to welcome Martine Caverl, Executive Director of UJIMAA MEDICS, as our guest. 🎙️ Subscribe now and follow us for all the latest updates. Click link here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gfEW4TMg #PowerInPartnership #publichealth #communityhealth

We’re excited to kick off our Student Spotlight series by giving a warm welcome to Julia Dodson. A first year MPH student. Learn more about Julia below 👇🏾 #spotlight #communityhealth #mph

Congratulations to Benjamin Shaw Tiffany N. Ford, MPH, PhD, Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts Jeni Hebert-Beirne, Alisa Velonis and other faculty and students of CHS that worked in partnership with community leaders in the Chicago area and leaders of Chicago Department of Public Health to publish this new article in the special issue of the Journal of Participatory Research Methods (partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson). This article is based on an evaluation project of the Healthy Chicago Equity Zone (HCEZ) and Health Equity in All Policies (HEiAP) initiatives. Major congrats to all involved!

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Arden Handler for being selected as the 2024 recipient of the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group's Health & Medicine Award in Research! This award celebrates Chicago-area leaders that exemplify the mission to build power and momentum for social justice and health equity in Illinois. Dr. Handler will be honored at the Health & Medicine Awards Gala on September 12th. Read more: https://lnkd.in/guSXgz_Q

Congratulations to CHS alumna Stephanie Salgado, MPH for being selected as a 2024 Chicago United for Equity Fellow! CUE is dedicated to advancing equity, justice, and inclusion in the city of Chicago. Stephanie will be joining a powerful learning community of 24 diverse Fellows who are committed to shifting power to communities and building an equitable Chicago for everyone. Congratulations Stephanie, CHS is so proud of you! 🎉 #uicchs #chsalum #CUEFellow #ChicagoUnitedForEquity

Join us in celebrating Aminah McBryde-Redzovic, MPH for several of her recent accomplishments! Aminah received one of the Provost Graduate Research Awards from Graduate College ($5000) and earlier this year received the Dissertation Research Grant from SPH ($500) and the Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy’s (IRRPP) Dissertation Research Grant ($2000). The title of Aminah’s dissertation is: “The Impact of Singlism on Mental Well-being for Unmarried Muslim American Women”. She recently got IRB approval for her project and has started data collection. Congratulations again Aminah, we are excited to see how your project unfolds!

Attention UIC CHS students! Are you looking for a job for this summer into the Fall 2024 semester? CHS professor Tiffany N. Ford, MPH, PhD is looking to hire a Research Assistant to support her work! Applications are open through May 26, 2024. See the flyer for details on how to apply. #uicchs #researchassistant #nowhiring