ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY

Alliance for Health Equity is one of the largest collaborative hospital-community partnerships in the country... The Alliance for Health Equity (formerly the Health Impact Collaborative of Cook County) is a partnership between the Illinois Public Health Institute, hospitals, health departments, and community organizations across Chicago and Cook County... Alliance for Health Equity partners began planning and implementing strategies to improve community health in the four focus areas: addressing the social, economic, and structural determinants of health; improving mental health and reducing substance use disorders; improving access to care and community resources; and preventing chronic disease. Priority issues that were identified included: community safety; food access and security; housing and health; workforce and economic development; transportation to care; structural racism and inequities; trauma-informed services; systems to screen, refer, and connect individuals to care;..

Primary location: Chicago United States