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Student Determination Blossoms Into Communitywide Support for Homeless

When the COVID-19 pandemic halted a volunteer program, students found a way to continue — and expand — health care efforts in the community
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Mental & Behavioral Health

Finding Mental Health Support Amid Dual Pandemics

Key mental health considerations for Black people during COVID-19 and the fight for racial justice
Exhausted Black Man Sitting at Computer Rubbing Temple
LGBTQ+

Rush Copley Again Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader

Rush Copley has again earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index
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Community

Sending Aid to Lebanon

After the explosion in Beirut, Rush University Medical Center acte​d quickly to help those affected by the catastrophe
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Community

Rush Medical College Receives Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement

The award recognized the College’s work to protect Chicago’s homeless population from COVID-19
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Community

Live Healthy Chicago Community Grants Available to Chicago Nonprofits Addressing COVID-19

The collective seeks to distribute $2.9 million in community-based grants over the next two years
West Side Food Pantry
Community

Rush Students Awarded Schweitzer Fellowships for Community Initiatives

Four students will direct innovative, community-based projects addressing the health needs of underserved Chicagoans through a yearlong learning program
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Community

Uniéndose para tomar medidas contra el racismo sistémico

Una carta de 36 hospitales y centros de salud que se comprometen a trabajar para mejorar la equidad en salud en toda la ciudad, centrándose en los vecindarios vulnerables de Chicago
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Community

Chicago Health Care Organizations Band Together To Take Action on Systemic Racism

36 hospitals, health centers pledge to work to improve health equity across the city, focusing on vulnerable neighborhoods
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Community

Coming Together to Take Action on Systemic Racism

Racism is a public health crisis
Juneteenth Voices Story