About Building a Healthier Chicago

WHO WE ARE

Building a Healthier Chicago (BHC) is a collaborative initiative among the American Medical Association, the Chicago Department of Public Health, and the Office of the Regional Health Administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Region V.

Our VISION is integrated, effective and sustained community-wide partnerships for health promotion that can be replicated nationwide.

Our GOAL is to improve the health of Chicago’s residents and employees through the integration of existing and new public health, medicine and community health promotion activities.

• Promote and track the adoption of selected programs, practices, policies, and supportive environments throughout the health care organizations, worksites, schools, faith-based organizations, homes, and neighborhoods of Chicago.
• Create a system of interventions that complement and reinforce each other to maximize reach and effectiveness.
• Build synergy!

Through these efforts we are working to:

• Increase community resources for health and wellbeing and, when requested, to assist with effective utilization of those resources
• Integrate community resources with healthcare systems
• Improve access to health promotion and health care

Founders

• American Medical Association
• Chicago Department of Public Health
• Office of the Regional Health Administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Region V