Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) envisions systems that impact how we live, work, and play as compassionate, affirming, and racially equitable, supporting health and well‐being for all people. For 30 years, we have worked alongside partners throughout Illinois, including nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, cross-sector government agencies, and other institutions, to bridge gaps, leverage resources, and address oppressive policies that hurt people.
PHIMC now seeks dynamic event consultants capable of providing comprehensive event management and execution services. From event management to post-event analysis, PHIMC seeks consultant partners who can handle the entirety of this process.
PHIMC seeks proposals for two consulting functions, and we welcome partnerships or collaborations:
- Conference Planning, to provide administrative support to our Reentry Conference scheduled for March 2025 and lead the development of our first Youth Health Conference scheduled for May 2025. Download RFP for Conference Planning Consultant
- Conference Evaluation, to lead the evaluation process for our Youth Health Conference scheduled for May 2025. Download RFP for Conference Evaluator Consultant.
Selected consultants will work collaboratively with PHIMC staff and other conference consultants, as needed, throughout the project period.
Applicants must provide a brief proposal of no more than 3-5 pages by Friday, November 29, 2024.
For details on qualifications, responsibilities, the estimated compensation for each consultant role, and information on how to apply, please download the appropriate Request for Proposals linked above.
Youth Health Conference
PHIMC recognizes young people’s voices as central to shaping strategies, practices, and policies that will impact their lives. The Youth Health Conference aims to engage young people and their champions across Chicago in strategy conversations around health-related topics including mental health, LGBTQIA+ health, substance use prevention and education, HIV prevention and education, and justice involvement.
The full-day, in-person Youth Health Conference is designed to inform, inspire, and mobilize young people and individuals passionate about promoting health equity and expanding access to care for young people in Chicago. The intended audience for this Youth Health Conference includes Chicago-based youth, community-based organizations, healthcare providers, youth development organizations, schools, city agencies involved in health programs, and public health practitioners. This unique conference will center the voices of young people by offering peer-led learning experiences, engaging youth in the conference design, and recognizing that healthcare does not just take place in the doctor’s office.
PHIMC currently leads three programs connected to youth health: The Alliance, the Regional Substance Use Prevention Integration Centers (RSUPIC), and the School Health Access Collaborative (SHAC). The Youth Health Conference aims to build on the work of these programs and empower youth across Chicago on issues related to social drivers of health.
Reentry Conference
The Reentry Conference brings together people who are justice-impacted, their families, their advocates, and professionals from medical and non-medical community-based and healthcare settings throughout Illinois.
Promoting systems of health and healing for those impacted by the criminal justice system, through collaboration, education, and innovation, the Reentry Conference aims to advance equity in health for people who are justice-impacted. Attendees will hear from and engage with dynamic artists, speakers, and breakout room facilitators in meaningful discussions and workshops designed to address dignity, healing, comprehensive support opportunities, and barriers around the reentry needs of people who are justice-impacted.
A multi-stakeholder initiative led by PHIMC, the Community Reentry Project coordinates comprehensive services to ensure people at risk or living with HIV transition smoothly from incarceration to communities throughout Illinois.
