FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 14, 2025MEDIA CONTACT: RoiAnn Phillips, Managing Director of Communicationsroiann.phillips@phimc.org / tel. (312) 929-3781Illinois: All in for Public HealthWhy? Because Collaboration is Key.CHICAGO – Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) will celebrate 100+ community partnerships and
Media Advisory: 2025 Youth Health Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, May 16, 2025MEDIA CONTACT: RoiAnn Phillips, Communications Director roiann.phillips@phimc.org / tel. 708.466.2650Media AdvisoryPublic Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago to Host Inaugural Youth Health Conference Addressing Key Issues in Health EquityWhat: Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC)
Back in Motion: Youth Health Conference & Next Generation Wellness Network
The Next Generation Wellness Network team is back in action through June 2025. We look forward to connecting with you. We want to be a resource and support to you in reducing substance use among young people in Chicago.Our Youth
Federal Cuts to Public Health: Direct Impact on PHIMC
Update of 4/21/2025:The Next Generation Wellness Network team is back in action through June 2025! We look forward to connecting with you. We want to be a resource and support to you in reducing substance use among young people in
2025 Youth Health Conference: Call for Workshop Proposals
Update of 5/1/2025:Our Youth Health Conference will now happen on May 31! This comes after a planning pause due to disruptions in federal funding in late March. We are thrilled to now be resuming this work. We are also heartbroken
Building a new program to expand adolescent substance use prevention services
In May 2023, PHIMC engaged FQA Institute for Social Impact to conduct a landscape analysis of 125 organizations to inform the design of a new program in Chicago. The new program is part of a statewide initiative to expand substance
Request for Proposals: Team of Consultants to Develop Youth-Facing Educational Substance Use Prevention Resources
PHIMC seeks proposals for a team of consultants to lead the development of youth-facing substance use prevention educational resources targeted to youth who are exposed to substance use in their homes and/or communities. These resources aim to include the impact
Chicago’s New Opioid Impacted Family Support Program: Community Health Worker Summit Hosted by Malcolm X College
The Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program seeks to bring care and relief to neighborhoods that are most affected by opioid use disorder in Chicago. Students are prepared through Malcolm X City College of Chicago’s Community Health Worker program and then placed
Together, we can prevent overdose.
International Overdose Awareness Day: August 31, 2022International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a worldwide campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of loved ones left behind. IOAD began in Australia in 2001 and
