Seven Days in June: HEALTH IS PRIMARY is a decentralized, nonpartisan, grassroots-driven campaign to focus local media attention on how health funding cuts, as well as policy and regulatory changes, will devastate local communities.The national week of action takes place
Press Release: Illinois All in for Public Health
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
