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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Join Health & Medicine and partners for two virtual sessions on SNAP and Medicaid work requirements, exemptions, and helping clients stay enrolled. Spanish interpretation available. SNAP | Nov. 5: ow.ly/7mFy50ZVUOv Medicaid | Nov. 12: ow.ly/iAT550ZVUOu

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Health & Medicine has released our 2026 Policy Priorities—advancing health equity and human rights across Illinois. In a moment of real threats to public health and democracy, we remain clear, committed, and action-oriented. 🔗 www.hmprg.org/health... #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #PolicyAdvocacy

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Health & Medicine Policy Research Group is searching for its next Executive Director—an experienced public health leader ready to guide a mission-driven organization advancing health equity across Illinois. Search led by Morten Group. Apply here: www.mortengroup.com/...

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

A milestone for aging equity in Illinois. 🌱 The state has announced EngAging Illinois, a new Multisector Plan for Aging. Proud that work through Illinois Aging Together at Health & Medicine helped lay the groundwork.💙 ilaging.illinois.gov...

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported Health & Medicine in 2025. 💜 As we step into our 45th year, we carry forward a legacy of courage, compassion, and justice—because of you. ✨ There’s still time to make a year-end gift: 🔗 www.hmprg.org/donate/ #HealthJustice #HealthEquity #IllinoisHealth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

As the year ends, our work has never been more urgent. ⚠️ Your support helps ✨ push for equitable public health funding ✨ advance reproductive justice ✨ build a diverse, prepared health workforce Join us in this work. www.hmprg.org/donate/ #HealthEquity #IllinoisHealth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Healthcare workers: Learn how HB1312 protects patients + providers from ICE in hospitals. Join the training on Dec 14 at CTU HQ, 11am. Details + registration: bit.ly/hcwnoice #Chicago #HealthJustice #ImmigrantRights

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Illinois is facing uncertainty—and public health is under pressure. But we’re not stepping back. ✊🔥 Health & Medicine is advancing aging equity, public health funding, reproductive justice, workforce support, and trauma-informed care statewide. 💜🏥 www.hmprg.org/donate/ #StrongerTogether

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Health & Medicine is nearing 45 years of advancing health justice in Illinois. 💜 Your year-end gift strengthens advocacy, leadership development, and community partnerships statewide. 🌱🏥 Consider $50 monthly or a $150 one-time gift. www.hmprg.org/donate/

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Breaking barriers to reentry: Jenna Pasanen began by creating reentry workshops for women at Cook County Jail and then helped build a university–jail learning partnership. Her Schweitzer Fellowship sparked work that’s become a model for trauma-informed support. Read more: bit.ly/48jjIPm

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

“I was born a sickle cell patient, but I chose to become a researcher.” ❤️ Dr. Ronisha Edwards-Elliott, Director of Chicago AHEC & Workforce Programs, recently defended her PhD—turning lived experience into leadership in health equity. Read her story: ow.ly/zBg750XtPWj

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

💚 Impact Report What does health equity look like in practice? Schweitzer Fellows partner with communities across Chicago to expand access to care, challenge inequities, and build lasting change. Explore their stories in the Impact Report: bit.ly/48lDmeO #SchweitzerFellows

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🎉 Fellows Fest 2025–2026 is here! Support Chicago’s Schweitzer Fellows as they advance health equity and justice across our city - cbo.io/app/public/bi... 💚 #FellowsFest #HealthEquity #SchweitzerFellows

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

💜 The Cook County Board honored Margie Schaps for a lifetime of leadership in health equity and justice. Her impact continues to shape Health & Medicine’s voice for justice in health care. #HealthEquity #PublicHealth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

📢 Health & Medicine urges greater public health investment and immigrant protections in Cook County. Read Policy Director Wesley Epplin’s full FY2026 budget testimony and recommendations: tr.ee/hdNNO-I1-1 #HealthEquity #FundPublicHealth #CookCounty

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

BlueSky: 🚀 Launch your career in health policy with Health & Medicine! Applications are open for our 2026 Graduate Paid Internship Program (Feb 2–Apr 20). Join us in advancing health equity. Apply by Nov 28 → tr.ee/jfFCf8VnHn #PublicHealth #Internship

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

📣 Schweitzer Fellowship Applications Are Open Graduate students across disciplines can design and lead projects that advance health equity and address unmet health needs in Chicago communities. Apply by February 1, 2026 → www.hmprg.org/chicag... #SchweitzerFellowship #HealthEquity

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Health & Medicine is entering a new chapter. A. Gita Krishnaswamy, M.Ed., MPH has been named Interim Executive Director as Margie Schaps prepares to retire after decades of visionary leadership. 🔗 www.hmprg.org/a-new-... #HealthEquity #LeadershipTransition #PublicHealth #HMPRG

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

🌿 #BirthCenterWeek wrap-up: Over 400+ birth centers nationwide & growing! Illinois has 5 accredited centers + 2 more coming soon. Each one expands access to midwife-led, family-centered care. 👶

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🌿 Celebrating #BirthCenterWeek with the new Quincy Medical Group Birth Center in Quincy, IL! Opening soon, QMG’s birth center will offer midwife-led care. 👶 Another step forward as Illinois expands access to safe, empowering birth options. ✨ #BelovedBirth #BCW2025 #BirthCenterEquity

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🌿 Celebrating #BirthCenterWeek with the upcoming Chicago South Side Birth Center! As the city’s first freestanding birth center, it’s building a safe, affirming, community-rooted space for Black birthing families on the South Side. 🤎 #BelovedBirth #BCW2025 #BirthCenterEquity

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🤝 Birth Center of Chicago has supported nearly 450 births since 2021. This fall, they’ll welcome Certified Professional Midwives for even more personalized care. 🌿👶 #BelovedBirth #BirthCenterWeek

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🤝 Birth is a partnership of care, respect & love. 🌿 Since 2021, the Birth Center of Chicago has supported nearly 450 births—and this fall, they’ll welcome Certified Professional Midwives for even more personalized care. 👶 #BelovedBirth #BirthCenterWeek

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🏥 Meeting families where they are. PCC South in Berwyn—Illinois’ first licensed birth center—has long modeled affordable, community-rooted, midwifery-led care. 👶 #BelovedBirth #BCW2025 #BirthCenterWeek

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🌿 Since 2016, Bloomington-Normal Birth Center has welcomed 1,000+ babies in a safe, midwife-led space. Families call it “powerful.” #BCW25 #BelovedBirth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

💧 Burr Ridge Birth Center has welcomed 500+ babies since 2021 in a serene, home-like space. Families call it “beautiful” & “transformative.” 🌿👶 #BelovedBirth #BirthCenterWeek

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We’re celebrating National Birth Center Week 🌿 with @AABC & @BirthCenterEquity! Birth centers = midwife-led, family-centered care 👶 ✨ High-quality ✨ Cost-effective ✨ Covered by Medicaid + most insurance IL has 5 accredited centers + 2 more on the way. #BirthCenterWeek #BelovedBirth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We’re just 1 week away from the 2025 Awards Gala ✨ 🏆 Health: Jesus “Manny” Estrada, Booker Marshall 🏆 Medicine: Dan Lustig 🏆 Policy: Dalia Galvan Morales 🏆 Research: Corinne Kodama 🏆 Group: PAES Network, Enlace Chicago 🏆 Emerging Leader: Dayna Pham Tickets: cbo.io/app/public/bi...

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Life-affirming work deserves strong support. 🌿 Our trainings are built for health workers, educators, advocates & case managers working for a more just world. 💜 Join us: hmprg.formstack.com/... #HealthJustice #CommunityCare

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Your gift goes twice as far thanks to our $30K Board Match. Support the 2025 Awards Gala and help us build power for health justice. Join us Sept 17 at the Bridgeport Art Center: cbo.io/app/public/bi... #HealthJustice #AwardsGala

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

One month to go! Help us hit our $250K goal to power health equity. 🌟 Join us Sept. 17 for the Health & Medicine Awards Gala. 🎟️ Tickets & sponsorships: cbo.io/app/public/bi... #HealthEquity #AwardsGala #FundPublicHealth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

🎓 Join us Aug 14 at 1PM for a virtual Lunch & Learn: Helping Young Men of Color Thrive in Health Career Pathways Hear from students + program leaders on what works, what doesn’t, and how we can build stronger support. 📧 mmcclintock@hmprg.org for the link. #HealthEquity #YouthPathways

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🎂 Medicaid turns 60. Still covering 70M+ people. Still holding up the system. Now facing the biggest cuts in its history. This isn’t just policy. It’s people. It’s care. It’s survival. #Medicaid60 #HealthJustice #ProtectMedicaid

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Chicago deserves a strong public health system—one that’s fully funded, fully staffed, and ready to meet the moment. Sign our letter calling for $52M in local investment in CDPH to advance health equity and protect our communities. 🔗 bit.ly/FundPublicHea... #FundPublicHealth #HealthEquity

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Celebrate health justice and community power with us. Join Health & Medicine at the 2025 Awards Gala on Sept 17 at the Bridgeport Art Center—an evening of food, drinks, and recognition for those driving real change. Tickets + sponsorships: cbo.io/app/public/bi... #HealthEquity #HMPRG

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Health & Medicine’s Mayra Diaz shared testimony on how disinformation and chronic underfunding are undermining public health—and what we can do about it. Read the full remarks: www.hmprg.org/senior... #FundPublicHealth #HealthEquity #PublicHealth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📖 Chapter 8: Putting the Care Back in Health Care — our final chapter in Under the Skin. What stuck with you most from Villarosa’s call to action? Drop your thoughts below ⬇️ and stay tuned for our next book club pick. #UnderTheSkin #BookClub #HealthEquity #CareNotCrisis

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🌟 Join us Sept 17 for the 2025 Health & Medicine Awards Gala at the Bridgeport Art Center. Support health equity, enjoy food from The Fat Shallot, and celebrate real changemakers. 🎉 🎟️ Tickets + sponsorships available now. cbo.io/app/public/bi... #HealthEquity #FundPublicHealth #AwardsGala

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Big turnout at City Hall 🎤✊ We joined allies to call for a Chicago budget that funds public health—not policing. Margie Schaps put it plainly: “Investing in public health is investing in the vitality of our city.” #FundPublicHealth #CareNotCops #PublicHealthIsSafety #ChicagoEquity

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

What does collective care look like in a newsroom? Mayra Diaz spoke at #NAHJ2025 about how trauma impacts journalists—and how we can build spaces that protect truth and well-being. #JournalismMatters #TraumaInformedCare

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

📢 Sign on now: We’re calling for a $52M increase to the Chicago Department of Public Health’s FY2026 budget. Chicago needs more local investment to tackle chronic disease, trauma, maternal health inequities, and more. Add your org: docs.google.com/form...

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

📚 Chapter 6 hits hard. “Black Americans have long lived under tremendous emotional pressure...sanctioned by the government and embedded in the structures and institutions of society.” What stood out to you in this chapter? 📖 Chapter 7 due next Friday #UnderTheSkin #BookClub

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

BlueSky post (short): 📚 Chapter 5: Where You Live Matters reminds us that zip code can be more powerful than genetic code. What stuck with you most from this chapter? Read Chapter 6 by next Friday. Join us: hmprg.bsky.social

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Youth Advisory Council members interviewed Dr. Symphony Fletcher 🎤 to explore mentorship, structural barriers, and community impact through clinical work. Clips coming soon via @RAPID_IL collab! 🎥 #YouthVoices #HealthEquity #RAPIDIL #MentorshipMatters #PublicHealth

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Excited to announce our 2025 Health & Medicine Award Winners! Join us Sept 17 to celebrate their incredible work at our annual Gala—our only fundraiser of the year. 🎟 Tickets + bios: cbo.io/app/public/bi... www.hmprg.org/meet-t... #HealthEquity #HMPRGAwards #FundPublicHealth #HealthJustice

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Health & Medicine joined advocates at the Chicago Budget Roundtable to demand $200M more for public health and safety in FY2026—fund services, not ghost cops. Next roundtables: 🗓️ 6/30 (South Side) 🗓️ 7/1 (SW Side) Join us: cloud.citynews.chica... #FundPublicHealth #ChiBudget #HealthEquity

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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group @hmprg.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

📚 Chapter 3 of Under the Skin hit hard. This quote stuck with us: “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” — Goethe What stood out to you? Drop a comment — we want to hear your reflections. Reading Chapter 4 by next Friday. Join us: hmprg.bsky.social

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