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UI Health With the Community

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Healthy communities can be achieved through authentic involvement of our neighbors and local residents. Whether it be in the pursuit of representation in healthcare practice and research, making healthcare more accessible, or informing public health policy, UIC’s academic health enterprise honors its long-standing community-centered commitment of inclusive partnership with the communities we serve – all in the pursuit of health equity.

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Future Healthcare Leaders Tour UIC's Surgical Innovation Training Lab
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
On July 15th, UI Health hosted summer interns working for State Senator Lakesia Collins’s (5th District) aspiring for careers in medicine, along with students participating in the Urban Health Program’s Urban Pathway Summer…
EXITO Program Trains the Next Generation of Health Equity Researchers
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
UI Health Honored for Community Commitment by Illinois Legislative Black Caucus
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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UI Health Staff make Halloween Special for Young Patients
Sunday, November 2, 2025
For over a decade, UI Health has worked to make Halloween a special event for young patients and their families. This year was no different. On Halloween, hospital leadership, doctors, nurses and staff…
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Community Partner Spotlight

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Inner City Challenge Chicago

Felicia Solebo
President

Inner City Challenge Chicago (ICC-Chicago) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to strengthening Chicago’s West Side through unity, resources, and empowerment. We provide youth, families, and seniors with education, health, re-entry, violence prevention, and community-building programs that foster resilience, pride, and opportunity in underserved neighborhoods.

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Working in partnership with the UIC Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships