Building power and momentum for social justice and health equity in Illinois since 1981. www.hmprg.org/links/https://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3me4xnsqqzy2rHealth & 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. 🔗 https://www.hmprg.org/health-medicines-2026-policy-agenda/ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #PolicyAdvocacy 05 Feb 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4xnsqqzy2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3mdgck5ipf52oHealth & 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: https://www.mortengroup.com/executive-placements/hmprg 27 Jan 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgck5ipf52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3mcv7xwnolv2vA 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.💙 https://ilaging.illinois.gov/forprofessionals/multi-sector-plan-for-aging/engaging-illinois.html20 Jan 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcv7xwnolv2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3mbmy6y6xxe24Thank 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 #IllinoisHealth04 Jan 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmy6y6xxe24https://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3majkixfuky2vAs 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 #IllinoisHealth21 Dec 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3majkixfuky2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m7sqp6geyc2eHealthcare workers: Learn how HB1312 protects patients + providers from ICE in hospitals. Join the training on Dec 14 at CTU HQ, 11am. Details + registration: https://bit.ly/hcwnoice #Chicago #HealthJustice #ImmigrantRights12 Dec 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sqp6geyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m7noehfdq42hAccess to quality maternity care shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code. Kennedy-King’s new midwife program is a powerful step toward closing long-standing gaps on Chicago’s South Side. https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/10/maternity-care-is-lacking-on-the-south-side-kennedy-kings-midwife-program-aims-to-change-that/10 Dec 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7noehfdq42hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m7nnrfztc62fChicago’s budget = Chicago’s health. 🏙️❤️‍🩹 On In the Loop, experts break down what alternative budget proposals could mean for equity, community wellbeing, and the services people rely on. Listen: https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/12/09/critique-of-chicago-alders-alternative-budget-proposals10 Dec 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nnrfztc62fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m7gp4bmemd2lIllinois 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/ #StrongerTogether07 Dec 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gp4bmemd2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m73tycyxd52iHealth & 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/03 Dec 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73tycyxd52ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m6zsygqgya2lChicago families are still feeling the trauma of recent immigration raids — from daycare centers to schools to neighborhoods across the city. Chicago Health’s new reporting captures the impact and what communities are doing to heal. 💜 Read here: https://chicagohealthonline.com/ice-dhs-mental-health-impacts-trauma/?mc_cid=5677b2ebff&mc_eid=48247adbec #HealthJustice #Chicago02 Dec 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zsygqgya2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m6kxyzd4ja2jLearn more about Nicole’s work and the impact on Chicago’s street medicine community ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4pxOMSG #StreetMedicine #WoundCare #HealthEquity #HomelessnessResponse #SchweitzerFellows #CommunityHealth #ChicagoHealth #HMPRG26 Nov 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kxyzd4ja2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m6hwbcul5s2tBreaking 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: https://bit.ly/48jjIPm25 Nov 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hwbcul5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m6g2fckcnu2j“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/zBg750XtPWj25 Nov 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6g2fckcnu2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m6ffc76dot2l💚 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: https://bit.ly/48lDmeO #SchweitzerFellows 24 Nov 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ffc76dot2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m4iszyd5lm2i🎉 Fellows Fest 2025–2026 is here! Support Chicago’s Schweitzer Fellows as they advance health equity and justice across our city - https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/fellows 💚 #FellowsFest #HealthEquity #SchweitzerFellows 31 Oct 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iszyd5lm2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m3x6v6z6em2v💜 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 #PublicHealth24 Oct 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x6v6z6em2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m3ssj5zkhr2p📢 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 #CookCounty22 Oct 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ssj5zkhr2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m3sjqlzmdh2bBlueSky: 🚀 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 #Internship22 Oct 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sjqlzmdh2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m3nsbegpxa2p📣 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 → https://www.hmprg.org/chicago-area-schweitzer-fellowship-program/ #SchweitzerFellowship #HealthEquity 20 Oct 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nsbegpxa2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3m25t5m3nry23Health & 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. 🔗 https://www.hmprg.org/a-new-chapter-for-health-gita-krishnaswamy-named-interim-executive-director/ #HealthEquity #LeadershipTransition #PublicHealth #HMPRG 01 Oct 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25t5m3nry23https://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz742spc7x2o🌿 #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. 👶 19 Sep 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz742spc7x2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz5grs43pk2u🌿 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 #BirthCenterEquity18 Sep 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5grs43pk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz4su74gip2a🌿 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 #BirthCenterEquity18 Sep 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4su74gip2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz4ila3jbp2l🌿 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 #BirthCenterEquity18 Sep 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4ila3jbp2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz32kgqtbc2a🤝 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 #BirthCenterWeek18 Sep 2025 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz32kgqtbc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz2kuydktg2i🤝 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 #BirthCenterWeek17 Sep 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2kuydktg2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hmprg.bsky.social/post/3lz27hhmk632w🏥 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 #BirthCenterWeek17 Sep 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:4cs3m4kk33bjws6dslh5jney/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz27hhmk632w