ECHO-Chicago

ECHO-Chicago Improving access to best practice health care in underserved communities by leveraging communication technologies.

Our Mission
ECHO-Chicago aims to establish and cultivate a robust knowledge network that builds community-based primary care capacity to reduce the serious health disparities affecting children and adults in underserved communities. The Model
The Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) is an innovative workforce development model developed at the University of New Mexico for expanding primary care capacity in underserved communities. What We Do
In 2010, the University of Chicago Medicine spearheaded the use of this model in an urban setting with the launch of ECHO-Chicago, the longest-running urban ECHO program in the world. ECHO-Chicago leverages existing assets by bringing together community health centers (CHCs) and academic medical centers for collaborative, curriculum-based, iterative, case-based learning. Using video-conference technology, ECHO-Chicago provides “telementoring” for community-based providers in managing common chronic physical and mental health conditions. Unlike a webinar, participants and facilitators alike can see, hear, and learn from each other, fostering a more engaging and interactive learning experience. ECHO-Chicago series are guided by curricula that focus on providing providers with the knowledge and skills they need to implement clinical guidelines and navigate real-life clinical challenges, especially in under-resourced settings. As a result, providers are able to integrate evidence-based practice into care and patients are able to receive state-of-the-art care in their primary medical home.

This ECHO-Chicago wants to remind you that eating disorders don’t have one look, one body type, or one specialty that ...
02/23/2026

This ECHO-Chicago wants to remind you that eating disorders don’t have one look, one body type, or one specialty that treats them. With the rise in popularity among GLP-1 medications so are conversations around weight loss and increasing the need for eating disorder–informed care.

Providers across disciplines are encountering:
⚠ rapid weight changes
⚠ medical instability
⚠ disordered eating patterns

🗓 Upcoming ECHO series with topics covering Weight Management/ED:
▪ Weight Management – Adult Populations: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/weight-management-for-adult/
▪ Adult Behavioral Health: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/behavioral-health-adult/
▪ Adolescent Health: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/adolescent-health/
▪ Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/child-adolescent-bh/

🔗 Enroll here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/register/

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Understanding childhood adversity is key to supporting lifelong health and wellbeing.The Childhood Adversity and Trauma ...
02/23/2026

Understanding childhood adversity is key to supporting lifelong health and wellbeing.

The Childhood Adversity and Trauma ECHO equips providers with trauma informed approaches that can be applied in everyday clinical care. Through case based learning and expert guidance, participants gain practical strategies to better support children and families.

📆Tuesdays at 12 PM CT
❎No cost to participate
🎓CME and Social Work CEUs available

➡Find out more information here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/childhood-adversity-and-trauma/

🔗Register for the series here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/register/

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Supporting the mental health of children and adolescents takes a team and you do not have to do it alone. 💬🧠The Child & ...
02/19/2026

Supporting the mental health of children and adolescents takes a team and you do not have to do it alone. 💬🧠

The Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health ECHO brings primary care and behavioral health providers together for case based learning, practical tools, and expert guidance you can use in real time with your patients.

🌟 Strengthen your assessment and treatment skills
🤝 Learn from an interdisciplinary community
🎓 Earn no cost CME

If you care for pediatric or adolescent populations, this series was designed for you.
Join us and be part of a growing network improving access to high quality behavioral health care for young people.

➡Find out more information about the series here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/child-adolescent-bh/

🔗 Register here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/register/

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Everyone deserves comfort, dignity, and independence at every stage of life.🫂This , consider registering for one of our...
02/18/2026

Everyone deserves comfort, dignity, and independence at every stage of life.🫂

This , consider registering for one of our upcoming ECHO series. Our Geriatrics in Primary Care and Palliative Care series connect providers in a collaborative learning community to share tools, best practices, and real world experience that improve quality of life for aging patients.

➡ Geriatrics in Primary Care
📅 Starts March 31st
🔗 More information here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/geriatrics/

➡Palliative Care
📆 Starts April 7th
🔗 More information here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/palliative-care/

💻Register here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/register/

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🧧 Happy Lunar New Year from ECHO-Chicago! Wishing joy, health, and prosperity to all who celebrate. May the year ahead b...
02/17/2026

🧧 Happy Lunar New Year from ECHO-Chicago!
Wishing joy, health, and prosperity to all who celebrate. May the year ahead bring new beginnings and continued growth. 🐉✨

Happy Valentines Day from ECHO-Chicago! ❤🔗 Register for an upcoming session or check out our latest newsletter here: htt...
02/14/2026

Happy Valentines Day from ECHO-Chicago! ❤

🔗 Register for an upcoming session or check out our latest newsletter here: https://linktr.ee/echo_chicago

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👩The saying goes "Women run the world" but are they getting the care they need?Women make up nearly half of the world’s ...
02/11/2026

👩The saying goes "Women run the world" but are they getting the care they need?
Women make up nearly half of the world’s population, yet they are historically underrepresented in medical research and more likely to have their symptoms overlooked or dismissed in clinical care.

♥Today, on , we’re proud to spotlight our ECHO series focused on women’s health.

🔗Register today: https://www.echo-chicago.org/register/

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📊 Our FY25 Annual Report is here!From July 2024 through June 2025, ECHO-Chicago reached new milestones, surpassing 2,700...
02/05/2026

📊 Our FY25 Annual Report is here!

From July 2024 through June 2025, ECHO-Chicago reached new milestones, surpassing 2,700 ECHO sessions and 3,300 patient case presentations, while engaging 401 healthcare professionals across 16 series, representing 283 organizations in 29 Illinois counties.

The report also highlights our continued role as an ECHO Superhub, providing training and technical support to organizations running or interested in launching ECHO programs. This includes our continued work with the Tongji University School of Medicine to launch the first ECHO program in China, and our Hub Sustainability ECHO series which helps existing ECHO hubs develop a plan toward sustainability.

We are proud of what we have accomplished together, not only this past year, but also over these past 15 years. Thank you to our participants, partners, and funders for making this work possible.

➡️ Read & share the full report: https://www.echo-chicago.org/resources/annual-report/

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Did you know?🧠In 1993, Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders became the first Black U.S. Surgeon General—using her platform to boldly a...
02/04/2026

Did you know?🧠
In 1993, Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders became the first Black U.S. Surgeon General—using her platform to boldly advocate for health equity, prevention, and comprehensive health education. This , we celebrate her leadership and lasting influence on public health.

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🧩This week is Did you know, 1 in 5 children experience a mental health condition? Schools are often the first place ch...
02/03/2026

🧩This week is Did you know, 1 in 5 children experience a mental health condition? Schools are often the first place children receive mental health support, but they still need more support.

Are you a licensed behavioral healthcare or medical provider who cares for children? Register for one of our upcoming ECHO series!

🔗Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/child-adolescent-bh/
🔗Common Pediatric Problems in Schools: https://www.echo-chicago.org/topic/peds-schools/

💻Register here: https://www.echo-chicago.org/register/

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