Center for Community Health Equity

02/21/2026

Please consider attending the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice's 2026 AAAC Symposium: We Got Us: Our Health, Our Rights, Our Future.

This event brings together alumni, students, faculty, and community leaders to explore how health and wellbeing are shaped and how we can act collectively to advance dignity, equity, and opportunity.

The day will feature panel discussions connecting research, practice, and lived experience, along with a keynote talk and facilitated breakout sessions for meaningful dialogue across sectors and generations. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Olusimbo (Simbo) Ige, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health.

When: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Where: 969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Register here: https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/news-events/all-events/aaac-2026-symposium

02/19/2026

Please see below for a flyer on Black Health: Understanding Cancer Labs and Advocacy. There is an upcoming event on March 7th featuring a variety of speakers from all across Chicago. Please check out the flyer below to learn more and scan the QR code to register.

02/14/2026

At CCHE, we value the gifts of belonging and community.

CIRCA Pintig presents The Art of Belonging, a project bringing together staged readings and newly digitized archival home movies to showcase a century of Filipino American life in the Midwest.

Featuring three short plays adapted from Bienvenido Santos paired with rare 16mm films shot by Filipino American documentarian Nicholas Viernes, the project highlights community, migration, and belonging across generations.

The archival films capture everyday life from the 1930s–1970s, from family gatherings to migrant labor and community celebrations.

The show has multiple upcoming dates and times. Buy tickets to this event here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/chicago-theatre-week-the-art-of-belonging-a-trilogy-of-short-plays-and-films?utm_source=CIRCA+Pintig&utm_campaign=05a7b76006-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_06_01_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b7d50d42dc-05a7b76006-458301810

02/12/2026

Austin Coming Together's "Good News" is a documentary that centers the Austin neighborhood. It's goal is to show how community leaders are confronting segregation and disinvestment impacts and showcases resident's resilience and strength as they imagine a better future. The film focuses on both the progress being made and the work ahead and premiered at the Kehrein Center for the Arts in August. It has since been screened at 11 additional community events.

Check out the trailer for the documentary here:

Check out our trailer for “The Good News” an Austin Forward. Together. documentary! Join us for the full premiere on Thursday, August 21st, 2025 at the Kehre...

02/07/2026

Our next Voices of Community Health Equity podcast is now live! We were so excited to talk with Margaret Storey, a professor at DePaul University and a parent advocate for children and young adults with medical complexity and disability. Thanks for the conversation!

Check out the podcast here:
https://soundcloud.com/cche-329796221/voices-of-community-health-equity-a-conversation-with-margaret-m-storey

02/05/2026

We were so excited to work with Runner and Bobby last week to record a new single about belonging and their community connections to Chicago. We are also grateful to partner with one of the Sound Recording Technology classes at DePaul University School of Music for the production of this new song. We finished the night off with an interview with Runner and Bobby where they shared their connection to music, Chicago, and their community. The interview will be posted to our Spotify soon!

To learn more about Runner and Bobby: https://www.runnerandbobby.com/

Stay tuned for more updates with our project connecting the idea of belonging and music in the Chicagoland area. We can't wait to show you what we have been up to and highlight more Chicago artists in the process!

01/30/2026

We were so excited to spend the morning with Jonathan Michael Castillo, a visual artist, photographer and educator based in Chicago. Castillo's work covers a variety of people and places but recently has focused on the immigrant community in Chicago that makes up many of the city's vibrant small businesses. Castillo created a large-scale permanent installation of his work at O’Hare International Airport in the Terminal 5 that includes giant light boxes with photos from immigrant small businesses entitled: "Immigrant Owned."

Check out more from his website here: https://www.jonmichaelphoto.com/about.html

01/24/2026

There are two freelancing workshops offered to all graduate students in the DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences on 2/23 in the afternoon and 3/5 in the evening.

Please register by scanning the QR code below! Please note that these are in-person workshops.

01/22/2026

There is a Career Center network event focusing on Climate and Sustainability, in the Loop campus DePaul Center at 5.30-7.00pm TONIGHT!

Please sign the flyer below for more information:

01/16/2026

Please check out the latest press release from the Illinois Department of Aging about a new plan to transform Illinois into a national leader for older adults. Read more about the plan here:https://ilaging.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/aging/forprofessionals/documents/engaging-illinois-multisector-plan-for-aging-report-2025.pdf

01/15/2026

Please check out the Good Listening Project, a new initiative in healthcare where deep listening and poems are utilized to reduce burnout for caregivers and to strengthen healthcare organizations. Read more about this important work here: https://www.goodlistening.org/

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from CCHE! We are looking forward to 2026!