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Community vaccine efforts
Community

Rush Brings COVID-19 Vaccine to Areas in Need

Daily special clinics help share information and protection from the virus

People hand out fresh food
Health Equity

Rush Helps Bring Food to Neighbors of Closed Grocer

Staff jumps in to support West Garfield Park residents

Patient and provider at church health event
Health Equity

Rush, UChicago Forming Health Equity Research Network

$20M grant awarded by NIH to address chronic diseases related to unequal access

Darlene Hightower at a health equity event
Community

Rush University System for Health Invests Millions in Health Equity

Groundbreaking strategy aims to reduce neighborhood life expectancy gaps

MedStem participant at a construction site
Community

Reimagining Careers in Health Care

Rush鈥檚 REACH program leads STEM education on Chicago鈥檚 West Side

Aerial view of the Rush tower
Community

海角原创 Leads the Way in Community Investing

Rush invests in West Side businesses, non-profit organizations and others often underserved by the financial services sector

Community

Rush Boot Camp Helps Pre-Med Students Achieve

Community

New Women鈥檚 Substance Abuse Recovery Home on Chicago鈥檚 West Side

Circle Urban Ministries builds the St. Josephine Bakhita Recovery Home with support from 海角原创鈥檚 impact investments

Community

West Side United Gives Community a Seat at the Table

Developed by 海角原创, the organization now serves the unique needs of Chicago's West Side

Live Healthy
Community

Live Healthy Chicago Announces Second Round of Grantees

Final grant recipients receiving support from the $5 million Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation donation will continue to address COVID-19 challenges in Black and Latinx communities.