1. ChicagoDepartmentofPublicHealth
Rahm Emanuel
Mayor
Bechara Choucair, MD
Commissioner
Bechara Choucair, MD
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Public Health
@chipublichealth
#HealthyChicago
Sustaining a Healthy Chicago
May 10, 2013

2. HEALTHY CHICAGO
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
TRANSFORMING THE
HEALTH OF OUR CITY
CHICAGO ANSWERS THE CALL

4. 2012 PARTNERSHIPS

5. TOBACCO USE

6. TOBACCO USE
SMOKE-FREE CAMPUSES
 3 Colleges / Universities
 5 Hospitals
 6 Behavioral health orgs
 Four CHA developments

7. TOBACCO USE
Joint Enforcement
Reducing Tobacco
Access and Affordability

8. ADOLESCENT HEALTH
 Revised Wellness Policy
 Competitive Foods Policy
 Expanded STI Screening
 $26M New grants
• CTG – Healthy CPS
• Teen Dating Matters
• Teen Pregnancy
• Farm to School
• Wellness Champions

9. ACCESS TO CARE
 City partners with 7 FQHCs
 Continued care for 28,000
 1115 Waiver granted
 CDPH public health services
remain

10. ACCESS TO CARE
 City mental health sites consolidated to 6
 Capacity for 4,000 clients preserved
 750 new clients seen by CDPH in 2012
 $500,000 awarded for expanded psych services
to 8 partners

11.  Student oral health services up 18%
 113,000 served in 2011-2012
 Services expanding to 106 high schools
ACCESS TO CARE

12. ACCESS TO CARE
 City invests $1.4M in new vision
program
 30,000 students to get optometry exam
and eyeglasses as needed
 CDPH to manage program

13. HEALTHY MOTHERS & BABIES
15 hospitals working towards
Baby-Friendly Designation

14. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Making Data Available &
Strengthening CDPH’s
Capabilities

15.  27 miles of buffer and protected bike lanes
 2 miles of other on-street bikeways
 7 bridges made bicycle friendly
 500 new bike racks installed
OBESITY PREVENTION

16. OBESITY PREVENTION
 13 licensed carts operating
 30 vendors trained
 30 carts planned for 2013

17. Increasing Healthy Food Access
OBESITY PREVENTION

18. CHICAGO’S FOOD PLAN

19. A RECIPE FOR HEALTHY PLACES
Strategies
1. BUILD HEALTHIER NEIGHBORHOODS: Focus planning and programs in
communities with an elevated risk for obesity-related diseases
2. GROW FOOD: Create systems of productive landscapes
3. EXPAND HEALTHY FOOD ENTERPRISES: Support businesses and social
enterprises that produce and distribute healthy food
4. STRENGTHEN THE FOOD SAFETY NET: Ensure that residents can eat well
regardless of income
5. SERVE HEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGES: Change the culture of eating at
work meetings, festivals, sports gatherings, community activities and places
of worship
6. IMPROVE EATING HABITS: Help people discover appealing, nutritious foods

20. A RECIPE FOR HEALTHY PLACES

21. A RECIPE FOR HEALTHY PLACES
Communities with an elevated risk of
obesity-related diseases

22. • Housing
• Retail
• Green infrastructure
• Cultural and historic resources
• Manufacturing
• Open space and trails
• Productive landscapes
GREEN HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE
STRATEGY

23. GREEN HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE
STRATEGY

24. Obesity Prevention
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE GOAL: Encourage development of clusters
of vacant land for urban agriculture in strategic locations

25. Zoning Text Amendment for Urban
Agriculture Uses

26. Addressing Access to Healthy Food
• Urban agriculture ordinance
• Produce carts
• Healthy corner store project
• New grocery stores in low food
access areas
• Produce added to stores
• Farmer’s markets in underserved areas
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS

27. Obesity Prevention
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS

28. facebook.com/ChicagoPublicHealth @ChiPublicHealth
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