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Higher Eviction Rates Linked to More Gun Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods – WBEZ features JAMA Network Open study by Pilot Awardee Elizabeth Tung

Higher Eviction Rates Linked to More Gun Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods – WBEZ features JAMA Network Open study by Pilot Awardee Elizabeth Tung

by | Jan 20, 2026 | community, news, newsletter, pilot awards, research

On January 15, WBEZ featured a recent JAMA Network Open study, Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chicago, by C3EN Pilot Awardee Elizabeth Tung, et al, which used participant data from the Healthy Chicago Surveys from 2021 to 2023, and neighborhood-level data from the City of Chicago to show that a 1% increase in the census tract eviction rate was associated with 2.66 additional shootings within 1000 feet of the individual’s home.

C3EN’s Tricia Johnson and Aloka Patel receive third R01 to support study to increase breast milk for preterm babies

C3EN’s Tricia Johnson and Aloka Patel receive third R01 to support study to increase breast milk for preterm babies

by | Nov 3, 2025 | accolades, news, newsletter, research, team members

Congratulations to C3EN Administrative Core co-director Tricia Johnson, Professor of Health Systems Management at Rush University, and Multi-PI Aloka Patel, Glore Family Professor of Neonatology at Rush University, on receiving a third NIH R01 grant in support of their ReDiMOM (Reducing Disparity in Receipt of Mother’s Own Milk) study! 

C3EN Co-Director Elizabeth Lynch to receive the Dr. John W. Hatch FLAME Award at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

C3EN Co-Director Elizabeth Lynch to receive the Dr. John W. Hatch FLAME Award at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

by | Oct 28, 2025 | accolades, newsletter, team members, Uncategorized

Congratulations to C3EN co-director Elizabeth Lynch, PhD, Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Rush University, who will receive the Dr. John W. Hatch FLAME Award from the Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community of the American Public Health Association!