Contents
- 1 Humans of Chicago: Derric Clemmons
- 2 C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee: Susan Tran
- 3 C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee: Chuka Nestor Emezue
- 4 CSAC Member Highlight: Darryl Jenkins
- 5 C3EN Team Member Highlight: Wen Wan
- 6 February Town Hall
- 7 Humans of Chicago: Marvin Tate
- 8 CSAC Member Highlight: Morris Reed of Westside Health Authority
- 9 C3EN Team Member Highlight: Tricia Johnson
- 10 Sankofa Wellness Village Wins Chicago Prize
- 11 Happy New Year from the Directors of C3EN
- 12 CSAC Member Highlight: Joyce Chapman
Humans of Chicago: Derric Clemmons
I’d like to see south side youth have access to activities that challenge them and give them a sense of purpose and a place to feel they belong and can have a direction as far as their everyday struggle.
C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee: Susan Tran
Congratulations to C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee, Susan T. Tran! Dr. Tran is Associate Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago.
C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee: Chuka Nestor Emezue
Congratulations to C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee Chuka Nestor Emezue! Dr. Emezue is a certified health education specialist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Women, Children, and Family Nursing at Rush University College of Nursing.
CSAC Member Highlight: Darryl Jenkins
In 1969, my parents proudly became homeowners after the Fair Housing Act, signed on April 11, 1968, prohibited housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin. This is the community and neighborhood where I developed a multicultural perspective for community leadership and engagement to address health equity.
C3EN Team Member Highlight: Wen Wan
Working with multiple investigators on various research topics pushes me to learn more statistical methods.
February Town Hall
On February 8, 2023, C3EN and West Side United cohosted C3EN’s first town hall at Homan Square. Members of the community, researchers, medical students, and community leaders shared ideas, priorities, and concerns about chronic diseases in their communities in a lively conversation and brainstorming session.
Humans of Chicago: Marvin Tate
North Lawndale is where I witness beautiful gardens and architecture that could outrival anything my younger self could imagine. It’s also where I witnessed the aftermath of the MLK assassination, young sisters and brothers dressed regally in their Black Panther uniforms, and the shooting of my mother at the age of nine.
CSAC Member Highlight: Morris Reed of Westside Health Authority
My mother, Jacqueline Reed is the founder of Westside Health Authority. She inspired me with the passions of the Civil Rights Movement and the role of activism and community organizing in improving health and wellness for African American populations.
C3EN Team Member Highlight: Tricia Johnson
Tricia Johnson, PhD, Rush University Medical Center, C3EN Administrative Core Co-Director, Investigator Development Core Reviewer How did your interest in health equity begin? I became interested in health equity in Chicago when Rush developed a proposal to BMO Harris...
Sankofa Wellness Village Wins Chicago Prize
This January, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation awarded Sankofa Wellness Village in West Garfield Park the 2022 Chicago Prize. C3EN Members West Side United and Rush University Medical Center are part of the collaborative leading village development.
Happy New Year from the Directors of C3EN
Happy New Year from the Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network! We’re thrilled by the developments of our first year and eagerly anticipate new insights and progress in our search for community based solutions for health equity in 2023.
CSAC Member Highlight: Joyce Chapman
People want to have a safe place to build. I’m so tired of seeing teddy bears and candles and balloons. At the end of the day, what are you going to do? How we get there, I don’t know. It’s a collective action.