The USDA Award Establishes an Innovation Hub to Strengthen the K-12 School Food Supply Chain in the Lake Michigan Region Chicago, IL – On Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will award $16 million to the Illinois Public Health...
Looking at individual health solutions can feel daunting in the face of the greater public health challenge. But taking stock of multiple efforts at the same time can be motivating. It helps us see how change is merely the total of a multitude of smaller...
We know human milk is the optimal food for infants and children up to two years of age and beyond. Breast/chestfeeding provides benefits for babies including a reduced risk of asthma and Type 1 diabetes, and decreased postpartum blood loss for birthing parents....
The Illinois Public Health Institute is thrilled to announce that Gatanya Arnic will be joining IPHI as our new, and first, chief operating officer. Gatanya has deep roots in Illinois, having grown up in Chicago and received her BS in Community Health & Preventive...
The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) is pleased to announce Andras Ferencz as the new Communications Manager of IPHI’s Communications Department. Andras was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. In his early 20s, Andras moved across the Atlantic to study...
Dear IPHI Friends and Colleagues, I am writing with well-wishes to all of you for 2022. The past two years have been challenging, yet we still find hope for a brighter tomorrow. Even as we press through a global pandemic and the impacts of many systemic issues,...
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