WHAT: Race and Health Equity: Perspectives from Chicago’s West Side
WHO: Wellness West (formerly West Side Health Equity Collaborative) will host a town hall meeting
and panel discussion. Wellness West is a partnership of healthcare and social service providers
on the West Side of Chicago that is focused on improving health equity. It is funded by
Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives.
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
5 p.m.: Reception and registration
6 p.m.: Opening remarks and panel discussion
WHERE: Malcolm X College Conference Center, Room 1107, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
PARTICIPANTS:
Opening remarks:
• Congressman Danny Davis, State Rep. Delia Ramirez and Malcolm X College President
David A. Sanders
Moderators:
• Dorothy Tucker, CBS-2 Chicago, and Aileen Ocaña, Univision
Panelists:
• Kim Jay, Senior Community Health Worker, Sinai Chicago Urban Institute
• Dr. Jairo Mejia, Chief Medical Officer, Access Community Health Network
• Dr. Aida Giachello, Research Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg
School of Medicine; member, Puerto Rican Agenda’s Health & Wellness Committee
• Dr. Sharon Irons, Chief, Section of Complex Chronic Care; Medical Director, General
Medicine Clinic, Fantus Health Center
• Kimberly McCullough-Starks, Deputy Director of Community Outreach, Illinois
Department of Healthcare and Family Services
MEDIA CONTACTS:
• Mike McGrath, Wyn-Win Communications, mike@wyn-win.com; 312-848-1949
• Alejandra Moran, Si! Communications, sialemoran@gmail.com; 708-715-6495
• Ken Chitester, Wyn-Win Communications, ken@wyn-win.com; 773-858-5021