Live Healthy Chicago

Program Overview

Live Healthy Chicago is a collaborative health equity initiative launched in response to hypertension disparities, aimed at supporting West and South Side communities disproportionately impacted by hypertension and heart disease. Coordinated by West Side United in partnership with Rush University Medical Center and others, the program is designed to offer rapid-response, community-centered public health interventions, with a long-term focus on reducing the burden of hypertension among Chicagoans.

Key Partners and Impacts

Key partners in Live Healthy Chicago include:

• West Side United, which serves as a project coordinator to help manage partnerships and operations.

• Rush University Medical Center, co-leader of the initiative.

Long-Term Vision

The long-term vision of Live Healthy Chicago is to build awareness, connections to care, and improved clinical practices to reduce hypertension.