Healthy Chicago Podcast

A discussion between public health professionals and expert guests about topics affecting public health in the city of Chicago and beyond. // Una discusión entre profesionales médicos de la ciudad e invitados sobre temas que afectan la salud pública en la ciudad de Chicago y el mundo.

Healthy Chicago Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Chicago Department of Public Health, with 130 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chicago Department of Public Health hosts Healthy Chicago Podcast, a health show with 130 episodes published.

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  PlayStreets Week

  Jul 22, 202628 min

  PlayStreets Chicago is a collaborative, community-led initiative designed to foster healthier, stronger communities. The initiative creates safe and accessible neighborhood spaces for health and wellness activities, recreation, creativity, learning, social connection, and access to community resources. Miguel Lopez (Public Health Administrator at CDPH and PlayStreets Lead) is joined by Lisa Butler (Program Director for Phalanx Family Services for PlayStreets in the far south region) and Felicia Walker (Founder and Executive Director of City Motivators ) to discuss PlayStreets in 2026, what drives their work in the communities, and how Chicagoans can get involved.

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  Men's Health Month + Black Men's Wellness Day

  Jun 11, 202642 min

  June is Men’s Health Month. On this episode, Sam Rene (CDPH Program Manager, syndemic infectious disease bureau) speaks with Dominique Wilson (African American Wellness Agency and National Center for Urban Solutions) and Walter Lindsey (CDPH Database Analyst) about Black men’s health, stigma and myth around men’s health, and how every man can prioritize their mental and physical wellness. Open to the public, Black Men’s Wellness Day is on Saturday, June 20 (7 a.m. – 12 p.m.) at the Bob Pickens Track & Field at 6233 S. Stony Island Ave. This free event brings together Black men, families, and community members for a morning focused on health, connection, and action. Participants can: • Get access to free heart health and other screenings • Connect with local providers and organizations • Take part in a 5K walk/run designed to get people moving together • Enjoy activities for kids, a senior pavilion, live entertainment, and local vendors For more information, and to register for free, click HERE .

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  Joabe Barbosa on Running, Wellness, and Community

  May 29, 202625 minS0

  <p>Joabe Barbosa is a graduate student at Roosevelt University studying clinical psychology, but that’s likely not how you know him. If you’ve watched local news or been on Instagram lately, you likely know Joabe as the Brazilian guy wearing the Chicago flag as a cape, who is trying to run every street in the city. He’s also the guy who ran a half marathon in an inflatable bee costume, ran a long-distance race in rubber rainboots, and has the Guinness World Record for the fastest trip visiting every single Chicago CTA Subway Station.</p><p>Our discus...

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  Joabe Barbosa y la increíble misión de correr en cada calle de Chicago

  May 29, 202625 minS0

  <p>Joabe Barbosa, un estudiante de posgrado de la Universidad de Roosevelt, tiene una misión extraordinaria: correr por cada una de las calles en los 77 vecindarios de Chicago. Ha recorrido miles de millas, ha construido una comunidad que lo sigue en redes sociales y ha utilizado su plataforma para destacar a personas e historias que hacen que esta ciudad sea tan especial. </p><p>En este episodio descubrimos cómo Joabe llegó a Chicago persiguiendo un sueño, pero encontró en la actividad física una poderosa forma de conexión y bienestar mental.</p>

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  Unsafe Sleep Practices Linked to Infant Deaths

  May 13, 202637 minS0

  <p>Many sleep-related infant deaths occur in ordinary, everyday circumstances: exhaustion, bedsharing, soft bedding, and safe sleep spaces that go unused in moments of fatigue. These situations can be life-threatening for a baby.</p><p>In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Gina Lowell, Director of Community Health for Pediatrics at Rush University Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Kyran Quinlan, Pediatric Medical Advisor at the Illinois Department of Public Health. Over the past five years, they’ve documented these deaths, explored the circumstances surrounding them, and investigated why they continue to happen.</p><p>This conversation goes beyond the number...

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