local strategies to address homelessness
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Commissioner Choucair sharing Local Strategies to Address Homelessness in his Susan L. Neibacher Address at the 2014 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium in New Orleans.TRANSCRIPT
Chicago Department of Public HealthCommissioner Bechara Choucair, M.D.
City of ChicagoMayor Rahm Emanuel
Local Strategies to Address Homelessness
Susan L. Neibacher Address2014 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy
Symposium
Bechara Choucair, MDCommissioner
Chicago Department of Public Health
@choucair #HCHnola
Uncontrolled Diabetes Hospital Discharge Rates, Chicago Residents, 2007
Healthy Chicago
Anti-Tobacco Efforts
Three Policy Changes:
• Increased Cigarette Tax
• Regulate E-Cigarettes
• Banned Flavored Tobacco Sales Near Schools
Regulating ElectronicCigarettes
Ban of Flavored TobaccoSales Near Schools
Public Awareness Campaigns Reinforce Need for Change
…and it’s working
A Home for Everyone
Strategic Priorities
1. The Crisis Response System
2. Access to Stable and Affordable Housing
3. Youth Homelessness
4. Employment
5. Advocacy and Civic Engagement
6. Cross-Systems Integration
7. Capacity Building
SAMHSA Chicago CommunityConsortium (SCCC)
• Three-year strategic plan developed in 2013
• Annual Report Highlights:• Over 200 new permanent
supportive housing units
• Over 5,000 enrolled in Chicago Central Referral System (CRS) Database
• 15 bridge units created
• Enrollment of thousands into CountyCare
Neighbor Carts &Urban Farms
Ongoing Efforts
• Double Value Coupon ProgramMake it feasible for families to purchase healthy, locally grown food.
• Minimum Wage Working GroupProvide a living wage in the City of Chicago for all workers
• Consent by Minors to Medical Procedures ActEmpower youth living on their own to make medical decisions.
A Story of Three Patients
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