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Illinois Department of Public Health
Dr. Ngozi Ezike is the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the first Black woman appointed to lead the 143-year old state agency. Dr. Ezike is a board-certified internist and pediatrician who previously worked for the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), where she served for more than 15 years. She also was medical director at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
Prior to joining CCDPH, Dr. Ezike served as Austin Health Center medical director, where she actively engaged with the community on a variety of health initiatives. She also has delivered inpatient care at Stroger Hospital and primary and preventive care in community and school-based clinics.
Updated 5/1/2021 5:37 PM
United Way of Lake County has awarded $115,000 in the eighth round of Lake County COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund grants to eight local nonprofits.
The grants are focused on programs that eliminate barriers to receiving vaccine for homebound adults and/or people of color, or provide access to food for those impacted by the pandemic.
The food program recipients, announced Friday, include A Safe Place, Community Action Partnership of Lake County and West Side Community Center.
The vaccine program recipients include Elderwerks, Erie Family Health Center, Family Service of Lake County and Rosalind Franklin University s Community Care Connection.
UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 9:29 am CT
Reply $115,000 has been awarded in the eighth round of
Lake County COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund grants to eight local nonprofits.
This grant cycle focused on programs that eliminate barriers to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine for homebound adults and/or people of color, as well as provide access to food for those impacted by the pandemic.
The grant recipients for the eighth funding distribution are:
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A Safe Place, to provide food for survivors of domestic violence or human trafficking and their children sheltered through its emergency program.
Community Action Partnership of Lake County, to provide hot meals to homeless individuals and families sheltered by PADS during the pandemic.
Knox College
Ezike has been at forefront of Illinois’ response to pandemic
Knox College announced today that Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will be the speaker at the 2021 Commencement exercises in June.
Ezike, the first Black woman appointed to lead the 143-year-old state agency, has been at the forefront of Illinois’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing steadfast leadership and expertise. A board-certified internist and pediatrician, she also is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
“Dr. Ezike has become a familiar and respected face for Illinois, and has also been recognized nationally, as a result of her exceptional leadership in managing pandemic response and reporting,” said Teresa Amott, President of Knox College. “We are honored that she has agreed to speak at our Commencement and provide words of wisdom and perspective to the class of 2021, who are graduating in these unprecedent