Chicago, IL
Healthy Chicago 2.0
The plan established a shared framework for advancing health equity across Chicago by aligning policy, investment, and community action around the conditions that most influence health and well-being. Through clear communication and measurable outcomes, Healthy Chicago 2.0 supports more coordinated and data-informed decision-making across sectors.
Client
Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Partnership for Healthy Chicago
Type
Action Plan
Population
2.7 million (Chicagoland has a population of approximately 9.6 million)
Year Adopted
November 2018
Scale
City-Wide
Service Line
Planning
Overview
Partnering to Improve Health Equity.
Healthy Chicago 2.0 provides a framework for advancing health equity by addressing the social, economic, and environmental conditions that shape health and well-being. Working with the Chicago Department of Public Health, Houseal Lavigne helped translate complex public health data and strategies into a visually engaging and accessible plan through document design, maps, and infographics. Developed through broad collaboration across government agencies, institutions, and community partners, the plan provides a shared framework for coordinated action and measurable progress toward healthier communities.
Key Ideas
- Advance health equity. Focus on reducing disparities and improving outcomes across communities and populations.
- Address the root causes of health. Connect public health to housing, transportation, education, economic opportunity, and community safety.
- Apply a Health in All Policies approach. Encourage agencies and partners to incorporate health considerations into decisions across sectors.
- Measure progress through data. Use goals, objectives, strategies, and performance indicators to track outcomes over time.
- Strengthen partnerships. Build coordinated action among public agencies, institutions, community organizations, and residents.
- Communicate with clarity. Transform complex data into compelling maps, infographics, and a visually engaging framework for action.
