The Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) portfolio of violence prevention (VP) programs aim to reduce the likelihood of violence related injury and death and support trauma recovery and healing across Chicago communities. CDPH VP programs focus on: Teaching: Teaching through violence prevention community education workshops and professional development training. Strengthening Systems: Strengthening systems through working with national, state, city and community groups to apply violence prevention lens to the work they do. Reaching community partners: Ensuring we reach community partners as the office believes that everyone has a role to play in violence prevention. With these focus points CDPH collaborates with community partners and delegate agencies to provide services to victims that align with the broader CDPFH Healthy Chicago 2025 (HC 2025) policy agenda which is Chicago’s five-year community health improvement plan to address racial and health fairness with the goal of reducing the Black-white life expectancy gap. HC 2025’s vision is city where all people and all communities have power, are free from oppression, and are strengthened by fair access to resources, environments and opportunities that promote optimal health and well-being.
