Media

Public Education Campaign

Our citywide media and public education campaign, Help Make It Happen, launched the week of May 14! Read the launch press release.

Check out these print ads:

• Food Access
• Breastfeeding Support
• School Environments
• Active Living

And these TV ads from CBS/WBBM-TV:

• 15-second spot
• 30-second spot

The campaign will be seen in various formats including print, radio, television, online, and in neighborhoods - look out and listen for them!

News Stories

• Article in the Chicago Tribune on Healthy Places' Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative (1/10/13)
  
  
• Article in the Chicago Tribune on Brighton Park Neighborhood Council's community intervention work (9/18/12)
  
  
• Article in Chicago Medicine on Healthy Places' public education campaign
  (June, 2012 issue)
  
  
• Article in the Chicago Tribune about the passage of an ordinance for mobile produce carts (6/6/12)

• Story on WBEZ-FM on Chicago-area hospitals that are taking steps to become Baby-Friendly with the support of Healthy Places (2/9/12)
  
  
• Article in the New York Times about efforts to bring healthy food to Chicago corner stores, featuring Healthy Places (2/11/12)
  
  
• Story on WBEZ-FM about Healthy Places Community Intervention Awardee Inner City Muslim Action Network's corner store work in Englewood (2/24/12)
  
  
• Article in the Chicago Tribune on Healthy Places' work to improve walking and biking conditions throughout the city (10/14/11)
  

Interviews

• CLOCC Executive Director Adam Becker interviewed about Healthy Places on
  WTMX radio (8/20/12)
  
  
• CLOCC Executive Director Adam Becker interviewed about Healthy Places on
  WGRB radio (6/9/12) and WGCI radio (6/10/12)
  
  
• CLOCC Executive Director Adam Becker interviewed about Healthy Places on
  WVAZ radio (6/10/12)

Op/Ed

• Letter to the Chicago Tribune by Chicago Medical Society president supporting the work Chicago Public Schools is doing as part of Healthy Places (2/24/12)

 

Press Releases

• Announcement of the Healthy Vending Challenge - March 20, 2013
  
  
• Chicago Plan Commission Adopts A Recipe for Healthy Places - January 24, 2013
  
  
• Recognition Event for Chicago Public Schools Go for the Gold Initiative -
  May 30, 2012
  
  
• Announcement of Breastfeeding Data Brief Release - December 19, 2012
  
  
• YMCA Adopting Healthy Lifestyle Policies Announcement - December 7, 2011
  
  
• Project Announcement - May 3, 2011
  
  
• Community Intervention Awardees Announcement - August 17, 2011
  
  
• Holy Cross Hospital Baby-Friendly Announcement - August 1, 2011

 

Media Requests

Contact Chris Kierig, CLOCC Communications Manager, at 312-227-7043 or info@healthyplaceschicago.org.