The Smart Health Centers project places trained health information specialists in clinics to assist patients in connecting to their own medical records and find reliable information about their own conditions.
This initiative was originally funded through the BTOP PCC project for computers & equipment along with a grant from the Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute for training and patient engagement around technology. The Sprague Institute has continued funding of the program and their Executive Director, Jim Alexander, has been the key conceptual leader in the growth of the program.
The project has led to the creation of dozens of new community technology centers across the city.
Recent News
Kyla Williams Co-Presents Today at Philanthropy Ohio’s Annual Conference
Today, Leon Wilson, CIO of the Cleveland Foundation, and I will co-present at the Philanthropy Ohio’s annual conference with a theme ...
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Leslie Durr Joins Smart Chicago as Project Coordinator
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Listen In: Podcast Debut of “Dirty Little Secrets (Episode 2)- Birth Control and Bladder Control”
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Listen In: Podcast Debut of “Dirty Little Secrets (Episode 1) – The Three S’s: Size, Shape, and Smell”
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City of Chicago Tech Plan Update
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The value of small wins in building the civic innovation community
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Illinois Public Health Datapalooza and a $10k Challenge
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Team
Smart Chicago Director of Operations Kyla Williams directly manages this and all of the products in our Health program. She manages a wide-ranging team of consultants and navigators who work with and for our partner agencies.
Kyla Williams, Interim Executive Director
Williams is the Interim Executive Director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative as of May 2016. She is responsible for all finances, ...
Patrice Coleman
Patrice Coleman works as a manager in our Smart Health Centers project and previously served as a manager for Chicago Health Atlas ...
Diana Beasly
Diana Beasley of Management Synergistics helps manage our Smart Health Centers project ...
Chicago Health Corps Members
Anne Lin
Lin is currently serving as a Chicago Health Corps Member-Health Navigator with Smart Chicago at the Cook County Health and Hospitals ...
Katie Reed
Reed is a recent graduate of St. Olaf College in Minnesota. She studied Psychology and Sociology/Anthropology with a concentration in ...
Michelle Vu
Vu is a recent graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. As an ...
Smart Health Navigators
Bendarius King
King served as the lead instructor for the Youth-LedTech | Summer 2015 program at North Lawndale Site. Ben is a product ...
Daniel Broome
Broome started with the Smart Chicago Collaborative’s Smart Health Centers project in April 2015. Having worked with non-profits in the ...
Farhad Ghamsari
Farhad first joined Smart Chicago as an AmeriCorps volunteer. His passion for health and technology convinced us he should stay ...
Kymon Odukoya
Kymon Odukoya has worked in the greater Chicago community for over 15 years. He has held various positions of civic ...
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