The Vote Equity Project collected over 250 reform ideas submitted by Chicagoans.
Residents from every ward collectively cast 52,000 votes on their top priorities.
These were the top-voted reforms in health.
- Health -
1. Build hospitals and community health centers on south and west sides, and work toward a universal system of care the covers all people.
2. Reopen the public Mental Health Clinics closed in 2011 and invest $25 million more in mental health services.
3. Create green jobs for Black and Brown communities including the immediate remediation of lead contamination in Chicago's water supply.
4. Create and implement a plan to replace or repair the infrastructure that is adding lead to the drinking water in our homes and our schools.
5. Invest in communities to fix food deserts in middle and lower income neighborhoods.
1. Build hospitals and community health centers on south and west sides
and work toward a universal system of care that covers all people.
amara enyia
YES
1. Create health equity
2. Increase mental health facility access
3. Promote environmental health
4. Eliminate health disparities
5. Advocate for Medicare for All
bob fioretti
YES
As Alderman I eliminated a food desert on the west side. I would use TIF money to replace the lead pipes in people's homes.
lashawn ford
YES
The reforms share the theme of investment in the South and West side. This investment is of course critical. Setting aside spaces for urban agriculture and working to sure up resources for a local food economy, can begin to address food desserts... (Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
I have released detailed policies addressing public health, mental health, environmental justice, lead in our water and economic development, and as mayor I will work to implement them all.
susana mendoza
YES
I will heavily invest in mental health programs for our city and work to destigmatize mental health. I will open new facilities and expand mental health programs in comprehensive healthcare facilities.
toni preckwinkle
YES
As County Board President, I have championed affordable, accessible healthcare. As Mayor, I would continue these reforms and reopen mental health centers. I have also proposed a plan for eliminating lead-service lines in water supply.
paul vallas
YES
You can read more in the Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes section of my economic development plan here: https://tinyurl.com/y3njvlxw. My investment for mental health will be funded in part by cannabis revenues.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
2. Reopen the public Mental Health Clinics closed in 2011 and invest $25 million more in mental health services.
amara enyia
YES
1. Create health equity
2. Increase mental health facility access
3. Promote environmental health
4. Eliminate health disparities
5. Advocate for Medicare for All
bob fioretti
YES
As Alderman I eliminated a food desert on the west side. I would use TIF money to replace the lead pipes in people's homes.
lashawn ford
YES
The reforms share the theme of investment in the South and West side. This investment is of course critical. Setting aside spaces for urban agriculture and working to sure up resources for a local food economy, can begin to address food desserts... (Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
I have released detailed policies addressing public health, mental health, environmental justice, lead in our water and economic development, and as mayor I will work to implement them all.
susana mendoza
no
I will heavily invest in mental health programs for our city and work to destigmatize mental health. I will open new facilities and expand mental health programs in comprehensive healthcare facilities.
toni preckwinkle
YES
As County Board President, I have championed affordable, accessible healthcare. As Mayor, I would continue these reforms and reopen mental health centers. I have also proposed a plan for eliminating lead-service lines in water supply.
paul vallas
YES
You can read more in the Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes section of my economic development plan here: https://tinyurl.com/y3njvlxw. My investment for mental health will be funded in part by cannabis revenues.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
3. Create green jobs in Black and Brown communities
including the immediate remediation of lead contamination in Chicago's water supply.
amara enyia
YES
1. Create health equity
2. Increase mental health facility access
3. Promote environmental health
4. Eliminate health disparities
5. Advocate for Medicare for All
bob fioretti
YES
As Alderman I eliminated a food desert on the west side. I would use TIF money to replace the lead pipes in people's homes.
lashawn ford
YES
The reforms share the theme of investment in the South and West side. This investment is of course critical. Setting aside spaces for urban agriculture and working to sure up resources for a local food economy, can begin to address food desserts... (Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
I have released detailed policies addressing public health, mental health, environmental justice, lead in our water and economic development, and as mayor I will work to implement them all.
susana mendoza
YES
I will heavily invest in mental health programs for our city and work to destigmatize mental health. I will open new facilities and expand mental health programs in comprehensive healthcare facilities.
toni preckwinkle
YES
As County Board President, I have championed affordable, accessible healthcare. As Mayor, I would continue these reforms and reopen mental health centers. I have also proposed a plan for eliminating lead-service lines in water supply.
paul vallas
YES
You can read more in the Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes section of my economic development plan here: https://tinyurl.com/y3njvlxw. My investment for mental health will be funded in part by cannabis revenues.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
4. Create and implement a plan to replace or repair the infrastructure that is adding lead to the drinking water in our homes and our schools.
amara enyia
YES
1. Create health equity
2. Increase mental health facility access
3. Promote environmental health
4. Eliminate health disparities
5. Advocate for Medicare for All
bob fioretti
YES
As Alderman I eliminated a food desert on the west side. I would use TIF money to replace the lead pipes in people's homes.
lashawn ford
YES
The reforms share the theme of investment in the South and West side. This investment is of course critical. Setting aside spaces for urban agriculture and working to sure up resources for a local food economy, can begin to address food desserts... (Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
I have released detailed policies addressing public health, mental health, environmental justice, lead in our water and economic development, and as mayor I will work to implement them all.
susana mendoza
YES
I will heavily invest in mental health programs for our city and work to destigmatize mental health. I will open new facilities and expand mental health programs in comprehensive healthcare facilities.
toni preckwinkle
YES
As County Board President, I have championed affordable, accessible healthcare. As Mayor, I would continue these reforms and reopen mental health centers. I have also proposed a plan for eliminating lead-service lines in water supply.
paul vallas
YES
You can read more in the Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes section of my economic development plan here: https://tinyurl.com/y3njvlxw. My investment for mental health will be funded in part by cannabis revenues.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
5. Invest in communities to fix food deserts
including in middle and lower income neighborhoods.
amara enyia
YES
1. Create health equity
2. Increase mental health facility access
3. Promote environmental health
4. Eliminate health disparities
5. Advocate for Medicare for All
bob fioretti
YES
As Alderman I eliminated a food desert on the west side. I would use TIF money to replace the lead pipes in people's homes.
lashawn ford
YES
The reforms share the theme of investment in the South and West side. This investment is of course critical. Setting aside spaces for urban agriculture and working to sure up resources for a local food economy, can begin to address food desserts... (Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
I have released detailed policies addressing public health, mental health, environmental justice, lead in our water and economic development, and as mayor I will work to implement them all.
susana mendoza
YES
I will heavily invest in mental health programs for our city and work to destigmatize mental health. I will open new facilities and expand mental health programs in comprehensive healthcare facilities.
toni preckwinkle
YES
As County Board President, I have championed affordable, accessible healthcare. As Mayor, I would continue these reforms and reopen mental health centers. I have also proposed a plan for eliminating lead-service lines in water supply.
paul vallas
YES
You can read more in the Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes section of my economic development plan here: https://tinyurl.com/y3njvlxw. My investment for mental health will be funded in part by cannabis revenues.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.