The Block Club Chicago Podcast

New West Side Center Opens To Fix Chicago's 16-Year Life Expectancy Gap

Episode Summary

The West Garfield Park Sankofa Village Wellness Center offers primary medical care, fitness services and more. Access to these things could help residents who live, on average, 16 years fewer than people in other parts of Chicago, advocates say. On today’s Block Club Chicago podcast, sponsored by Rush, their VP of community health equity Rukiya Curvey Johnson discusses the opening.

Episode Notes

The West Garfield Park Sankofa Village Wellness Center offers primary medical care, fitness services and more. Access to these things could help residents who live, on average, 16 years fewer than people in other parts of Chicago, advocates say.

On today’s Block Club Chicago podcast, sponsored by Rush, their VP of community health equity Rukiya Curvey Johnson discusses the opening. 

Host - Jon Hansen

Guest - Rukiya Curvey Johnson

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Michael Liptrot's Coverage of the opening HERE