Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council
The Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council is comprised of public and private sector partners who have been appointed to guide the development of the State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan.
Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Members
| Janet Albers, M.D. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine |
Hong Liu, Ph.D. Midwest Asian Health Association |
| Karen Ayala Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium / DuPage County Health Department |
David K. Livingston Meridian Health Plan of Illinois |
| Jay D. Bhatt, D.O. Illinois Hospital Association |
Terry Mason Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium / Cook County Department of Public Health |
| Edwin Chandrasekar Asian Health Coalition |
David McCurdy, D.Min. Elmhurst College |
| Prakash Charles Northwestern Medicine |
David E. Munar Howard Brown Health Center |
| Bonnie K. Condon Advocate Health Care |
Samantha Olds Frey Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans |
| Judith Gethner Illinois Partners for Human Service |
Todd S. Roberts Memorial Health System |
| Eric Hargan, J.D. Greenberg Traurig |
Jose Sanchez Norwegian American Hospital |
| Tom Hughes Illinois Public Health Association |
Richard Sewell University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health |
| Jeffrey S. Joy IlliniCare Health |
Bernadine Stetz Cigna HealthSpring |
| Vincent D. Keenan Illinois Academy of Family Physicians |
Anita Stewart, M.D., J.D. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois |
| Larry Kissner Aetna Better Health |
James D. Stone Sangamon County Department of Public Health |
| Keith Kudia Family Health Network |
Staci Wilson Illinois Chamber of Commerce |
| Katherine Lahr Concordia University Chicago |
Illinois State Agency Members
| Department on Aging Jennifer Reif |
Environmental Protection Agency Thomas Hornshaw |
| Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity Gail Hedges |
Get Covered Illinois Mark Chudzinski |
| Department of Healthcare and Family Services Felicia Norwood |
Health Information Exchange Authority Diego Estrella / Krysta Heaney (designee) |
| Department of Human Services James Dimas / Grace Hong Duffin (designee) |
Illinois African American Family Commission Michael Holmes |
| Department of Insurance Anne Melissa Dowling / C.J. Metcalf (designee) |
Illinois Latino Family Commission Layla Suleiman Gonzalez, Ph.D., J.D. |
| Department of Public Health Nirav Shah / Bill Dart (designee) |
State Board of Education Jessica Gerdes |
| Department of Transportation Karen Shoup |
State Board of Health Javette Orgain, M.D. |
Focus groups for Healthy Illinois 2021 were held during the summer of 2015:
- Chicago: July 29, 2015 1 - 3 p.m.
- Dixon: August 3, 2015 1 - 3 p.m.
- Champaign: August 10, 2015 1 - 3 p.m.
- St. Clair: August 10, 2015 1 - 3 p.m.
- Springfield: August 11, 2015 1 - 3 p.m.
Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Meetings:
- June 15, 2015 (Webinar), 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
- SHIP Webinar Overview - PowerPoint Presentation
- June 29, 2015, 1 - 4:30 p.m.
- July 13, 2015, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- September 28, 2015 (Webinar), 2:30 - 4 p.m.
- Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Webinar (Slides - PDF) (Recording)
- Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Meeting Minutes - PDF
- October 5, 2015, 1 - 3 p.m.
- November 9, 2015, 1 - 3 p.m.
- December 14, 2015, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
- Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Agenda - PDF
- Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Webinar (Slides - PDF) (Recording)
- Healthy Illinois 2021 Planning Council Meeting Minutes - PDF
- March 14, 2016, 1 - 4:30 p.m.
- April 18, 2016, 1 - 2:30 p.m.