Mayor Brandon Johnson has chosen Dr. Olusimbo 'Simbo' Ige as the new health commissioner of Chicago, replacing Dr. Allison Arwady. Dr. Ige, a former New York City public health professional, will be the first Black woman to hold this position in Chicago. Her appointment is seen as a positive step towards addressing the vacancies and funding challenges faced by the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Three months after summarily firing the woman who led Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Brandon Johnson has chosen a former New York City public health professional to take Dr. Allison Arwady’s place. Dr. Olusimbo 'Simbo' Ige, managing director of programs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will become the first Black woman to serve as Chicago ’s permanent health commissioner . As an assistant health commissioner in New York, she helped lead that city through the pandemic.
Johnson hailed his choice as a 'tremendous addition' who will 'lead with compassion, competency and collaboration.' The Chicago Department of Public Health needs all three to cope with more than 400 vacancies and the impending loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic-era federal funds
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