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Jim
Bloyd, has worked in local public health departments in California and
Illinois. At the Cook County Department of Public Health he is a member of a
team responsible for community health improvement process called WePlan2015.
Jim has helped to form a school-based health center in Cicero, assessed access
to primary care among residents in Ford Heights, and coordinated comprehensive
health education programs in Harvey and Calumet City schools. Jim is the Chair
of the Food and Nutrition Section of the Illinois Public Health Association. He
was drawn to public health because of its strong connection to social justice.
Jim is committed to the success of Place Matters because of his belief that the
large and unfair health inequities cannot be eliminated without a movement that
builds power among communities of color and low income communities. He has a degree in Spanish from San Francisco
State University; and a masters degree in public health from UCLA.
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