Our Partners
AHS builds enduring partnerships
Guided by a commitment to health equity and public service, AHS builds enduring partnerships that translate research, education and service into community impact. Working alongside community-based organizations, schools, health systems and advocacy groups, our faculty, students and staff collaborate to address social and structural determinants of health, expand access to care and strengthen workforce and educational pathways. These reciprocal, action-oriented partnerships rooted in trust and shared purpose position AHS as an engaged and proactive public university partner.
AHS Community Partner Award
Progress Center for Independent Living
For more than three decades, the Progress Center for Independent Living has been a trusted and impactful community partner, advancing disability rights, independent living and community-based research. Founded in 1988 and operated by and for people with disabilities, Progress Center collaborates closely with AHS faculty and students, particularly in the Departments of Disability and Human Development and Occupational Therapy, on teaching, research, advocacy and policy initiatives.
From co-leading nationally funded research and Medicaid-supported community interventions to mentoring students and amplifying disability culture and lived experience, Progress Center exemplifies the power of sustained, mission-driven partnership to improve health, equity and community participation.
Partnerships in action
Across AHS, community partnerships move beyond collaboration to create meaningful, hands-on experiences that enrich student learning and address pressing health needs.
In Seville, Spain, AHS faculty sustained a 20-year international collaboration with the University of Seville that expands research and intercultural academic exchange while preparing students to work in global health contexts.
Back home in Chicago, AHS faculty and more than 30 occupational and physical therapy students partnered with the Chinese American Service League to train nearly 450 home care aides in body mechanics and safe transfer techniques, giving students valuable experience working with diverse populations and advancing community health and safety.
Our Partners
AHS builds enduring partnerships
Guided by a commitment to health equity and public service, AHS builds enduring partnerships that translate research, education and service into community impact. Working alongside community-based organizations, schools, health systems and advocacy groups, our faculty, students and staff collaborate to address social and structural determinants of health, expand access to care and strengthen workforce and educational pathways. These reciprocal, action-oriented partnerships rooted in trust and shared purpose position AHS as an engaged and proactive public university partner.
AHS Community Partner Award
Progress Center for Independent Living
For more than three decades, the Progress Center for Independent Living has been a trusted and impactful community partner, advancing disability rights, independent living and community-based research. Founded in 1988 and operated by and for people with disabilities, Progress Center collaborates closely with AHS faculty and students, particularly in the Departments of Disability and Human Development and Occupational Therapy, on teaching, research, advocacy and policy initiatives.
From co-leading nationally funded research and Medicaid-supported community interventions to mentoring students and amplifying disability culture and lived experience, Progress Center exemplifies the power of sustained, mission-driven partnership to improve health, equity and community participation.
Partnerships in action
Across AHS, community partnerships move beyond collaboration to create meaningful, hands-on experiences that enrich student learning and address pressing health needs.
In Seville, Spain, AHS faculty sustained a 20-year international collaboration with the University of Seville that expands research and intercultural academic exchange while preparing students to work in global health contexts.
Back home in Chicago, AHS faculty and more than 30 occupational and physical therapy students partnered with the Chinese American Service League to train nearly 450 home care aides in body mechanics and safe transfer techniques, giving students valuable experience working with diverse populations and advancing community health and safety.