In 2005 the Great Cities Institute organized three research clusters to focus on research and issues of importance to the University of Illinois at Chicago in its role as citizen in the Chicago community. The Healthy City Research Cluster was official launched in 2006 as one of these 3 clusters and then in a consensus building process was renamed the Healthy City Collaborative or HCC. The change in name reflected HCC commitment to engage all partners in a collaborative process to guide relevant research through the stages of planning, community engagement, action, synthesis of results, translation and practical application. One of the first activities of the HCC resulted in the development and adoption of partnership principles. These principles were reviewed and refined in a consensus process that included review by university researches, community partners and community serving organizations. The HCC partnership materials, annual program updates and information about our staff and HCC participants are included in this section.

Healthy City Fact Sheet
This document gives a brief overview of the Healthy City Collaborative