Join us for the first E of I session of 2026 tonight!
Tonight 1/12/2026 from 6-8 pm cst we’re joined by Dr. Linda Rae Murray for our first E of I session of 2026. Dr. Murray is a renowned health equity advocate, and we’re thrilled to have her kick off our class. More about Dr. Murray below.
Dr. Murray’s bio:
Dr. Linda Rae Murray has spent her career serving the medically underserved. She has worked in a variety of settings including Medical Director of the federally funded health center, Winfield Moody, which served Cabrini Green Public Housing Project in Chicago, Residency Director for Occupational Medicine at Meharry Medical College and Bureau Chief for the Chicago Department of Health under Mayor Harold Washington.
Dr. Murray is the recently retired Chief Medical Officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health. She also practiced as a general internist at Woodlawn Health Center, was an attending physician in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cook County Hospital and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health (Occupational & Environmental Health and the Health Policy & Administration departments).
Dr. Murray plays a leadership role in many organizations including the National Association of City and County Health Officers Health Equity and Social Justice Team, the national executive board of American Public Health Association and serves on the board of the Chicago based Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. In 2011, Dr. Murray served as President of the American Public Health Association. She is the Co-Chair for the Urban Health Program Community Advisory Committee at UIC.
Dr. Murray has been a voice for social justice and health care as a basic human right for over forty years. She remains passionate about increasing the number of Black and Latino health professionals. Dr. Murray has kicked off Epidemics of Injustice for 9 years!
Join us for any and all E of I sessions this semester!
As a friendly reminder, the course theme is Community Resistance for Public Health Regeneration. This theme is inspired by mycelium networks in nature and by the community networks that many folks are creating to share resources and keep each other safe in these times.
The course will meet Mondays from 6-8 pm CST between January 12, 2026, and April 27, 2026, via Zoom. You do not need to attend all sessions to participate in the course as a community member. We strongly encourage folks to attend which ever sessions interest them or work for their schedule.
Questions about the course?
Sure, we’re happy to answer them! Reach out to us at [email protected] so a planning committee member can answer your question(s).