November 19, 2025 | 11 - 11:30 a.m. CT

Inside Chicago’s Community Health Atlas: Tracking Life Expectancy

After life expectancy in Chicago dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) set out to understand what recovery looked like — and what was driving the differences across neighborhoods and populations. The result was the 2023 Life Expectancy Data Brief, a data-driven snapshot showing how Chicagoans gained back an average of 3.5 years since 2020, nearly returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Using the Chicago Health Atlas, powered by Metopio, CDPH combined death records, census data, and cause-of-death classifications to visualize the trends behind the numbers — revealing how some areas and groups are improving faster than others, and which causes of death have changed the most.

In this 30-minute session, CDPH and Metopio will walk through how the data brief was created, what data powered it, how the Atlas made it public and actionable, and how other organizations can replicate this step-by-step process to communicate results and build stronger community partnerships.

Don’t miss out — reserve your spot today! 

Nov. 19, 2025 | 11-11:30 a.m. CT

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During the Webinar, You'll Learn:

  1. The exact process Chicago’s Department of Public Health followed to develop and publish its 2023 Life Expectancy Data Brief
  2. The key data sources and methods needed to measure changes in life expectancy across neighborhoods and population groups.
  3. How a Community Health Atlas helps analyze, visualize, and communicate findings in an accessible, public-facing format.
  4. A step-by-step framework for turning local health data into actionable insights for Community Health Assessments and strategic planning.

Panelists

darlene

Darlene Nolasco Magana

Epidemiologist

Chicago Department of Public Health

bridget

Bridget Brassil

Epidemiologist

Chicago Department of Public Health

Angie Grover

Angie Grover

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Metopio

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