West Side United
Maria Hanzi Jiang is a Doctoral Student at Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine since September 2023 and also serves as a Data Analyst at West Side United since September 2022. Previously, Maria worked as an Applied Data Fellow at the International Innovation Corps, where responsibilities included constructing community surveys and conducting statistical analyses to address needs in violence-impacted areas. Experience as a Research Assistant at Argonne National Laboratory involved time series analysis related to SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and its social implications. Additionally, Maria served as a Teaching Assistant at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Earlier career roles included Supervisor at Pavement Coffeehouse and Area Manager at Xanterra Parks & Resorts. Maria earned a Master of Public Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and holds two undergraduate degrees from Boston University in Business Administration and Hospitality Administration/Management, both with Cum Laude honors.
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West Side United
Mission To build community health and economic wellness on Chicago’s West Side and build healthy, vibrant neighborhoods. About Us The nine vibrant and diverse neighborhoods comprising Chicago’s West Side are at the heart of the city’s civic and commercial vitality. Yet people in these neighborhoods experience rates of chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and infant mortality rates far above the national average. Barriers to health and wellness extend far beyond the health sector. Medical evidence shows that the root causes of many illnesses that shorten the lives of people who live in urban areas are not based in biology or behavior, but are instead determined by the social forces like inequities in education, employment, food access, violence and transportation. The arteries circulating opportunity and prosperity to the West Side are blocked.