Lake County, IL's largest collective impact initiative to advance health equity

Welcome to Your April 2026 Network News!
In this edition:

Bi-Monthly Newsletter Frequency
Training Opportunities
Network Partner Updates
Upcoming Meetings

The Live Well Lake County Network newsletter is a helpful resource to access the latest Network information, CHIP planning updates and more. As we continue to build out our Network communication, we would love your input on what information, stories or tools would be most helpful!

Please email Angela Baran at angela.baran@hfnlc.org with any content suggestions.

Bi-Monthly Newsletter Frequency

As we wind down activities for the 2022 - 2026 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) and continue our planning for the new one, we have opted to transition our newsletter delivery to a bi-monthly basis. You will now receive a Network Newsletter every other month.

Once we adopt our new plan later this fall, we will revisit our newsletter frequency to ensure timely communication to Network members.

Training Opportunities

Training Opportunities from the Illinois Department of Human Rights

The Illinois Department of Human Rights Institute for Training and Development offers a variety of trainings related to the Illinois Human Rights Act on a monthly basis.

This month they are hosting a "Basic Fair Housing Training" webinar on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. This training will also be offered on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at the same time.

Click HERE to register. Participation is free.

Network Partner Updates

A Patient-Centric Approach:
Culturally Competent Care for Sikh Patients

NE Lake County Indivisible
Needs You!

Join us for a May Day March!

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Corrine J. Rose Park, Waukegan (412 S. Lewis Avenue)

Click HERE to sign up!

About: NE Lake County IL Indivisible is a nonpartisan grassroots organization founded in 2025 in defense of democracy. We are Lake County residents working together to protect elections and neighbors. We aim to support targeted populations and take action on a local and national level to push back against authoritarianism. To learn more about NE Lake County IL Indivisible, click HERE.

Upcoming Meetings

Live Well Lake County (LWLC) Network Quarterly Meeting

Our next quarterly network meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 29, 2026 from 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM. Additional details will be shared in the coming weeks.

Please see below for a list of our current quarterly Network meeting dates.

Future Meetings:

July 17, 2026 from 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
October 9, 2026 from 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

Is your organization interested in hosting one of our quarterly Network meetings? Please contact Jon Ashworth at JAshworth@lakecountyil.gov to discuss details.

Housing Action Team

Housing Action Team meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month from 10:00 - 11:30 AM

Please contact Liz Nelson or Joel Williams for any questions and a link to join the meeting.

Storytelling Working Group Storytelling Working Group meetings are held on the last Friday of each month at 2:00 PM via Zoom.

Please contact Shonta Coleman or Idriss Joseph for any questions or a link to join the meeting.