Dr. Allison Arwady, an infectious disease expert and pediatrician who guided Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic, wants to keep her job as the city’s public health boss.
In a debate before the April 4 runoff election, Johnson was adamant that he wasn’t going to keep Arwady when he takes office next month. He’s since said in interviews that he will sit down with Arwady, but he has also noted displeasure over her role sending students back toChicago’s public health commissioner plays a vital role, overseeing the handling of everything from opioid addiction, HIV and other infectious diseases to mental illness, environmental protection and a slew of other issues.
A number of doctors and other health experts give Arwady high marks for her leadership during the pandemic, something that she touts. But aspects of the pandemic response also weigh against the Yale-educated doctor and former epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot after serving as the city’s chief medical officer, Arwady enraged the teachers’ union on plans to send CPS students back to classes during the pandemic. At one point, Lightfoot locked teachers out of their online classrooms and threatened to withhold their pay unless they returned to the classrooms.
Dr. Monica Peek, University of Chicago professor for health justice of medicine, said she gives the city a B grade for its response as compared with other cites across the U.S."You can’t plan for disaster preparedness in general," Peek said. "You have to plan for equity in particular. If you don’t have that, you have inequity.
She says the city has made progress on health equity issues and environmental justice, and she’s proud of her department.
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