Bechara Choucair


Bechara Choucair is an American administrator and chief community health officer of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals. He previously served as senior vice president of Safety Net & Community Health at Trinity Health in Livonia, Michigan, and before that, was appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health from 2009 to 2014.

Kaiser Permanente (2016 - Present)

Choucair is chief community health officer for Kaiser Permanente.
In April 2018, Choucair led the mission-based nonprofit organization's commitment of $2 million to researching gun injury prevention. As part of this public health initiative, Choucair serves as a co-lead on the Kaiser Permanente Taskforce on Firearm Injury Prevention.
In May 2018, Choucair announced Kaiser Permanente's $200 million impact investing commitment to address affordable housing and prevent displacement, a precursor to homelessness.

Chicago Department of Public Health (2009 - 2014)

Choucair was appointed as Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health on November 25, 2009, by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and reaffirmed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel upon his election. In this role, he was responsible for the public health requirements of over 2.7 million residents in Chicago. He stepped down from the post in December 2014.
Together with Mayor Emanuel, Choucair launched Healthy Chicago in August 2011, the City's first comprehensive public health agenda. in different Chicago neighborhoods.
Choucair previously held an appointment at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

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