Yeah I know, I don’t how to feel about this either. Last week the health orginization CityHealth gave our fair city of large portioned meals Chicago a “gold medal” in several fields of health. Our city was one of the few to receive the gold medal standard. I would think we would have been disqualified once the judges saw a slice of deep dish or an italian beef sandwich, but apparently it’s more complex than that.
We got the designation on the following general health standards based on article from WTTW,
- Paid sick leave
- High-quality, universal pre-kindergarten
- Affordable housing/inclusionary zoning
- Complete streets
- Alcohol sales control
- Tobacco 21
- Clean indoor air
- Food safety and restaurant inspection
- Healthy food procurement
Well, I guess that’s good.
Honestly, this is surprising when we think our prestigious traditions of eating like we have endless bellies. Here is an example of Second City characters portrayed on SNL. It’s healthy to laugh at our own city right?
