Public Health Concerns As Chicago Re-Opens Its Economy Amid The Pandemic

Amid the historic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are ending shelter-in-place orders and beginning the process to re-open the city and state for business.

As the organization that represents the 17,000 physicians in the Chicago metropolitan area, the Chicago Medical Society is gauging the public on whether citizens feel safe to use public transportation, healthcare and other services to resume their daily lives and return to their jobs on site.

As the city and state craft policies and work with public health agencies, the public’s input in how to safely return to work and a normal life is critical. And whether citizens feel safe doing so is also key to the physical and mental health of residents of Chicago and Illinois.

Please respond to the following questions:
1.Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in you working at home for most or all of your work time?  If yes,  continue to next question.
2.Will you continue to work from home after stay at home orders end?
3.Are health risks the primary reason you want to continue to work from home?
4.Do you believe public transportation is safe to use while COVID-19 remains a risk?
5.Would you feel safe to see a medical provider in their office now that some state and local restrictions such as stay-at-home orders have been eased?
6.Will you see a medical provider in the next three months?
7.Would you feel safe to seek treatment in an urgent care center?
8.Do you plan to seek treatment in a hospital in the next three months?
9.Would you feel safe to seek treatment in a hospital?
10.Would you prefer to see a medical provider via telehealth/telemedicine even after shelter-at-home orders end?
11.Should the city and state conduct widespread antibody testing before re-opening for business?
12.Would you feel safe flying in the next three months?
13.Would you feel safe staying in a hotel in the next three months?
14.Would you eat at a Chicago restaurant outdoors as long as social distancing was implemented?
15.Do you plan to attend a gathering of at least 10 people in the next three months?
16.Do you usually wear a mask or other form of face covering when outside in Chicago?
17.Would you feel comfortable eating inside a restaurant in the next three months?
18.Would you wear a mask even if it wasn’t required by the state of Illinois’ guidelines?
19.Age: