The Chicago Department of Public Health plays a crucial role in helping Chicago meet HP2020 goals, including its cardiovascular goals. Chicago’s commissioner of public health, Dr. Bechara Choucair, has a mandate to improve the public’s health includes cardiovascular health promotion and disease prevention and control. This lecture with audience response will describe ongoing efforts toward these goals as well as describe the rationale, methods, and results associated with using social media as bi-directional communication instruments between the Chicago Dept of Public Health and Chicagoans.