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Vaccination Registration

Cook County Government, Cook County Health and
Cook County Department of Public Health are pleased
to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to those living or working
in Cook County.

Follow the link below to sign up for the vaccine.

COVID Vaccine
Information

Learn more about CCDPH’s vaccine distribution plan.

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Slow the Spread.
Answer the Call.

Contact Tracing is a critically important tool in the
fight against COVID-19, and most effective when used
in combination with other mitigation strategies like
masking, physical distancing and hand-washing.

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It's Flu Season

Of all the years to get a flu vaccine, this is the year.
There are a lot of myths circulating about the flu.
The truth is everyone six months and older needs a
flu shot and it’s safe, effective and usually available at no cost.

Test your Flu I.Q.

Get The Facts.

#MaskUP
Cook County

Learn more about the three W’s
and how you can help slow the spread.

Practique las 3 W para frenar la
propagación de gérmenes.

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COVID-19 Testing Sites

See where to go for testing and how to get your test results.

Get info

This Is Public Health

Behavioral Health

Behavioral health includes mental illness and substance misuse. Both of these conditions are very common in adults and teens.

Chronic Diseases

A chronic disease is any serious condition that lasts longer than three months. Chronic diseases typically can be treated, but not cured.

Communicable Diseases

CCDPH prevents and controls the spread of communicable diseases by conducting disease surveillance, responding to outbreaks and making recommendations.

Epidemiology – Data & Reports

CCDPH provides comprehensive population, health behavior, disease and injury data for suburban Cook County residents and communities.

Emergency Preparedness

Get information to help you and your family prepare for a public health emergency: “Be Aware. Get Prepared. Take Action.

Environmental Health

CCDPH enforces Cook County and Illinois state laws related to environmental health issues within suburban Cook County.

Health Equity

Health inequities are differences in health status between groups of people that result from unjust social inequalities between those groups.

Nursing Services

CCDPH provides breast and cervical cancer referral, follow-up and case management; vision and hearing screening; public health nursing; and Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control.

CCDPH is the public health authority for most of suburban Cook County

CCDPH is the nationally accredited, state-certified local health department for 2.5 million residents and 127 municipalities surrounding Chicago.

CCDPH is an affiliate of Cook County Health

CCH is one of the largest public health systems in the nation. In addition to CCDPH, it includes: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital and Provident Hospital; more than a dozen community health centers; the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center; Correctional Health (at the Cook County Jail and the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center); and CountyCare, a Medicaid managed care health plan.

CCDPH is governed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners

The Cook County Board of Commissioners, presided over by the Cook County Board President, is the regulatory Board of Health for CCDPH.

Toni Preckwinkle

President
Cook County Board of Commissioners

Latest Press
Releases

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Mitigation Order 2021-5 Further Eases Mitigation Measures in Suburban Cook County in Response to Decreased Cases

March 3, 2021

Forest Park, IL — Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Mitigation Order 2021-5 to continue easing mitigation measures in suburban Cook County. Effective immediately, Mitigation Order 2021-5 increases capacity limits in bars, restaurants and event spaces to the lesser...Read More
CCDPH and MABAS Division 3 to Launch Pilot Vaccination Site for First Responders, Teachers, Other Essential Workers

February 24, 2021

FOREST PARK, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has partnered with Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 3 to establish a pilot vaccination site for first responders, teachers, and other essential workers at New Trier High School in Northfield. This vaccination site...Read More