CCDPH
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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
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.
Special Campaigns
News & Press Releases
Free Flu and COVID Vaccination Clinics Extended for Suburban Cook County Residents
In an effort to tackle very high flu activity and low vaccination rates in suburban Cook County, Cook County Department of Public Health, Cook County Health and CountyCare are expanding their Saturday vaccination clinics in Arlington Heights, Robbins, Blue Island and Cottage Grove.
Understanding Radon: What you can do
You can’t see or smell radon. Testing is the only way to know your level of exposure. Radon can have a big impact on your health and indoor air quality. All homes should be tested for radon.
Cook County Department of Public Health Launches New Website on Maternal Health
Nearly 90 women die each year in Illinois while pregnant or within one year of pregnancy, according to state public health data. Black women in Illinois and Cook County are two to three times more likely than white women to die from a pregnancy-related condition, such as blood pressure disorders, heart disease and infections; yet 90 percent of these deaths are preventable.
Keep Your Home and Loved Ones Safe This Holiday Season
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) more than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles. More than two of every five home decoration fires occur due to decorations being placed too close to a heat source.
Health Department Offers 4 Tips for Holiday Food Safety
The holiday season is here, the Cook County Department of Public Health reminds you to follow food safety tips when cooking, baking and sharing holiday favorites.
Durbin Announces New Resources to Address Child Lead Poisoning Risks in Chicago
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined officials from CountyCare, Cook County Health, and the Cook County Department of Public Health to unveil new proactive measures taken by all five Medicaid managed care insurance companies (MCOs) in Illinois in response to a request by Durbin and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to address lead poisoning risks to children in Chicagoland.
Cook County “Syphilis Stops with Me” Awareness Campaign Seeks to Educate Women of Childbearing Age to Prevent Newborn Syphilis
FOREST PARK, IL – Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) launched the “Syphilis Stops with Me” campaign today, to arm women of childbearing age with the knowledge they can protect their unborn babies from congenital (newborn) syphilis by getting regular prenatal care, including testing and treatment for syphilis, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI).
The Cook County Behavioral Health Symposium Presents Key Findings from the Newly Released Cook County Behavioral Health Workforce Report
Chicago – Cook County hosted a pivotal Behavioral Health Workforce Symposium today, focusing on the urgent need to address workforce shortages in mental health services across the region. This event gathered more than 300 mental health professionals, community leaders, and elected officials to discuss workforce development challenges and strategies for improvement.
Cook County Leaders Stress Importance of Flu, COVID Vaccines This Fall
September 20, 2024 – Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners joined Cook County Health (CCH) officials today to emphasize the importance of getting the latest flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
Public Health in the News
CDC Travel Notices
- Level 1 - Malaria in Ethiopia January 17, 2025
- Level 1 - Possible Marburg in Tanzania January 15, 2025
- Level 2 - Global Polio January 14, 2025
FDA Food Safety
- Gerber Products Company Announces Recall and Discontinuation of All Batches of Gerber® Soothe N Chew® Teething Sticks Due To Choking Hazard January 31, 2025
- Blue Ridge Beef Issues a Recall of Blue Ridge Beef Natural Mix Due to Salmonella Contamination January 31, 2025
- United Natural Trading LLC Announces Allergy Alert for Undeclared Milk in Fresh Direct Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzels January 31, 2025
CDC Vital Signs
- Suicide Risk Is Tied to Local Economic and Social Conditions September 10, 2024
- Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program 30 Years of Protecting Children August 13, 2024
- Drowning Increases in the U.S. May 14, 2024