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Cook County Department of Public Health Officials Announce Phase 4 Reopening Guidance in Suburban Cook County
Increased capacity in many sectors; new CDC guidance for wearing masks in public Forest Park, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health is issuing revised COVID-19 Phase 4 reopening guidance, which continues to ease some mitigation measures but takes a...
CCDPH Outlines Vaccine Equity Strategies Focused on 32 PRIORITY COMMUNITIES
Mobile Operations Expanded, Priority Sites Join Mass Vaccination, Partner Efforts Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today outlined its strategies to achieve vaccine equity in suburban Cook County, highlighting hyperlocal tactics...
MOBILE VACCINATION PROGRAM TO INOCULATE UP TO 2,000 RESIDENTS AT MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
Community Groups Key to Overall Vaccination Goals Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH)’s Mobile Vaccination Program today stopped at the Muslim Community Center in Morton Grove to vaccinate up to 2,000 residents, one of the largest...
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY EXPANDS VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO ALL RESIDENTS AGE 16 AND OLDER
Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today expanded vaccine eligibility to all county residents age 16 and older, or Phase 2, of the Community Vaccination Program. Residents can pre-register for vaccine at vaccine.cookcountyil.gov and...
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY EXPANDS VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO REMAINING PHASE 1C ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today expanded vaccine eligibility to the final groups of essential workers included in Phase 1C. All essential workers – including clergy, restaurant staff, energy, legal, retail and transportation...
Cook County Department of Public Health Officials Gradually Ease Mitigation Measures in Suburban Cook County
Increased capacity in some sectors reflects cautious approach Forest Park, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Mitigation Order 2021-6, which eases some mitigation measures but continues CCDPH’s cautious approach to reopening in...
CCDPH IDENTIFIES 32 PRIORITY COMMUNITIES FOR VACCINATION EQUITY MEASURES – Municipalities chosen by CCVI factors
FOREST PARK, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today announced 32 municipalities that will be a focus its equity distribution programs Located mostly in the west and south suburbs of Cook County, these predominantly communities of color have been...
Suburban Cook County To Expand to Phase1b+ on March 22, 2021
FOREST PARK, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health today announced that suburban Cook County will move to phase 1b+ effective Monday, March 22, 2021. Phase 1b+ includes individuals 16 years and older with Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, COPD (Chronic...
Heroin, Fentanyl Fuel Rising Mortality Rates in Opioid Deaths, According to CCDPH/UIC Report
Forest Park, IL – Heroin, fentanyl and other adulterants continued to be involved in the vast majority of almost 1,600 opioid overdose deaths in suburban Cook County since 2016. That is a top-level finding of a report on the opioid epidemic released today by the Cook...
Mitigation Order 2021-4 Continues Easing Mitigation Measures in Suburban Cook County
Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is issuing COVID-19 Mitigation Order 2021-3 to continue easing mitigation measures in suburban Cook County
Updated December 2, 2024, 10:19 AM