CCDPH is one of seven affiliates of the Cook County Bureau of Health
Services. The Bureau's seven affiliates include the Ambulatory and
Community Health Network of Cook County, Cermak Health Services of Cook
County, Cook County Department of Public Health, The Ruth M. Rothstein
CORE Center, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Oak Forest
Hospital of Cook County, and Provident Hospital of Cook County. The
scope of healthcare services provided ranges from preventive and primary
care, prenatal care, communicable diseases, and environmental health to
long-term care, rehabilitation and geriatric medicine. The Bureau is a leader in innovative health programs that target those
diseases and conditions that disproportionately impact the populations
that it serves; such as, asthma, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, trauma, cancer,
high risk pregnant women and babies.
The Cook County Department of Public Health is the state certified public health agency for suburban Cook County. The following areas, Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park, and Stickney Township are seperate, state certified public health departments and are operated by the local unit of government. CCDPH serves the people of its jurisdiction from four district offices, as well as many community and mobile sites. CCDPH is the official agency of county government that strives to meet the public health needs of its citizens through effective and efficient disease prevention and health promotion programs.