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
Laying the Groundwork for a Healthier, More Equitable Cook County
The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is proud to share progress on Building Healthier Communities 2030, our next Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan (CHA/CHIP). This community-driven initiative aims to advance health equity and create lasting, systemic change across suburban Cook County.
Cook County Department of Public Health Celebrates High School Interns from Suburban Cook County
Cook County Department of Public Health welcomed high school students into its Community Health Worker High School Pipeline Program, a new, pilot eight-week internship offering hands-on training, academic support, and career pathways into the field of public health.
Cook County Department of Public Health Honored with Five National Achievement Awards
Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is proud to announce that five of its programs received achievement awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) during its 2025 Annual Conference and Exposition, held July 11–18 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cook County Launches Measles Awareness Toolkit to Combat Misinformation and Promote Vaccination
Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has released a new Measles Awareness Toolkit to help schools, municipalities, and community-based organizations raise awareness about the importance of measles vaccination, to push back against misinformation driving the current national outbreak and to prevent further outbreaks in Cook County.
Sickle Cell Awareness Day: Know the Facts, Get Screened, Stay Informed
Today is Sickle Cell Awareness Day—a time to raise awareness about a serious, inherited blood disorder that affects thousands of people across the U.S., especially in the Black community.
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week: Protect Against West Nile Virus
In recognition of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, Cook County Department of Public Health urges residents to take simple, yet effective, steps to protect themselves and their communities from mosquito-borne illnesses.
Cook County Officials Urge Protection Against West Nile Virus This Summer
West Nile virus season is here. Cook County Department of Public Health is launching a new public awareness campaign that encourages residents to take precautions against West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, which, in rare cases, can be deadly. The virus occurs in humans when they are bitten by mosquitoes that contracted the virus by feeding on infected birds.
Dr. Kiran Joshi Appointed Chief Operating Officer for Cook County Department of Public Health
Dr. Kiran Joshi has been named chief operating officer of Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH). In this role, he will be the executive leader of the state-certified public health department serving approximately 2.3 million residents in suburban Cook County.
Public Health Officials Confirm Two Measles Cases in Cook County
The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have identified two confirmed cases of measles. These are the first two cases in Cook County this year. One case was identified as an adult who is a suburban Cook County resident, and whose vaccination status is unknown. They presented to a local Hospital for medical care on Monday, April 28 and was quickly isolated.
Upcoming Events
Public Health in the News
CDC Travel Notices
- Level 2 - Chikungunya in China August 1, 2025
- Level 2 - Diphtheria in Guinea July 22, 2025
- Level 2 - Clade II Mpox in Liberia and Sierra Leone July 22, 2025
FDA Food Safety
- Doehler Dry Ingredient Solutions, LLC Recalls Member’s Mark Freeze Dried Fruit Variety Pack for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination July 30, 2025
- High Noon Announces Recall of its Vodka Seltzer Beach Pack (12 Pack) Due to Inclusion of CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE ™ Energy Drink Cans that were Inadvertently Filled with Vodka Seltzer July 29, 2025
- Hillside Orchard Farms Recalls Various Fruit Breads & Fritters Due to Undeclared Egg July 28, 2025
