Chicago Department of Public Health

Chicago Department of Public Health
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Department overview
Formed	1834
Headquarters	333 S. State Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60604
Department executive	Julie Morita, MD, Commissioner;
Website	www.cityofchicago.org/Health

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is a government department of the City of Chicago. Its mission is to make Chicago a safer and healthier place by working with community partners to promote health, prevent disease, reduce environmental hazards and ensure access to health care for all Chicagoans including:

Provide leadership for Public Health.
Identify, analyze and track issues.
Define problems and guide public health action.
Inspect food establishments to ensure safe food supply.
Establish a public health presence in city neighborhoods.
Deliver services either directly or through delegate agencies.
Advise Chicagoans of their rights as health care consumers and help them get care from HMOs and other medical providers.^[1]

Leadership

Julie Morita, M.D. is the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health
Carolyn Lopez, M.D. is the President of the Chicago Board of Health

Structure

CDPH Organizational Structure.

Services and Programs

Healthy Chicago

On August 16, 2011, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Commissioner Bechara Choucair, MD unveiled the Healthy Chicago public health agenda with the Chicago Department of Public Health.^[2] Healthy Chicago identifies 16 health outcome targets and 12 key priority areas and over 200 supporting strategies including:

Tobacco Use
Obesity Prevention
HIV Prevention
Adolescent Health
Cancer Disparities
Heart Disease & Stroke
Access to Care
Healthy Mothers & Babies
Communicable Disease Control & Prevention
Healthy Homes
Violence Prevention
Public Health Infrastructure

Healthy Chicago Documents