Chicago Department of Public Health
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| Formed | 1834 |
| Headquarters | 333 S. State Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60604 |
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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
- Food Insecurity
[3]Food Insecurity is one of Chicago’s major public health concerns. In 2011, 122, 998 low- income Chicago residents were classified as living in neighborhoods that were food insecure. This term identifies residents who have to travel more than 1 mile to reach a food establishment of 10,000 sq. ft. or more selling fresh produce. Since the approval to release food desert data Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has launched a city-wide plan “A Recipe for Healthy Places” which a program that supports health eating, aides in the funding of health-food establishments, and promotes the farming of healthy foods. In addition to this initiative, the city has also help establish 15 new grocery stores through the city and the conversion of CTA buses in mobile grocery stores to serve residents living in food deserts who might also struggle with transportation. With massive improvements the City of Chicago has seen 21% decrease in the number of low-income individuals who live in food deserts and has since then made continual effort to help retailers sell healthy food and also funded alternative food sources such as urban farms. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has projected that by 2020 the City of Chicago should be able to eliminate all food deserts.
Healthy Chicago Documents
- 2014 HIV/STI Surveillance Report
- 2014 Healthy Adolescents Report
- 2013 Healthy Chicago Annual Report
- 2013 Healthy Chicago Public Schools
- 2013 A Blueprint For Healthier Vending
Chicago Department of Public Health Apps
References
- ↑ Chicago Department of Public Health Website, accessed 3 October 2013
- ↑ American Public Health Association Public Health Newswire, accessed 3 October 2013
- ↑ https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/august_2013/ayor_emanuel_announcesreleaseoffooddesertdataandnewinteractiveef.html