Cook County Department of Public Health

The Cook County Department of Public Health is the public health authority for most of suburban Cook County. CCDPH is the nationally accredited, state-certified local health department for the 2.5 million residents and 127 municipalities surrounding Chicago.

CCDPH is governed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, presided over by the Cook County Board President, is the regulatory Board of Health for CCDPH.

CCDPH is an affiliate of Cook County Health, one of the largest public health systems in the nation. In addition to CCDPH, it includes: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital and Provident Hospital; more than a dozen community health centers; the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center; Correctional Health (at the Cook County Jail and the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center); and CountyCare, a Medicaid managed care health plan.