Public Health

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to make our city a healthy place for everyone.

Our activity is consistent with the "Ten Essential Public Health Services" recognized by federal health authorities as a fundamental framework of public health activities that should be undertaken in all communities.

Those essential services are:

• Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
• Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
• Inform, educate and empower people about health issues.
• Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
• Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
• Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
• Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
• Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce.
• Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services.
• Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Alerts (Public Health)

	Jul 16, 2010	Guide for New Food Establishments Preparing for Their Initial Health Inspection
	Jul 16, 2010	2010 Breastfeeding Awareness and Promotion Walk

Most Recent News (Public Health)

Service Providers

• Chronic Disease, Violence Prevention and LGBT Health
• Clinical Care and More
• Environmental Health & Food/Restaurant Inspections
• H1N1 Pandemic Influenza (Swine Flu)
• Infectious Disease
• Policy, Planning, and Health Care Access
• Public Health Preparedness
• Statistics & Reports
• Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse

Supporting Information

• 2010 CD Info Newsletters
• Adolescent Health Program (AHP) Clinics (STI Specialty Clinics)
• CDPH, Adolescent Health Program
• Capacity Building & Training Unit (HIV/AIDS Training Unit)
• Caring for Children in Dangerous Times
• Chicago Board of Health President - Carolyn Lopez
• Chicago Health Alert Network
• Chicago Partnership for Public Health
• Clean Indoor Air Ordinance (No Smoking)
• Division of STI/HIV/AIDS--HIV/AIDS Prevention Program

View all Supporting Information

City Data

• FOIA Request Log - Public Health