Board of Health

The Chicago Board of Health formulates health policies and advises the Mayor and the Public Health Commissioner on all health issues. The Board promulgates all health regulations, including emergency regulations.

Establishment – Membership and Organization

There is hereby established a board of health. The board shall consist of nine members, one of whom shall be the president of the board. The president of the board shall be physician, duly licensed to practice medicine. The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint the president of the board of health and each of the other members of said board.

Powers and Duties

It shall be the duty of the board of health to be well informed regarding all matters affecting the health of the citizens of Chicago. It shall formulate policies and otherwise advise the mayor of the city and the commissioner of health on all health issues.

Most Recent News (Board of Health)

Oct 11, 2013	Board of Health Agenda for October 16, 2013
Aug 21, 2013	Mayor Emanuel Cracks Down on the Tobacco Industry over Marketing of Menthol Tobacco in Continuing Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Youth
Oct 25, 2011	Commissioner Bechara Choucair, M.D., Delivers CDPH 2012 Budget Address

Services

Board of Health Meeting

Supporting Information

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Members

The nine-member Board of Health - appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council - serves to advise the Mayor and Public Health Commissioner and to assist in formulating public health policy.

Carolyn C. Lopez, M.D., (Board President) 2906 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 E-mail: clopezfp@aol.com Appointed: 11/4/03	Carl C. Bell, M.D., President & CEO Community Mental Health Council & Foundation, Inc. 8704 South Constance Ave. Chicago, IL 60617 E-mail: carlcbell@pol.net Appointed: 12/4/02
Adele Joy Cobbs, M.D. Department of Emergency Medicine Edward Hospital Naperville, Illinois Mount Sinai Hospital Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: joycobbs@mac.com Appointed: 12/2/10	Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN John L. and Helen Kellogg Dean of the College Of Nursing of Rush University 600 South Paulina St., Suite 1080 Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: Melanie_Dreher@rush.edu Appointed: 5/13/09
Caswell A. Evans, Jr., DDS, MPH Assoc. Dean/Professor, Prevention & Public Health Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry (MC 621) 801 S. Paulina St., Rm. 102GD Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: casevans@uic.edu Appointed: 10/31/07	Victor M. Gonzalez Assistant General Counsel Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Legal Department 300 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601 E-mail: victor_gonzalez@bcbsil.com Appointed: 11/2/94
Steven K. Rothschild, MD Associate Professor Departments of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine Rush University Medical Center 1700 W. Van Buren, Suite 470 Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: steven_k_rothschild@rush.edu Appointed: 5/13/09	Joseph B. Starshak Starshak Welnhofer & Co. 55 W. Monroe, Suite 2530 Chicago, IL 60603-5008 E-mail: j.starshak@swandco.com Appointed: 12/4/02
	Board Support Staff Penny Griffin (312) 747-9384 / (312) 745-8836 (Fax) Email: penny.griffin@cityofchicago.org Revised:07/11

Carolyn C. Lopez, M.D., (Board President) 2906 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 E-mail: clopezfp@aol.com Appointed: 11/4/03	Carl C. Bell, M.D., President & CEO Community Mental Health Council & Foundation, Inc. 8704 South Constance Ave. Chicago, IL 60617 E-mail: carlcbell@pol.net Appointed: 12/4/02
Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN John L. and Helen Kellogg Dean of the College Of Nursing Of Rush University 600 S. Paulina Suite 1080 Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: Melanie_Dreher@rush.edu Appointed: 5/13/09	Caswell A. Evans, Jr., DDS, MPH Assoc. Dean/Professor, Prevention & Public Health Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry (MC 621) 801 South Paulina St., Rm. 102GD Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: casevans@uic.edu Appointed: 10/31/07
Victor M. Gonzalez Assistant General Counsel Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Legal Department 300 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601 E-mail: victor_gonzalez@bcbsil.com Appointed: 11/2/94	Creasie Finney Hairston, Ph.D. Dean/Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work, M/C 309 University of Illinois at Chicago 1040 W. Harrison St. Chicago, IL 60607-7134 E-mail: cfh@uic.edu Appointed: 6/7/00
Ashok Raojibhai Patel, M.D. 1900 N. Hudson, Unit B Chicago, IL 60614 E-mail: dakshaashok@sbcglobal.net Appointed: 5/10/89	Steven K. Rothschild, MD Associate Professor Departments of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine Rush University Medical Center 1700 W. Van Buren, Suite 470 Chicago, IL 60612 Email: steven_k_rothschild@rush.edu Appointed: 5/13/09
Joseph B. Starshak Starshak Welnhofer & Co. 55 W. Monroe, Ste. 2530 Chicago, IL 60603-5008 E-mail: j.starshak@swandco.com Appointed: 12/4/02	Board Support Staff Daisy Hopkins (312) 747-9428 / (312) 747-1031 (Fax) Email: hopkins_daisy@cdph.org Revised:02/09

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