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Cook County Department of Public Health Gives Presentation to Cook County Board

10/25/2023

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Cook County Board Of Commissioners
Health & Hospitals Committee Meeting

October 17, 2023


The Public Health Department: presented both a verbal and written 3rd Quarter Report which is also being presented to the Cook County Health Board on Friday, October 27, 2023 and will be available to the public after the meeting.
  • Presentations were made on SDI treatments and diseases, targeting campaigns for colleges, and public relations campaigns for individuals to increase knowledge and where to go for help. CC Public Health has a communicable disease unit that excludes Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, and Stickney Township which have their own public health departments.  The program engages in surveillance, investigation, interviews, partner services, education, and support.
  • Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, and Monkey Pox are the main SID's targeted for treatment and reporting statistics.  The current marketing campaign slogan is:  "Don't guess, get a test".  Mail back test kits are now available from CCH. The public should check the website for specifics.
  • Also discussed was the youth tobacco seller ordinance passed in July of 2023, which consists of compliance check and required signage.  Starting this fall, CCDPH in partnership with the CC Sheriff's office is conducting random, unannounced inspections where flavored tobacco products are sold in unincorporated Cook County.  
  • Opioid Epidemic:  Resolution #23-5053 Treatment not Trauma carried with enthusiastic concurrence.  At this time, there are vending machines for Narcon in the emergency rooms at Stroger, Provident, and the Austin Clinic.  Plans are to expand availably to CC court houses, and a new methadone clinic is opening at the Austin Health Center in January of 2024.   ARPA monies are the source funding.  
  • All ambulatory clinics have or will soon have an embedded mental health professional to provide services on location.
  • At Cermac, recovery coaches help ensure a three times better success for inmates with a drug and/or mental health problem.  The jail currently has a 2,400 caseload.
  • County Care follows members and provides services for mental health and drug addiction.  The system monitors a combination of opioids and certain other drugs which has already stopped "a lot" of prescriptions and overdoses.
  • CCDPH will do an assessment of where in Cook County communities methadone clinics can be successful.
  • CCDPH's Dr. Joshi said that the department is looking at how CCH can be more trauma informed.  When asked what phone number can be given to drug users that want help but are not critical, Dr. Joshi said to call the Behavior Health Hot Line at 833-626-4244.  He also said that the 988 help number the county is installing is not ready but will eventually be available.
  • Dr. Joshi then announced that CCH is convening a Behavioral Health Summit for early 2024.  More information to follow.

​The Joint Finance and CCH Health Meeting to discuss the use of contract staff rather than permanent hires was called to order and after 4-5 public speakers [union employees] was recessed at 4:45 p.m. with a reconvened date and time to be announced.
 
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Observer:  Diane Edmundson
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