Cook County Department of Public Health

Policy Development and Communication Unit

The Policy Development and Communication Unit researches and analyzes public health policies, advocates for the adoption of science-based public health laws, rules and regulations and provides accurate and timely communications to suburban Cook County.

PDCU has played an important leadership role in formulating and enacting significant public health legislative initiatives in the areas of communicable disease control, environmental health, and chronic disease prevention.

PDCU makes every effort to release the most up-to-date information regarding urgent and routine public health matters, events or large-scale health campaigns to residents of suburban Cook County. The Unit works collaboratively with media and other agencies to ensure information released from CCDPH is disseminated throughout all of suburban Cook County.

• Media

Cook County Ordinance:

• 05-O-41 Ordinance Amendment
  An ordinance amending the Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Park Ordinance of Cook County.
• Public Health and Private Nuisance Ordinance
  Cook County Board Enacts Nuisance Ordinance
• Municipal Code Corporation
  For all Cook County ordinances

Resources:

• Illinois General Assembly
• National Association of County & City Health Officials
• Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium
• Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco
• Smoke Free Illinois