Today, Cook County Department of Public Health launched Building Healthier Communities 2030, suburban Cook County’s Community Health Improvement Plan.  The plan was announced together with Cook County ...

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is for adults and adolescents without HIV who may be exposed to HIV through sex or injection ...

On May 16, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a Public ...

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Genes control how a baby will look and how his or her body works. They can also determine if a baby has a disorder. Making sure newborn babies are screened for health or genetic disorders within the ...

Communicable disease case counts are shown below for vaccine preventable diseases, selected communicable diseases, and sexually transmitted infections in suburban Cook County. Case counts are provided ...

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Without treatment, HIV can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). Today, with proper treatment, people ...

Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects people of all genders and ages. Gonorrhea is caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria and is easily treated with antibiotics ...

Congenital syphilis (CS) is on the rise in suburban Cook County. It is preventable with testing and treatment. If you are pregnant and have syphilis, you can pass it to your baby. This can have ...

18 times higher among non-Hispanic Black/African Americans than in non-Hispanic Whites. 5 times higher among Hispanic/Latino persons than in non-Hispanic Whites. Download and complete the IDPH ...