Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Health & Hospitals Committee on 7/14/2026 at 1:00 PM

26-1986

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:34:41 GMT

File #: 26-1986
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Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 6/9/2026
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26-1274

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:04:55 GMT

File #: 26-1274
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Type: Report
Title: REPORT Department: Cook County Public Defender’s Office Report Title: 1st & 2nd Quarter Report Report Period: December 2025- May 2026 Summary: Behavioral Health Resolution Quarterly Report for the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
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23-3815

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:34:41 GMT

File #: 23-3815
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Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON THEIR COVID-19 AND OTHER DISEASES OF CONCERN IMMUNIZATION and MITIGATION PLANS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, on January 27, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19, a respiratory illness spread by close contact through respiratory droplets, presents a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, despite advances in treatment protocols and the availability of vaccines, COVID-19 continues to be a serious disease across the U.S. and Cook County, and; WHEREAS, as of November 30, 2022, there have been 655,646 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Suburban Cook County under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Public Health with 7,309 reported deaths; and WHEREAS, on August 31, 2022, the FDA amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of
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26-1611

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:34:44 GMT

File #: 26-1611
Ver.: 1
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Type: Report
Title: REPORT Department: Cook County Department of Public Health Report Title: Semi-annual Disparities Report Report Period: final half of FY25-first half FY26 Summary: Semi-annual disparities report
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26-1731

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:34:41 GMT

File #: 26-1731
Ver.: 1
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Type: Report
Title: REPORT Department: Cook County Department of Public Health Report Title: An Assessment of Mosquito Abatement Activities in Suburban Cook County Report Period: n/a Summary: The report, submitted in pursuant to resolution 25-3114, provides information on and recommendations for Mosquito Abatement activities in suburban Cook County.
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26-1735

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:14:44 GMT

File #: 26-1735
Ver.: 1
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Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD’S HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE REGARDING THE INCREASED RATE OF COLORECTAL CANCER RATES IN POPULATIONS UNDER 45 WHEREAS, in the United States colon cancer and rectal cancer, collectively known as colorectal cancer (CRC), is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in both men and women; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2026 alone, approximately 108,860 new cases of CRC will be diagnosed in the US, with about 55,230 deaths; and WHEREAS, the lifetime risk is such that about 1 in 25 men and 1 in 26 women will develop colorectal cancer; and WHEREAS, alarmingly, cases of CRC are on the rise in younger adults, with 1 in 5 people being diagnosed with CRC is under age 55; and WHEREAS, once thought as primarily a disease of older age, CRC is now the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults and rising at an alarming rate in people under 50 - by nearly 3% per year - even as incidence
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26-1736

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:14:44 GMT

File #: 26-1736
Ver.: 1
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Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REQUIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 45 WHEREAS, in the United States colon cancer and rectal cancer, collectively known as colorectal cancer (CRC), is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in both men and women; and WHEREAS, according to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 108,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with CRC, with one in five of those cases occurring in younger adults under the age of 55; and WHEREAS, since the 1990s, medical experts have seen increasing levels of CRC in young adults by about 3 percent per year; and WHEREAS, according to experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, this increase is proportionally a lot higher among adults in their 20s and 30s; and WHEREAS, despite these rising levels of CRC in younger populations, The Affordable Care Act (ACA) only requires private insurers and Medicare to cover the costs of color
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