File #: 21-1852    Version: 1 Name: HONORING DR. RACHEL RUBIN
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 2/24/2021 In control: President
On agenda: 2/25/2021 Final action: 2/25/2021
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING DR. RACHEL RUBIN WHEREAS, Dr. Rachel Rubin is Senior Medical Officer and Interim Co-Lead of the Cook County Department of Public Health; and WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin graduated from Rush Medical College Medical School in 1984; and WHEREAS, Dr. Rachel Rubin a General Practitioner, specializing in Infectious Disease Medicine and Preventative Medicine has over 37 years of experience; and WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin clinical responsibilities include treating a wide variety of infectious diseases; WHEREAS, as a trained educator, Dr. Rubin works side-by-side with patients educating them on traveling to places around the world that have high rates of infectious diseases and helping them to make choices resulting in a healthy lifestyle; and WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin stepped into the role of Interim Co-Lead of the Cook County Department of Public Health in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic; and WHEREAS, since the onset of the pandemic Dr. Rubin, alongside with Dr. Jo...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING DR. RACHEL RUBIN

WHEREAS, Dr. Rachel Rubin is Senior Medical Officer and Interim Co-Lead of the Cook County Department of Public Health; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin graduated from Rush Medical College Medical School in 1984; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Rachel Rubin a General Practitioner, specializing in Infectious Disease Medicine and Preventative Medicine has over 37 years of experience; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin clinical responsibilities include treating a wide variety of infectious diseases;

WHEREAS, as a trained educator, Dr. Rubin works side-by-side with patients educating them on traveling to places around the world that have high rates of infectious diseases and helping them to make choices resulting in a healthy lifestyle; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin stepped into the role of Interim Co-Lead of the Cook County Department of Public Health in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic; and

WHEREAS, since the onset of the pandemic Dr. Rubin, alongside with Dr. Joshi and in partnership with Cook County Health and Cook County government, has led CCDPH's pandemic response providing guidance and technical assistance to community stakeholders, crafting mitigation policies, overseeing contact tracing efforts and developing partnerships for vaccine distribution; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin has been an authoritative voice on the coronavirus pandemic, has conducted various equity town hall forums to educate Cook County residents on how to reduce the spread of covid-19 and has promoted public health messaging campaigns to "wear your mask", "wash your hands" and "practice social distancing"; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, and with the encouragement and support of the Cook County Health & Hospital System, hereby recognize Dr. Rachel Rubin's dedication and commitment to protecting the public health of the residents of Cook County; and

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