Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 24-4143

• File #: 24-4143
• Version: 1
• Name: Cook County Birthday Health Screening Program Cook County Birthday Health Screening Program Cook County Birthday Health Screening Program
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Held / Deferred in Committee
• File created: 7/15/2024
• In control: Health & Hospitals Committee
• On agenda: 7/25/2024
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION COOK COUNTY BIRTHDAY HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM WHEREAS, lack of access to medicine and health care screenings can negatively impact health outcomes of residents, regardless of socio-economic status, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, and other categorizations; and WHEREAS, since its inception, Cook County's public health system, including its hospitals, clinics, and myriad of public services, continues to provide medical care to all residents of Cook County, regardless of a resident's socio-economic status, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, and other categorizations; and WHEREAS, Cook County's two hospitals, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Provident Hospital of Cook County, along with Cook County's several healthcare clinics, provide more than half the charity care performed in the County. Additionally, Cook County Health, through its hospitals, facilities, and services, provides more charity care t...
• Sponsors: BILL LOWRY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, DONNA MILLER, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, MAGGIE TREVOR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
7/25/2024	1	Board of Commissioners

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

COOK COUNTY BIRTHDAY HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM

WHEREAS, lack of access to medicine and health care screenings can negatively impact health outcomes of residents, regardless of socio-economic status, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, and other categorizations; and

WHEREAS, since its inception, Cook County's public health system, including its hospitals, clinics, and myriad of public services, continues to provide medical care to all residents of Cook County, regardless of a resident's socio-economic status, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status, and other categorizations; and

WHEREAS, Cook County's two hospitals, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Provident Hospital of Cook County, along with Cook County's several healthcare clinics, provide more than half the charity care performed in the County. Additionally, Cook County Health, through its hospitals, facilities, and services, provides more charity care than any of the other 70 non-County hospitals throughout Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Cook County allocated approximately $4.37B of its total $9.26B FY 2024 budget to public health and health care; and

WHEREAS, according to the latest national census data from April 2020 Cook County, Illinois has a population of approximately 5,275,541 residents; and

WHEREAS, according to the latest national census data from April 2020 Chicago, Illinois has a population of approximately 2,696,561; and

WHEREAS, according to the latest national census data from April 2020, approximately 20.9% of Cook County residents are persons under the age of eighteen (18) years old and 16.2% of Cook County residents are sixty-five (65) years old or older; and

WHEREAS, according to 2022 data from CCDPH approximately 9.01% of Cook County residents, not living in Chicago, are uninsured. Of the 9.01% reporting as uninsured, approximately, 16,66% identify as Hispanic, 8.5% identify as non-Hispanic Black, 4.75% id...