Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 22-1703

• File #: 22-1703
• Version: 1
• Name: Health Care Disparities Resolution
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 2/3/2022
• In control: Health & Hospitals Committee
• On agenda: 2/10/2022
• Final action: 4/7/2022
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & COOK COUNTY HEALTH ANALYSES OF HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES IN COOK COUNTY AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS WHEREAS, Chicago and Cook County has seen an unprecedented level of disparities in healthcare outcomes during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic especially in black and brown communities reflecting national data; and WHEREAS, African Americans have been historically disproportionately impacted by some of the underlying conditions that have affected the severity of the virus, including chronic cardiovascular and kidney diseases, diabetes, asthma, and obesity; and WHEREAS, this crisis has shined a light on the causes of these disparities, which are rooted in generations of systemic disadvantages in health care delivery and health care access in communities of color, and in African American communities in particular; and WHEREAS, learning les...
• Sponsors: DONNA MILLER, DENNIS DEER, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
4/7/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
4/5/2022	1	Health & Hospitals Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
2/10/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & COOK COUNTY HEALTH ANALYSES OF HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES IN COOK COUNTY AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS

WHEREAS, Chicago and Cook County has seen an unprecedented level of disparities in healthcare outcomes during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic especially in black and brown communities reflecting national data; and

WHEREAS, African Americans have been historically disproportionately impacted by some of the underlying conditions that have affected the severity of the virus, including chronic cardiovascular and kidney diseases, diabetes, asthma, and obesity; and

WHEREAS, this crisis has shined a light on the causes of these disparities, which are rooted in generations of systemic disadvantages in health care delivery and health care access in communities of color, and in African American communities in particular; and

WHEREAS, learning lessons from this crisis and how it has adversely affected the black and brown communities and other marginalized populations is necessary to avoid the dismal and unacceptable outcomes this pandemic has caused; and

WHEREAS, changes in demographics and migration patterns in Cook County have changed the landscape for healthcare needs and resulting outcomes; and

WHEREAS, Cook County has been experiencing what some call "reverse migration" over the last decade with African Americans leaving urban areas for the suburbs, especially the south suburbs; and

WHEREAS, Cook County also saw a significant increase in Hispanic populations; however, this increase was greatest in suburban Cook County; and

WHEREAS, coupled with these trends in migration patterns suburban Cook County witnessed dramatic rises in its poverty levels especially in the southern portion of the county; and

WHEREAS, due to past and current policies and discrimination, many minorities, even those with middle- and upper ...