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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Health & Hospitals Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/22/2026 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 9/17/2026
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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26-2382 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 7/14/2026   Not available Not available
26-1082 1 Q3 Report CCDPH 2026ReportREPORT Department: Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) Report Title: CCDPH Quarterly Report - Q3 2026 Report Period: Q3 2026 Summary: CCDPH third quarter report, 2026 - Good Food Purchasing and food security   Not available Not available
26-2018 1 RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COOK COUNTY JAILResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COOK COUNTY JAIL WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners is committed to improving public health and safety and has invested substantial resources to further that goal, including substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction programs, community-based violence intervention initiatives, and policies and programs aimed at increasing pretrial fairness; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Corrections is one of the largest single-site jails in the country, expanding ninety-six acres and eight city blocks, and as of February 2026, averages a population of around 6,000 individuals in custody; and WHEREAS, according to multiple reports from sources such as the Vera Institute for Justice, the Cook County Jail is one of the largest institutions that jails people with mental health needs; and WHEREAS, Cermak Health Services is the accredited provider of health services to individuals in custody at the Cook County Jail, and provides primary care, specialty care, oral health, mental   Not available Not available