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Meeting Details
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Meeting date/time:
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7/14/2026
1:00 PM
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Minutes status:
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Final
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Meeting location:
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Cook County Building, Board Room,
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 7/9/2026
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Attachments:
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To comment on an item on this agenda, click here, Click to Watch Live, Supplemental Agenda H&H 7.14.26, 26-1611 CCDPH disparities report_item 26 1611_ July 2026_HWI and Precarious work.pdf, 26-1731 HHC Mosquito Abatement Report Review CCDPH_item 26 1731_July 2026.pdf, 23_3815 CCDPH_COVID and infectious disease report_Q3 July 14 2026_R (002).pdf, 26-1735 REVISED CCH Presentation Resolution Colon Cancer Rising Rates.pdf, 07.2026 Cook County Public Defender Behavioral Health Services Presentation.pdf, Public Speakers - Health and Hospital Committee - 7.14.2026 - Post Meeting Update, Robert Holub Written Testimony 7.14.26.pdf
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26-1986
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 6/9/2026 | approve | Pass |
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26-1274
| 1 | | PD Behavioral Health Quarterly Report | Report | 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 | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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23-3815
| 1 | | Covid-19 Quarterly Updates | Resolution | 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 | defer | Pass |
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26-1611
| 1 | | CCDPH-Semi-annual Disparities Report | Report | 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 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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26-1731
| 1 | | An Assessment of Mosquito Abatement Activities in Suburban Cook County | Report | 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. | recommend for approval | Pass |
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26-1735
| 1 | | 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 | Resolution | 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 | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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26-1736
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REQUIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 45 | Resolution | 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 | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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