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16-5219
| 1 | | Committee Minutes of meeting of 07/13/2016 | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/13/2016 | approve | Pass |
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16-4064
| 1 | | CALLING FOR THE CREATION OF A GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM AS A PROJECT OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM’S COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH UNIT | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CALLING FOR THE CREATION OF A GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM AS A PROJECT OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM’S COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH UNIT
WHEREAS, every year the physicians of the Cook County Health and Hospital System’s Stroger Hospital treat approximately 900 victims of gun violence; and
WHEREAS, the cost to Cook County taxpayers of treating victims of gun violence typically ranges between $35,000.00 and $50,000.00 per victim; and,
WHEREAS, Chicago and Cook County are presently engulfed in a gun violence crisis, with 1,823 people in Chicago shot in 2016 to date, and 312 people killed during this same time period; and
WHEREAS, gun violence in Chicago and Cook County has strained the resources of Cook County and stretched the limits of many of the institutions of Cook County government, including the Cook County Medical Examiner, Cook County Jail, the Cook County Circuit Court, and the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, among others; and
WHEREAS, numerous national, regional and local public policy experts have clearly identi | recommend for approval | Pass |
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