Community Health

The mission of the Community Health Team is to educate and inspire Cook County residents to live healthier lives through practical, prevention-focused, research-driven community health programming. The team's vision is to educate, prevent and inspire and works to:

  • educate individuals about risk factors for various health conditions,
  • prevent or reduce the chances of negative health outcomes among individuals, and
  • inspire behavior change among individuals that will eventually impact the health of their communities. 

Coronavirus

Concerned about coronavirus? Find out more about it and what you can do to protect yourself

Wellness Wednesdays

Join University of Illinois Extension Community Health Team for a 6-week webinar series to promote mental wellbeing and physical wellness. Wellness Wednesdays will be offered from 9:15am-10:00am every other week starting in February.

Breast Cancer Awareness and Detection

Signs and symptoms of this disease and understand how to assess your risk factors

Curso de Cancer de Seno en Linea

Señales y síntomas de esta enfermedad y entienda cómo evaluar sus factores de riesgo

You Can Be Smoke Free

Learn about tobacco addiction and strategies for quitting smoking

ChooseMyPlate.gov

Explores the building blocks for a healthy diet

New Mental Health Websites

Everyone's Mental Health Matters

New website sheds light on mental health and provides resources, tools, and strategies to address challenges that individuals or their loved ones might be facing.

La Salud de Todos Importa

El nuevo sitio web informa sobre la salud mental y proporciona recursos, herramientas y estrategias para abordar los desafíos que las personas o sus seres queridos podrían estar enfrentando.