Brief background of public health in Chicago followed by description of Healthy Chicago public health agenda followed by accomplishments of the agenda.

1. Chicago Department of Public Health
Healthy Chicago
Destination Chicago: Feinberg School of Medicine
August 8, 2012
Bechara Choucair, MD
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Public Health
@choucair on
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

7. HEALTHY CHICAGO
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
TRANSFORMING THE
Chicago Department of Public Health
HEALTH OF OUR CITY
CHICAGO ANSWERS THE CALL
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

8. HEALTHY CHICAGO
Chicago Department of Public Health
IT MATTERS
Chicago Department of Public Health
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

9. A Comprehensive Public Health Agenda
A blueprint for action to create:
»Healthy City
»Healthy Neighborhoods
»Healthy Homes
»Healthy People

10. HEALTHY CHICAGO
Chicago Department of Public Health
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
Chicago Department of Public Health
IT’S ABOUT HOW WE
BEHAVE AS A CITY
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

11. IT DEMANDS THAT WE MAKE CHANGES
» Policies
» Programs
» Education

12. Chicago Public Health Agenda
Chicago Department of Public Health
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

13. HEALTHY CHICAGO
Chicago Department of Public Health
MOVING TOWARD A
HEALTHY CHICAGO
Chicago Department of Public Health
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

14. Chicago Department of Public Health
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

15. Status of Healthy Chicago (n = 193)
by Specific Priority, 2011 (4th Quarter)
Public Health Infrastucture
Violence Prevention
Healthy Homes
CD Control & Prevention
Healthy Mothers & Babies
Access to Health Care
Heart Disease & Stroke
Cancer Disparities
Adolescent Health
HIV Prevention
Obesity Prevention
Tobacco Use
0 5 10 15 20 25
Pending Initiation In progress Completed

16. Healthy Chicago Policies

17. Policy Accomplishments
Breast Feeding
• 12 Chicago hospitals have
entered the pathway to
become Baby Friendly
• Increased WIC support for
breastfeeding through
lactation counselor training

18. Policy Accomplishments
Child Care Standards
• Standards for nutrition, physical activity and screen
time
• 90 trainings reached 1,400 day care center
providers
• All licensed day care
centers are adopting
standards, which as
of 12/20/11 was 743
centers

19. Policy Accomplishments
Tobacco Prevention
• 1638 units of private
smoke-free housing
• 4 CHA smoke-free
developments
• 750 undercover stings
for illegal sales to
minors

20. Policy Accomplishments
Tobacco Prevention
• All City Colleges & Roosevelt University
• 4 more hospitals are now smoke-free
• Catholic schools smoke-free
• The Y of Metro Chicago expanded its smoke-free policy
at four of its residential facilities with a commitment to be
100 percent smoke free by October 2012

21. Policy Accomplishments
Tobacco Prevention
• State Cigarette tax increase of $1.00
• Tobacco vending machines are no longer permitted in
Chicago
• “Roll Your Own” cigarette tobacco machines will now be
taxed at the same rate as cigarettes
• 5 Chicago drug treatment centers have implemented
smoke-free campuses.
• Over 30 Chicago FQHCs have implemented the Ask,
Advise and Refer model providing over 104,000 patients
to be screened for tobacco use

22. Policy Accomplishments
School Health
• Established Office of Adolescent and School Health
• Hired CPS Chief Health Officer
• Expanded STI screening in CPS schools
• Improved nutritional standards for school meals
• 56 schools certified by Healthier
US School Challenge
• Comprehensive obesity report
on CPS students to be
released

23. Policy Accomplishments Obesity
• Urban agriculture ordinance passed
• Healthy vending contract for City
• Healthy Produce Carts
• Healthy Corner Stores
• Healthy YMCA policies
• Healthy Procurement Executive Order for all City
Agencies, in development

24. Healthy Chicago Programs

25. Program Accomplishments Obesity
• Fresh Moves
• Grant Partnership with U of C - Diabetes Translational
Research
• Awarded $800,000 to 10 CBO’s to increase healthy
options in corner stores, support breast feeding education
and implement healthy changes in schools

26. Program Accomplishments
Immunizations
Increase immunization rates for Percent of children aged 12-18 months enrolled in WIC
with 3:2:2 immunization series
children in WIC 100%
National award for immunization
improvement - past two years 75%
Distribute 1.2 million vaccines
50%
through VFC program
Conduct activities to promote 25%
adolescent immunizations
• HPV priority of Healthy Chicago 0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Agenda
2011 2012 Target

27. Program Accomplishments
Adolescent Health
• STI screenings
– 8,592 educated; 5,778 screened (FY12 to date)
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
– 4500 students received curriculum and supports
(FY12)
• Teen dating violence prevention
– 5000 youth and parents*
*anticipated 2012-2016

28. Program Accomplishments
Maternal and Child Home Visits
16,000 Nursing Home visits (2011)

29. Program Accomplishments: Lead
50,594 6mo-35mo olds screened for blood lead poisoning

30. Program Accomplishments:
Promoting Oral Health among
Children
112, 332 CPS
students
received an
oral health
exam during
2010/2011
school year

31. Education and Public Awareness

32. Education: Raise Public Awareness
• Breastfeeding
• Food Access
• Smoke-free environments
• Vaccines

33. Education Accomplishments
Obesity

34. Education Accomplishments
Tobacco Prevention

35. Education Accomplishments
A growing number of youth express no interest in
smoking, or are trying to quit.

36. Education Accomplishments
Vaccine Preventable Illnesses

37. Education Accomplishments
Communicable Disease Control
• ICAAP training partnership with Providers
to increase immunization coverage
• 47 TB prevention and treatment Education
session delivered to healthcare providers
and the public

38. What’s Next?

39. Coming Soon
• Asthma Initiative
• Bicycle helmets
• Healthy CPS Action Plan
• Play streets
• Obesity report on CPS students
• Lactation rooms in City buildings
• Seek funding for school-based adolescent vaccine
program
• Expand school based health centers
• New wellness policy for CPS

40. HEALTHY CHICAGO
Chicago Department of Public Health
Together we will Make Chicago
a healthier city!

41. HEALTHY CHICAGO
Chicago Department of Public Health
Let’s Keep Moving!