1. Chicago Department of Public Health
Healthy Chicago
Building a Healthier Chicago
June 28, 2012
Bechara Choucair, MD
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Public Health
@ChiPublicHealth on
Rahm Emanuel Bechara Choucair, MD
Mayor Commissioner

2. 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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

10. Status of Healthy Chicago (n = 193)
by Specific Priority, 2011 (4th Quarter)

11. Healthy Chicago Policies

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

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Healthy Chicago Programs

20. 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

21. Program Accomplishments
Immunizations
Increase immunization rates for
children in WIC
National award for immunization
improvement - past two years
Distribute 1.2 million vaccines
through VFC program
Conduct activities to promote
adolescent immunizations
•HPV priority of Healthy Chicago
Agenda

22. 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

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

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

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

26. Education and Public Awareness

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

28. Education Accomplishments
Obesity

29. Education Accomplishments
Tobacco Prevention

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

31. Education Accomplishments
Vaccine Preventable Illnesses

32. 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

33. What’s Next?

34. 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

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

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