Cook County’s local public health team has played a crucial role in responding to COVID-19 over the past two years. Our approach has been collaborative. Local public health provides partners in the community with evidence-based information on pandemic-related topics such as infection control and recommendations for what to do if you test positive for COVID-19 or are exposed to someone... READ MORE >
Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) have worked in partnership for over 20 years to provide a wide range of programs in service to the Cook County Community. These include Child and Teen Check-ups, developmental screenings for young children (Follow Along), home visits to pregnant and postpartum families, outreach, the Statewide Health Improvement... READ MORE >
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated (two weeks past their last dose of COVID- 19 vaccine) no longer need to wear a mask most of the time (with exceptions for medical facilities, schools and mass transportation). The CDC made this decision because we continue to see more and more evidence that... READ MORE >
As the days grow longer, our attention naturally shifts to the summer months ahead. We’re in a much better place with COVID-19 than last year at this time. Locally, we’ve got easy access to vaccines that work very well at preventing us from becoming infected with COVID-19, getting sick and passing the virus to others. Just last week, Governor Tim... READ MORE >
On Friday, January 15, Cook County Public Health announced that 345 county residents, or 6.5 percent of the county’s population, have received at least one dose of the vaccine, as compared to 2.9 percent statewide. On January 14, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced guidance for health departments and providers to begin vaccinating all residents over the age of... READ MORE >
Since 1998, Cook County PHHS and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic staff have worked in partnership to provide community health outreach services, Child and Teen Checkups, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition support, and the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP). In 2018, this expanded to include the universal family home visiting program, and earlier this year, Clinic staff began providing evidence-based nurse... READ MORE >
Cook County is awarding seven local agencies that promote community health and well-being with Public Health funds in 2020, for a combined total of $133,505. A subgroup of the county’s Public Health and Human Services Advisory Committee convened in early September to review requests for grants from the Public Health Fund. This is the second year for the advisory committee... READ MORE >
