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March 25, 2019

Letter From the CEO

Dea r Cook Cou n ty Hea lth Fr ien ds,

Ma n y fa ctor s g o in to liv in g a h ea lth y life a n dw e kn ow th a t a ccess to m edica l ca r e is ju st on eof th e m a n y n ecessa r y com pon en ts. Socia ldeter m in a n ts of h ea lth ca r e, in clu din g sta bleh ou sin g a n d a ccess to h ea lth y food opt ion s, a r ea lso key to posit iv ely im pa ct in g ov er a ll h ea lth .W ith th a t in m in d, Cook Cou n ty Hea lthcon t in u es to pa r tn er w ith com m u n ityor g a n iza t ion s to su ppor t th e h ea lth of ou rpa t ien ts ou tside of th e ty pica l h ospita l or h ea lthcen ter set t in g .

Th r ou g h ou r pa r tn er sh ip w ith th e Gr ea terCh ica g o Food Depositor y , w e a r e pr ov idin g fr eshfr u its a n d v eg eta bles to pa t ien ts w h o scr een a sfood in secu r e. Th r ou g h Febr u a r y , th e Fr esh Tr u ck h a d m a de 1 6 3 v isits to 1 2CCH h ea lth cen ter s pr ov idin g 4 4 0,000 pou n ds of fr esh pr odu ce to n ea r ly7 0,000 h ou seh old m em ber s. A m on g th e sev en sch edu led site v isits in Ma r chis CCH’s n ew A r lin g ton Heig h ts Hea lth Cen ter , w h ich open ed in Ja n u a r y toser v e fa m ilies in Cook Cou n ty ’s n or th er n su bu r bs.

Cook Cou n ty Hea lth a lso pa r tn er s w ith Bla ck Oa ks Cen ter , a n on pr ofit th a tseeks to cr ea te a loca l food sy stem th r ou g h edu ca t ion , en tr epr en eu r sh ip, a n da ccess to h ea lth y , a ffor da ble foods, to sell loca l fr esh fr u its a n d v eg eta bles a tCCH sites. People w h o u se th eir SNA P/Lin k ca r d ben efits r eceiv e a Lin k Ma tchCou pon , pa r t of th e Lin k Up Illin ois pr og r a m , w h ich dou bles th e v a lu e of fr eshfr u it a n d v eg eta ble pu r ch a ses, w ith a cr edit of u p to $2 0 per w eek for fu tu r ev isits.

A ddit ion a lly , Cook Cou n ty Hea lth h a s a lso pa r tn er ed w ith m u lt ipleor g a n iza t ion s to h elp con n ect ou r pa t ien ts to h ou sin g a n d su ppor t ser v ices.Ou r in v estm en ts in su ppor t iv e h ou sin g pr og r a m s h a v e in cr ea sed pa t ien ta ccess to h ou sin g oppor tu n it ies a n d im pr ov ed ov er a ll w ell-bein g . CCHcom m u n ity h ea lth w or ker s, ca se m a n a g er s, n u r ses a n d socia l w or ker s a ssessa n d iden t ify pa t ien ts in n eed of a ddit ion a l r esou r ces.

W e fir m ly believ e in ou r r ole in h elpin g to r edu ce h ea lth dispa r it ies in CookCou n ty , a n d w e con t in u e to ex plor e w a y s to pr ov ide com pr eh en siv e ca r e forou r pa t ien ts, th eir fa m ilies a n d com m u n it ies.

Dr. Jay Shannon, CEO, CCH

March is National Kidney Month

In r ecog n it ion of Na t ion a l Kidn ey Mon th , CCH u r g es ev er y on e to lea r n a bou tch r on ic kidn ey disea se a n d w h a t y ou ca n do to pr ev en t it . Ch r on ic kidn eydisea se (CKD) is a com m on a n d u n der -r ecog n ized disea se. It is m ost lya sy m ptom a tic in th e ea r lier sta g es, bu t if left u n tr ea ted it ca n lea d to en d-sta g e r en a l disea se (ESRD) or kidn ey fa ilu r e.

CKD is th e n in th -lea din g ca u se of dea th in th e U.S. A n est im a ted 3 0 m illiona du lts a r e liv in g w ith kidn ey disea se a n d a ppr ox im a tely 4 8 per cen t of th osein th e la ter sta g es of th e disea se a r e u n a w a r e of th eir dia g n osis. In th e U.S. ,m in or ity popu la t ion s a r e u p to th r ee t im es m or e likely to dev elop kidn eyfa ilu r e com pa r ed to Ca u ca sia n s. On e r ea son for th is a la r m in g sta t ist ic is ala ck of a w a r en ess a bou t th e disea se in its ea r ly sta g e.

Wh a t a re som e st eps YOU ca n t a ke t o prev en t CKD?

• If y ou h a v e a fa m ily or per son a l h istor y of h y per ten sion , dia betes or kidn eydisea se, ta lk to y ou r pr im a r y ca r e doctor a bou t tw o scr een in g tests: ser u mcr ea t in in e lev el (lev el of kidn ey fu n ct ion ) a n d u r in e pr otein (a lbu m in ) forea r ly detect ion of kidn ey disea se. • If y ou h a v e a h istor y of h y per ten sion , keep y ou r blood pr essu r e below1 4 0/9 0 a n d a sk y ou r doctor a bou t y ou r blood pr essu r e g oa l. • If y ou h a v e a h istor y of dia betes, keep y ou r blood su g a r u n der con tr ol a n dkn ow y ou r A 1 C lev el. • A ddit ion a lly , ea t h ea lth y , ex er cise r eg u la r ly , a v oid sm okin g , m a in ta in ah ea lth y w eig h t a n d a v oid m edica t ion s su ch a s Ibu pr ofen , A dv il a n d A lev e. • Get to kn ow y ou r kidn ey n u m ber s. For m or e in for m a tion , v isit th e Na t ion a lKidn ey Fou n da t ion of Illin ois w ebsite to lea r n a bou t fr ee kidn ey h ea lthscr een in g s.

If y ou a r e in ter ested in lea r n in g m or e a bou t kidn ey disea se, y ou a r e in v ited toa t ten d a kidn ey h ea lth cla ss a t Str og er Hospita l. For r eg istr a t ion , ca ll th eNeph r olog y Clin ic a t 3 1 2 -8 6 4 -4 6 00.

Research + Innovation Summit:Tackling the Opioid Epidemic

In Febr u a r y , CCH h osted th e fir stResea r ch a n d In n ov a t ion Su m m it :Ta cklin g th e Opioid Epidem ic,w h ich br ou g h t tog eth er keysta keh older s fr om a cr oss th e city ,cou n ty a n d sta te to ta lk a bou tw h a t CCH a n d ou r pa r tn er sa r e doin g to a ddr ess th e issu esim pa ct in g ou r com m u n it ies.

Patience Roberts s hares details of her battle

w ith Opioid Us e Dis order that s panned ov er

tw o decades . She credits m edication-

as s is ted treatm ent, coaching and s upport

for s av ing her life.

Su bsta n ce Use Disor der v a r ies in differ en t r eg ion s th r ou g h ou t th e U.S. , bu t inCook Cou n ty , m ost opioid dea th s a r e fr om th e str eet dr u g s h er oin a n dfen ta n y l, w h ich a r e in v olv ed in n ea r ly th r ee qu a r ter s of a ll fa ta l dr u gov er doses. In 2 01 7 , th er e w er e m or e th a n 1 ,1 00 opioid ov er dose dea th s inCook Cou n ty —a n u m ber th a t w ill likely con t in u e to r ise. Click h er e to lea r nm or e a bou t CCH’s w or k tow a r ds ta cklin g th e opioid epidem ic.

Th e su m m it pr ov ided a n oppor tu n ity for sta keh older s to lea r n a bou t CCH’s

Su bsta n ce Use Disor der pr og r a m s a n d pr ov ided a spa ce for people to en g a g ea n d colla bor a te to dev elop a ct ion a ble pla n s to a ddr ess th is cr it ica l issu e. CCHw ill h ost th e n ex t Resea r ch a n d In n ov a t ion Su m m it "Hou sin g is Hea lth " onMa y 2 2 .

Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Award

Con g r a tu la t ion s to th eRu th M. Roth stein Cor eCen ter tea m for r eceiv in ga n a w a r d fr om th e A IDSFou n da t ion of Ch ica g o(A FC) a t th eir a n n u a lm eet in g for 2 0 y ea r s ofpa r tn er sh ip a n d set t in gth e pa ce to a dv a n ceh ea lth equ ity a n d ju st icein Illin ois.

Th e CORE Cen ter w a sesta blish ed a s apa r tn er sh ip betw een CCHa n d Ru sh Un iv er sityMedica l Cen ter tw odeca des a g o. Sin ce itopen ed its door s in 1 9 9 8 ,th e CORE Cen ter h a sr em a in ed on e of th ela r g est pr ov ider s ofHIV /A IDS ca r e in th e US.Th e m ission of th e CORECen ter is to pr ov ide th eh ig h est qu a lity of ca r e forper son s a n d fa m iliesa ffected by in fect iou sdisea ses.

Th e CORE Cen ter a n d CCH a r e pr ou d pa r tn er s of Gett in g to Zer o Illin ois, a nin it ia t iv e to en d th e HIV epidem ic in th e sta te by 2 03 0. Th e in it ia t iv e w a sdev eloped in colla bor a t ion w ith com m u n ity -ba sed or g a n iza t ion s, h ea lth ca r epr ov ider s, g ov er n m en t a g en cies, people liv in g w ith HIV a n d oth er com m ittedcom m u n ity m em ber s. Gett in g to Zer o ca n be a ch iev ed by g et t in g 2 0 per cen tm or e people liv in g w ith HIV v ir a lly su ppr essed a n d g et t in g 2 0 per cen t m or epeople v u ln er a ble to HIV on pr e-ex posu r e pr oph y la x is (Pr EP). To lea r n m or ea bou t th e CORE Cen ter , click h er e.

Pictured from left to right: Freddie Shufford (CORE Center), Bas hirat Olayanju (AFC), Dr. Toyin

Adeyem i (CCH Senior Director of HI V Serv ices ), Alice Cam eron Pharm D (CORE Center) and John Peller

(CEO, AFC)

Arlington Heights Health CenterOpen House and Tours

Maintain a Healthy Heart

CCH Div is ion of Cardiology s how ed its s upport for tack ling heart dis eas e in w om en by ‘going red' on

National Wear Red Day, February 1.

Hea r t disea se is th e lea din g ca u se of dea th in th e U.S. for both m en a n dw om en . Th e Cen ter s for Disea se Con tr ol a n d Pr ev en t ion est im a tes th a t on e inev er y fou r dea th s in th e U.S. is th e r esu lt of h ea r t disea se. Hig h blood pr essu r eis a key r isk fa ctor for h ea r t disea se a s it ca n ca u se ex cess str a in on th e h ea r t 'scor on a r y a r ter ies. Th is da m a g es th e a r ter ies ov er t im e a n d ca n u lt im a telyca u se a h ea r t a t ta ck, h ea r t fa ilu r e, a n d sev er a l oth er h ea lth issu es. Her ea r e steps y ou ca n ta ke to low er y ou r blood pr essu r e:

W eig h t loss is on e of th e m ost effect iv e lifesty le ch a n g es a per son ca nm a ke to con tr ol th eir blood pr essu r e. Redu cin g y ou r w eig h t by 1 0pou n ds ca n sig n ifica n t ly low er y ou r blood pr essu r e. Reg u la r ph y sica l a ct iv ity of a t lea st 3 0 m in u tes per da y ca n h elp y oua v oid dev elopin g fu ll-blow n h y per ten sion . If y ou a lr ea dy h a v e h ig hblood pr essu r e, keepin g y ou r h ea r t r a te u p on a r eg u la r ba sis ca n br in g

y ou r blood pr essu r e dow n to sa fer lev els. Ma in ta in a h ea lth y diet a n d sta y a w a y fr om sa lt . Gett in g lots ofv eg eta bles, fr u its, w h ole g r a in s a n d low -fa t da ir y n ot on ly ca n h elp y oulose w eig h t , bu t it a lso ca n dr a st ica lly r edu ce y ou r blood pr essu r e. A v oidea t in g too m u ch sa lt a n d m in im ize sa tu r a ted fa ts a n d ch olester ol fr omy ou r diet . Qu it sm okin g a n d lim it th e a m ou n t of a lcoh ol y ou dr in k. Con su m in gm or e th a n on e dr in k per da y for w om en a n d tw o dr in ks for m en ca nr a ise blood pr essu r e.

Ma kin g lifesty le ch a n g es is n o sm a ll fea t , bu t th e poten t ia l ben efits ca n bequ ite su bsta n t ia l.

Men’s Health Matters

W h en it com es to pr ev en t ion a n d ea r ly detect ion , m en 's h ea lth often ta kes aba ck sea t to w om en 's h ea lth . Resea r ch sh ow s th a t com pa r ed to w om en , m ena r e m or e likely to sm oke a n d dr in k a lcoh ol a n d g en er a lly lea d less h ea lth ylifesty les. In a ddit ion , m en a r e m or e likely to pu t off r ou t in e ch ecku ps a n ddela y seein g a h ea lth ca r e pr ov ider for poten t ia l pr oblem s.

For tu n a tely , m a n y of th e h ea lth con dit ion s a n d disea ses th a t m en fa ce ca n bepr ev en ted or t r ea ted—if fou n d ea r ly . In or der to sta r t ta kin g bet ter ca r e ofth eir h ea lth , it is im por ta n t for m en to u n der sta n d th eir r isk fa ctor s a n d h owth ey ca n im pr ov e th eir ov er a ll h ea lth .

Men’s Health Initiative

Dr . Br ia n Hu m ph r ey , licen sed clin ica l psy ch olog ist , la u n ch ed a Men ’s Hea lthIn it ia t iv e (MHI) in Ja n u a r y a t CCH’s En g lew ood Hea lth Cen ter . MHI is alectu r e ser ies focu sin g on a v a r iety of topics su ch a s v iolen ce pr ev en t ion a n dh ea lth y lifesty le opt ion s th a t a im s to h elp im pr ov e m en ’s socia l, ph y sica l a n dm en ta l h ea lth . Th e n ex t for u m discu ssion a t En g lew ood Hea lth Cen ter w ill beh eld on Tu esda y , A pr il 1 6 , 2 01 9 .

A lso, ch eck ou t th is m on th ’s episode of CA N TV w ith Dr . Hu m ph r ey discu ssin gth e im por ta n ce of m en ’s h ea lth .

Physician Profile:

Dr. Mark Wille

Dr . W ille is th e dir ector of kidn ey a n d ston e disea sefor CCH’s Div ision of Ur olog y a n d th e dir ector ofth e In ter disciplin a r y Ston e Clin ic, a colla bor a t ionw ith u r olog y , n eph r olog y , a n d dieta r y r esou r ces toh elp pa t ien ts pr ev en t u r olith ia sis. Dr . W ille ispa r t icu la r ly in ter ested in th e m a n a g em en t ofcom plica ted ston e disea se a n d u ses m in im a llyin v a siv e a n d en doscopic su r g ica l tech n iqu es. He isdedica ted to h elpin g h is pa t ien ts w ith in n ov a t iv e,in div idu a lized, m oder n m edica l solu t ion s for av a r iety of h ea lth con cer n s.

He r eceiv ed h is Ba ch elor of Scien ce deg r ee inch em istr y fr om th e Un iv er sity of Illin ois,g r a du a t in g w ith Su m m a Cu m La u de dist in ct ion .He w en t on to r eceiv e h is m edica l deg r ee fr om th eUn iv er sity of Ch ica g o. A fter m edica l sch ool, Dr . W ille t r a in ed in g en er a lsu r g er y a n d com pleted h is u r olog y r esiden cy a t th e Un iv er sity of Ch ica g o.

Cook County Health in the News

Late Season Flu Wave Sparked by NewStrain

U.S. opioid epidemic: Study warnsabout ‘third wave’ of fentanyl

Loan Repayment Program for CliniciansAlso Seeks to Fight Opioid Crisis

Midwest Hospitals Running as UsualDespite Freezing Temps

Weather Whiplash in the Midwest:From Deep Freeze to Melt, Bringing

New Risks

The Boiling Water Challenge is SendingPeople to the Hospital

Watch us on CAN TV

Ev er y m on th , Cook Cou n ty Hea lthfea tu r es a g u est ex per t on CA N TV tooffer v iew er s in for m a tion on v a r iou sh ea lth topics, su ch a s h ea r t disea sea n d br ea st ca n cer , a n d discu sspr ev en t ion a n d tr ea tm en tstr a teg ies. Be su r e to tu n e in to CA NTV on th e secon d Tu esda y of ea chm on th a t 5 p.m . to ca tch CCH'sm on th ly seg m en t , a n d ca ll in w ithy ou r h ea lth qu est ion s a t 3 1 2 -7 3 8 -1 06 0. To fin d a r ch iv ed episodes, v isitYou Tu be a n d look for th e Com m u n ityHea lth Hot lin e. Th e n ex t sh ow w illa ir on Tu esda y , A pr il 9 a t 5 p.m .

Cook County Health inthe Community:

Spring EventsCCH's ou tr ea ch tea m pa r t icipa tes in av a r iety of com m u n ity ev en tsth r ou g h ou t Cook Cou n ty . W h eth er itis a h ea lth fa ir , fest iv a l, job fa ir orcom m u n ity picn ic, CCH's ou tr ea chw or ker s m a ke su r e th a t Cook Cou n tyr esiden ts kn ow a bou t th e fu ll por t folioth e sy stem pr ov ides. If y ou w ou ldlike to kn ow w h er e CCH w ill be th ism on th , plea se ch eck ou r ca len da r ofev en ts.

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