Department overview | |
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Formed | 1877 |
Jurisdiction | Illinois |
Headquarters | Springfield and Chicago[1] |
Employees | 1,100[1] |
Annual budget | $600 million in state and federal funds[1] |
Department executive |
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Website | dph |
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the code department[2][3] of the Illinois state government that prevents and controls disease and injury, regulates medical practitioners, and promotes sanitation.[4]
The Illinois Department of Public Health consists of these offices:[4]
Name | Dates | Notes |
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Ngozi O. Ezike, M.D. | 2019–2022 | Current director and a board-certified internist and pediatrician |
Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. | 2015–2019 | |
LaMar Hasbrouck, M.D. | 2012–2015 | |
Damon T. Arnold, M.D. | 2007–2011 | |
Eric E. Whitaker, M.D. | 2003–2007 | |
John R. Lumpkin, M.D. | 1991–2003 | |
Bernard J. Turnock, M.D. | 1985–1990 | |
Thomas Kirkpatrick | 1984–1985 | |
William Kempiners | 1979–1984 | |
Paul Q. Peterson, M.D. | 1977–1978 | |
Joyce C. Lashof, M.D. | 1973–1977 | |
Franklin D. Yoder, M.D. | 1961–1973 | |
LeRoy L. Fatherree, M.D. | 1960–1961 | |
Roland R. Cross, M.D. | 1940–1959 | |
Albert C. Baxter, M.D. | 1937–1940 | |
Frank J. Jirka, M.D. | 1933–1937 | |
Andy Hall, M.D. | 1929–1933 | |
Issac D. Rawlings, M.D. | 1921–1929 | |
C. St. Clair Drake, M.D. | 1917–1921 |