Epidemiology and Health Statistics

A Chicago resident who became ill in mid-September and tested positive for West Nile virus has died.

CHIME in Illinois: Leveraging the student and faculty resources of the University of Illinois to help public health agencies with their COVID-19 data analysis.

A free webinar series from the National Academy of Medicine and APHA on the latest science and strategies

For all of the latest updates visit this website.

The fifth individual is a Cook County resident in his 20s who flew into Chicago O’Hare Airport earlier this month after traveling to Italy.

In-State Testing for Coronavirus in Illinois Not Impacted by Issues in Other States

IDPH is now able to conduct testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (named 2019-nCoV) is a rapidly evolving situation and the IDPH provides updates as information becomes available.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago put together a short tutorial on how you can access IVDRS data.

The University of Illinois at Chicago just published this detailed public health resource guide.

Join us to develop the Illinois Epidemiology and Health Informatics Data Capacity Initiative together!

Illinois State Cancer Registry Data Release

The toolkits provide accurate, scientific-based information to counter misinformation and offer strategies for healthcare providers and local/state health departments to effectively communicate to the public.

APHA's publication, The Nation's Health, February/March 2019 issue, featured article

APHA Annual Meeting Activities

IPHA is looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to lead the following Sections of IPHA:

IDPH released Illinois’ first Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Report. The report identifies statewide trends in maternal deaths and provides recommendations to help prevent maternal mortality.

The Illinois State Cancer Registry is pleased to announce five new cancer infographics available on their website.

The CDC Announces the Release of the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data Se

This week, CDC released the first-ever multi-state analysis of trends in opioid use disorder (OUD) in labor and delivery.

View new tool kits for researchers who work with populations that are underrepresented in research.

Part of the National Institutes of Health, All of Us is expected to be the largest and most diverse longitudinal health research program ever developed.

IDPH announces the launch of its Opioid Data Dashboard, an innovative way to access data on opioid overdoses and deaths.

See how Illinois fared with the 2018 data update to America’s Health Rankings® Health of Women and Children Report.

View letter from IDPH to providers regarding PrEP guidelines