1125.300 - Organizational Overview
a) The
Director serves as head of the Department of Public Health and is appointed to
this office by the Governor of the State of Illinois, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. The Office of the Director consists of the Chief of
Staff, Assistant Director, Medical Director, Chief Operating Officer, Division
of Legal Services, Division of Governmental Affairs, Division of Internal
Audit, Division of Communications. The Department also consists of the Office
of Finance and Administration and Office of Human Resources.
b) The Assistant Director serves as an
assistant to the head of the Department and is appointed to this office by the
Governor of the State of Illinois, with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
c) The Chief of Staff,
Assistant Director, Medical Director, and the Chief Operating Officer report
directly to the Director.
d) The
State Board of Health functions as an advisory body to the Director. The Board
performs those functions set forth in statute.
e) The Assistant Director oversees the
day-to-day operation of the Department, including the development,
interpretation and implementation of policies, and evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Department's operations. The Assistant Director also
provides technical assistance and supervision of the Regional Health Officers.
Additionally, the Assistant Director is responsible for the operations of
Administrative Hearings Review.
f)
The Department is organized into the following major offices: Office of the
Director (OD); Office of Disease Control (ODC); Office of Health Promotion
(OHPm); Office of Women's Health and Family Services (OWHFS); Office of Health
Care Regulation (OHCR); Office of Health Protection (OHP); Office of Human
Resources (OHR); Office of Information Technology (OIT); Office of Performance
Management (OPM); Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics (OPPS); Office of
Preparedness and Response (OPR); Office of Racial and Cultural Health Equity
(ORCHE); Office of Women's Health and Family Services (OWHFS); and Office of
Finance and Administration (OFA). In addition, the Department has Regional
Offices, each administered by a Regional Health Officer. The co-central offices
in Springfield and Chicago provide the managerial and support services
necessary to enable the provision of well-planned and carefully monitored
services. The centrally-located program coordinators provide statewide
consistency to the programs.
g) An
organizational chart of the Department is contained in Appendix B.
Notes
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