DPH-STATE HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health's State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan shall: reduce health disparities and inequities, and promote health equity; conform to national Public Health Accreditation Board Standards; have a development and implementation process that shall be carried out with the administrative and operational support of the Department; and include comprehensive, broad-based data and information from a variety of sources on health status and the public health system. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall appoint a minimum of 15 other members of the SHA and SHIP Partnership (rather than a Planning Team). Provides that the SHA and SHIP Partnership shall develop and implement a community engagement process that facilitates input into the development of the State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. Provides that the SHA and SHIP Partnership shall perform specified functions of the Planning Team and the SHIP Implementation Coordination Council. Requires the State Board of Health to submit a report by January 31 of each year on the status of State Health Improvement Plan implementation and community engagement activities to the Governor, General Assembly, and public. Effective immediately.