title: Illinois Department of Public Health
text: # Illinois Department of Public Health
  
  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the code department of the Illinois state government that prevents and controls disease and injury, regulates medical practitioners, and promotes sanitation.
  
  ## IDPH offices
  
  The Illinois Department of Public Health consists of these offices:
  
  * Office of the Director
  * Office of Finance and Administration
  * Office of Health Care Regulation
  * Office of Health Promotion
  * Office of Health Protection
  * Office of Human Resources
  * Office of Information Technology
  * Office of Performance Management
  * Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics
  * Office of Preparedness and Response
  * Office of Women's Health
  
  ## Notable people
  
  Directors of IDPH :
  
  | Name | Dates | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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 | |
  
  * Catherine Stokes, is a retired deputy director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and a community volunteer.
  