Cook County Department of Public Health
Chief Operating Officer
1010 Lake St. Suite 104
Oak Park
ILUSA
60301-1133
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Martin was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of the Cook County Department of Public Health by then the Honorable John H. Stroger, Jr., President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, in 2002. He is responsible for public health programs and services for one of the nation’s largest metropolitan health departments, ranging from emergency preparedness; disease prevention, control and epidemiology; health statistics; health promotion; maternal, child, adolescent, and women's health; STD/HIV; nutrition services; violence prevention; and environmental licensing, inspections and complaints. The Cook County Department of Public Health is the state-certified local public health agency serving 125 local municipalities, covering a 700 square mile area, with a large urban population of approximately 2.3 million residents.
Dr. Martin holds a B.S. in Biology and a M.P.H. in Epidemiology from Tulane University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Epidemiologic Science. He is a member of the American College of Epidemiology, American Public Health Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research, and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. Also, he is a fellow of the Leadership Greater Chicago, the Institute of Medicine of Chicago and a member of several boards and committees, including the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium, Illinois Department of Public Health – LHD Executive Advisory Group, NACCHO Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Essential Services Committee, Suburban Primary Health Care Council, Illinois State Health Improvement Planning Team, and the State of Illinois Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board. In addition, he is the secretary/treasurer of the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium and serves on the faculty at the Texas A&M University School of Rural Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Governors State University.