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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative

As Cook County recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening efforts depended on public health testing, contact tracing, a sustained healthcare system capacity to respond to new outbreaks and public compliance with existing containment and mitigation efforts. In collaboration with Cook County Department of Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health, Hektoen participated in the COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program and provided contract management and oversight for the Suburban Cook County COVID-19 Contact Tracing Community Supports Program.

Nearly $5.5 million was awarded to successful applicants who were able to quickly implement activities to ensure the effectiveness of the CCDPH COVID-19 contact tracing program, slow the spread of COVID-19, and lessen the social and economic impacts — especially for communities and populations most adversely affected by the pandemic.

Participating Community Based Organizations (CBOs):

  • Alivio Medical Center
  • Barbara Westbrook Smith Family Life Center NFP
  • Best of Proviso Township
  • Center for Community Academic Success Partnerships
  • Centro de Trabajadores Unidos / United Workers’ Center
  • Cornerstone Community Development Corporation
  • Dream Academy Foundation
  • Ecker Center for Behavioral Health
  • It Could Be Your Kid
  • Journeys | The Road Home
  • Nations Warriors Alliance
  • Next Move Community Services
  • Northwest Compass, Inc.
  • Oak Park Regional Housing Center
  • Proactive Community Services
  • Progress Center for Independent Living
  • Quinn Center of St. Eulalia
  • Seasons Community Outreach Services
  • Sibling Leadership Network
  • The Monroe Foundation
  • The Nehemiah Community Project
  • Thinking Beyond
  • True Love Center
  • Williams Aftercare Recovery Center
  • Arab American Family Services
  • Center of Concern
  • Family Christian Health Center
  • Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)
  • First Baptist Church of Melrose Park
  • Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
  • Latino Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Alliance (LAMDA)
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Partners for Our Communities
  • Pillars Community Health
  • Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc.
  • Respond Now
  • Rincon Family Services
  • Sisters Working It Out
  • Southland Ministerial Health Network, NFP
  • Suburban Primary Health Care Council
  • TCA Health, Inc.
  • The Link & Option Center, Inc.