June Environmental Breakfast Featuring Dr. Julie Morita, Commissioner, CDPH 

The A&WMA Lake Michigan States Section and the Union League Club Environmental Committee are pleased to invite you to join us to hear Dr. Julie Morita speak at the June 21^st Environmental Breakfast. Dr. Julie Morita is Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). Mayor Rahm Emanuel nominated Dr. Morita for this position in January, following 15 years of service to the department.

As CDPH Medical Director for Immunization, Dr. Morita fostered partnerships with health systems and the private sector, achieving recognition for both the improvements in and overall coverage rates. In 2009, Dr. Morita led the City’s response to the pandemic influenza outbreak, developing a system to distribute more than one million doses of vaccine to clinics and residents across the City. Most recently, as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Morita led the City’s efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of the Ebola virus, including developing and launching the Chicago Ebola Resource Network, the first local network of medical centers working jointly to prepare and respond to a possible Ebola case. As a result of her efforts, Chicago was the first jurisdiction in the nation to establish four CDC-approved Ebola response hospitals.