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Back-to-School: Healthy Minds and Bodies

Join us as Dr. Denise Cunill discusses critical health care tips for the back-to-school season. Learn what to ask during physicals, how to prepare your child, and why it’s vital to stay on top of vaccinations. Equip yourself with the knowledge to keep your children healthy and thriving this school year!


Back-to-School: Healthy Minds and Bodies
Featured Speaker:
Denise Cunill

Dr. Cunill is Cook County Health’s Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics and the lead provider at the Belmont Cragin Health Center. Dr. Cunill is a board-certified general pediatrician with special interests in community medicine, including an emphasis on health disparities among the underserved in relation to social determinants and cultural differences. Dr. Cunill’s passion for advocacy stems from the pride she has in her Cuban Mexican heritage. Dr. Cunill’s practice encompasses the entire pediatric age spectrum, with a special focus on adolescents and LGBTQ+ youth.
Dr. Cunill is a graduate from the George Washington School of Medicine in D.C. She completed her general pediatric residency at Cook County Children’s Hospital (now part of Cook County Health).