Four legislative initiatives presented by Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller were adopted at the National Association of Counties annual conference in Philadelphia this month.

Miller was one of 2,000 delegates at the conference. She represents Homewood on the Cook County Board. Miller asked that four legislative policy platform measures be included into the American County Platform, NACo’s permanent policy document. Each was adopted. Miller’s initiatives were:

• Cardiovascular platform legislation that supports federal and local government coordination to advance Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training and increased federal funding to work with counties and local community and government agencies on more robust awareness and training campaigns in CPR/AED.
• Maternal health platform legislation that supports enhanced funding for clinical research on pregnancy and childbirth outcomes, and other relevant factors affecting maternal and child health. Also, to promote and augment funding for increased doula training, certification and service provision and support counties and community-based organizations in building and diversifying the doula workforce to provide culturally appropriate, and patient-centered care and advocacy.
• Environmental justice platform legislation that supports increased federal funding, technical assistance, and coordination with counties to implement equitable climate resilient infrastructure investments. 
• Social Media Safety Platform legislation: Supports federal funding for social media safety education and training and calls for the federal government to assist counties in educating youth on safe social media usage and its potential dangers, as well as parental outreach and support.

In addition, Miller also introduced a policy resolution that was first approved at the 2025 NACo Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., in support of increased funding for uterine fibroid education, research and treatment.

“I’m honored to be able to raise awareness of some of the most pressing issues facing Cook County and ensure county officials across the country are working to address these crucial matters,” Miller said. “During my time in office, I’ve dedicated my work in Cook County to advocating for increased awareness of cardiovascular health, maternal health, social media safety and environmental justice, and I’m honored to receive this recognition at the national level.”