Joseph Harrington

PCAC Co-Lead

Joseph Harrington is the Co-Lead for the Patient and Community Advisory Committee (PCAC) and Project Lead for the PCORI-funded patient engagement project, “Elevating the Patient Voice in Research.”

He has worked in education, social services, mental health, healthcare, and public health. Mr. Harrington served for six years as an Assistant Commissioner at the Chicago Department of Public Health and retired in 2017 after serving as the State Health Department’s Regional Health Officer for Cook County. He also served as an Administrative Law Judge for Cook County. In addition to serving on CAPriCORN’s Steering, Coordinating, and Communications Committees, he lends his expertise as part of CHAIRb.