Press Release

REMOTE, April 21: After months of collecting feedback and gaining support from the agency’s boards and commissions and its volunteer Health Equity Commission, CDPHE has officially published a proclamation declaring racism as a public health crisis. 

As CDPHE announced on August 22, 2020, we have empaneled a group of experts to examine if the department’s existing ketamine waiver process provides adequate oversight and training to ensure public health and safety.

REMOTE, Nov. 30, 2020: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned main website

REMOTE, Nov. 18: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has investigated several cases of confirmed or suspected foodborne botulism in the state since September.

REMOTE, Sept. 28: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment immediately closed Clear View Behavioral Health today, using a summary suspension, because of several regulatory violations. All patients have been relocated, and appropriate parties have been notified.

REMOTE, Sept. 4: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reporting the second case of human plague in the state this summer. The case, reported to the department on Sept. 3, is a resident from a rural county in Colorado.

REMOTE, Sept. 3, 2020 – The State of Colorado is launching an innovative marketing and outreach campaign to support a healthier generation of Coloradans. This campaign will promote healthy behaviors among youth by focusing on a key goal: connected relationships..

Sept. 1, 2020, REMOTE: On October 8, 2020, five teams from the Colorado NextCycle program will pitch their recycling end market ideas to compete for the opportunity to meet one-on-one with two eminent leaders in sustainable investing, Closed Loop Partners and the Colorado Impact Fund.

For immediate release: Monday, Aug. 24, 2020

Laura Dixon, Communications Manager

303-692-3373, laura.dixon@state.co.us

 

REMOTE, 8/24:  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) recommends that Coloradans test their homes for radon as more Coloradans stay home for longer periods of time.

 

Update on Ketamine Investigatory Review Panel