Press Release | Department of Public Health & Environment

Colorado expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility criteria, announces upcoming mobile clinics

STATEWIDE (September 19, 2022) — The state of Colorado is expanding its monkeypox vaccination criteria to provide protection to Coloradans before they have high-risk exposures to monkeypox.

Colorado continues to take action to reduce ozone pollution

State gets EPA to commit to work with Colorado on a plan that’s tailored and targeted to Colorado’s needs as law and science allow.

State welcomes community involvement in developing a plan to advance environmental justice

Health department to create more protective requirements for sources of air pollution in disproportionately impacted communities

State implements additional permit requirements for minor sources of air pollution

Health department establishes more protective modeling provisions for new general permit applications

Air and climate challenges facing region focus of annual Four Corners Air Quality Group meeting

In person and online meeting taking place in Farmington on Sept. 21 & 22, 2022

CDPHE opens appointments for second doses of monkeypox vaccine, expands eligibility criteria, and transitions to new appointment scheduling process

STATEWIDE (Aug.

CDPHE seeks new round of public feedback on environmental justice recommendations

REMOTE (Aug. 31, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment wants additional feedback from community members on the Environmental Justice Action Task Force’s third draft of recommendations that it will send to the legislature, governor, and CDPHE in the fall.

Public health officials urge parents to get their children up-to-date on back-to-school vaccinations

CDPHE releases 2021-2022 school and child care immunization rates

STATEWIDE (Aug.

CDPHE to send vaccine reminder texts and emails to parents and guardians

Stress importance of staying up to date on routine childhood and adolescent vaccines

STATEWIDE (Aug.

State issues cease and desist order for Prospect Energy Krause site

Health department cites risk to public welfare

REMOTE (August 25): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division is ordering Prospect Energy to immediately cease operations at its Krause site north of Fort Collins because of repeated violations that endanger public welfare. The division’s decision comes after it exhausted other options to correct those violations, including initiating several enforcement actions.