Press Release | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

CDPHE to send flu vaccine text and email reminders to parents and guardians of young children

Hospitalizations continue to rise in Colorado: Get your child/children vaccinated

STATEWIDE (November 21,2022 ) — Beginning today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send text and email reminders to approximately

Grant funding now available to help reduce pollution in communities most impacted

REMOTE (Nov. 22, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now accepting applications for new grants that will fund projects to ensure every community has a healthy environment in which to live, learn, work, and play.

Independent ‘Environmental Justice Action Task Force’ submits final recommendations

REMOTE (Nov. 17, 2022): After more than a year of extensive community outreach, the 22-member Environmental Justice Action Task Force has submitted its final recommendation to the state legislature. The task force served as an independent entity created by the state legislature to review topics of environmental justice in the state.

State health department celebrates Colorado Recycles Week

(REMOTE: November 14, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is pleased to celebrate Colorado Recycles Week and is committed to achieving a 45% diversion rate by 2036.

Here is a sampling of the the steps we’ve already taken to move the needle:

State releases five-year plan to reduce Alzheimer's disease and related dementias impacts on Coloradans

REMOTE (November 14, 2022):

CDPHE to send text and email reminders to Coloradans 65 years and older about flu vaccines

With hospitalizations rising in Colorado, get your flu vaccine to ensure hospital capacity

STATEWIDE (November 9, 2022) — Beginning today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send text and email reminders to approximately 517,000 Coloradans 65 years and older whose records in the Colorado Immunization Information System show they may be due for their annual flu vaccine.

Colorado responds to increased cases of respiratory viruses, including flu, RSV, and COVID-19

Help preserve hospital capacity by getting all recommended vaccines and staying home when sick

Environmental Justice Action Task Force to conclude its public meetings after seven meetings statewide

Final meeting to be held on Nov. 9 and 10 in Pueblo

REMOTE (Nov. 4, 2022): The Environmental Justice Action Task Force will be holding its final, hybrid meetings on Wednesday, November 9 and Thursday, November 10 in Pueblo.

Colorado responds to sharp increase in RSV hospitalizations and outbreaks, supporting the coordination of hospitals as they plan for the possibility of more cases, shares information about how to reduce spread of virus

STATEWIDE (Oct.

The state offers free mammograms to help Coloradans stay up to date on a life-saving cancer test

(REMOTE) October 27, 2022: In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the State of Colorado is encouraging Coloradans to stay up to date on mammograms so they can find breast cancer early when it’s easiest to treat. Life-saving mammograms are available for free to individuals who qualify through the Women’s Wellness Connection program, which operates at more than 100 clinics across the state.