Press Release
Colorado to expand monkeypox vaccination eligibility to include people whose sexual partners meet current criteria
Vaccines available statewide; mobile vaccination clinics continue
STATEWIDE (October 20, 2022) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is expanding its monkeypox vaccine eligibility criteria to include people whose sexual partners meet any of the other current criteria for vaccination.
The Front Range Waste Diversion enterprise releases seventh grant funding opportunity with up to $4M in funding for Community Zero Waste recycling and recovery projects
REMOTE (October 13, 2022): The Front Range Waste Diversion Enterprise and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are pleased to announce their seventh grant cycle to support projects with significant waste diversion impacts in the Front Range of Colorado. Eligible applicants include government agencies, private companies (haulers, remanufacturers, material recycling facilities, etc.), educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Local communities and organizations invited to apply for grants to improve the environment
REMOTE (Oct. 11, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched “Community Solutions to Improve Environmental Health,” an environmental justice grant program designed to provide funding to communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change.
CDPHE, federal food program partners delivered nearly 1 million meals to seniors during the pandemic
Denver, (October 10, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and adult day care facilities across the state partnered to deliver nearly 1 million meals to seniors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic from April 2020 to December 2021, according to new data released by the department today.
Flu season is here — Get your annual vaccine
Data from Southern Hemisphere shows early and severe flu season
Monkeypox vaccine distribution continues in Colorado
Preliminary data: People vaccinated with Jynneos during current outbreak much less likely to develop monkeypox
Health department to develop framework for oversight of oil and gas greenhouse gas emission reductions
Air Pollution Control Division seeks input to track and verify oil and gas emissions
REMOTE (October 4, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division is gathering input on new oversight requirements for oil and gas production sites. The division will include the requirements in a rulemaking to verify that operators are reducing emissions to meet new greenhouse gas intensity standards.