Press Release

More than 250 doses administered this week; 300 to be administered next week

STATEWIDE (July 1, 2022) — To prevent the spread of monkeypox in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been using its extremely limited supply of federal vaccines, administering about 250 vaccinations to Coloradans

DENVER, June 29, 2022 – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and a team from Colorado State University today launched

DENVER, June 27, 2022 – In honor of National HIV Testing Day, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment encourages Coloradans to use the array of free testing services available to know their status and get linked to care and treatment.

CDPHE is committed to testing for the chemicals and mitigating exposure

REMOTE, June 15, 2022: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment supports  the Environmental Protection Agency's changes to the health advisories for the lifetime risk of PFAS in drinking water.

Responses show youth find accessing drugs and alcohol is harder and are consuming less  

DENVER (June 15, 2022) — Today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released the latest statewide and regional results from the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, the state’s only comprehensive survey on the health and well-being of young people. More than 100,000 youth responded to the voluntary survey in the fall of 2021, and the results provide a snapshot of what young people were experiencing at that point in the COVID-19 pandemic.

BOULDER, June 9, 2022 –

New task force will evaluate Colorado’s EMS services, financial sustainability     

DENVER, June 7, 2022 – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will begin work to improve EMS services across Colorado and oversee a task force dedicated to evaluating how to reduce disparities in access to emergency services.  

EVERGREEN, June 3, 2022 - Governor Polis today signed a law creating Colorado’s first Circular Economy Development Center, which aims to empower Colorado businesses to create products using materials that Coloradans recycle. The new law will help the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment achieve its commitment to diverting trash away from landfills, increasing how much residents are recycling across the state. 

Meteorologists share advice for ‘Ozone Action Days’

REMOTE (June 1): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is partnering with the Regional Air Quality Council to raise awareness for the 2022 ozone pollution season. During those upcoming weeks, the state health department’s meteorologists will issue daily air quality forecasts indicating if the next day is an Ozone Action Day.