Dr. Steve Perry is Colorado’s 2019 Childhood Immunization Champion
Shannon Barbare, Communications Manager, 303-692-2036,
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Colorado public health agencies vaccinate thousands in hepatitis A outbreak
Shannon Barbare, Communications Manager, 303-692-2036, shannon.barbare@state.co.us
Community paramedicine delivers short-term care at home
New type of health care fills gap &
Colorado to test emergency patient transfer during exercise
Juliann Bertone, Communications Specialist, 303-692-6307
Clean air, climate change expert selected for state's top environmental health position
Denver: John Putnam, chair and longtime member of the Regional Air Quality Council, will assume the top environmental health role in Colorado, starting May 6. As the Director of Environmental Programs at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Putnam will serve as a senior adviser to Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan.
State health department denounces Title X rule
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has denounced the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule that makes substantive changes to the Title X Family Planning Program and jeopardizes access to critical reproductive health care services, including cancer screenings, for thousands of Coloradans.
Teams selected for Colorado NextCycle Program
Eric Heyboer, Recycling Grants Administrator | 303-691-4955 | eric.heyboer@state.co.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb.
Committee releases third report on marijuana health effects
Shannon Barbare, Communications Specialist | 303-692-2036 | shannon.barbare@state.co.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan.
Colorado health department addresses youth vaping epidemic in New England Journal of Medicine
Vanessa Bernal, Bilingual Media Specialist | 303-692-2156 | vanessa.bernal@state.co.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan.
Work-related deaths in Colorado down slightly; construction fatalities increase
Work-related deaths in Colorado decreased slightly between 2016 and 2017, according to data released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. In 2017, there were a total of 77 fatal work injuries recorded, a 5 percent decrease from the 81 reported in 2016. The fatal injury rate also decreased to 2.8 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers from 3.0 in 2016.