House Bill 22-1157, Concerning the Utilization of Demographic Health Data by the Department of Public Health and Environment to Address Health Inequities, requires the collection of public health information concerning race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity, according to applicable state and federal data privacy laws, rules, regulations, and federal contracts.
HB 22-1157 supports the efforts of SB 21-181 which directs the department to conduct an assessment and publish a report concerning health disparities among priority populations every two years. HB 22-1157 requires the Health Equity Commission (HEC) to convene a data advisory working group and includes the selection of members for the working group. The Act further requires the state board of health to promulgate rules, which apply to all state and county, district, and municipal public health agencies, public health directors, and other persons required to collect and report data.
The Health Equity Commission's Data Advisory Work Group is soliciting public comment on drafts of Disability questions, Racial and Ethnicity questions, and Sexual Orientation Gender Identity questions as part of House Bill 22-1157.
Upcoming Data Advisory Work Group meeting
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Date: March 2025
Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom
Meeting announcements and updates are listed monthly. All regularly scheduled meetings are open to the public. For language interpretation services during meetings, please contact cdphe_healthequity@state.co.us
To help address health inequities across Colorado, a 2022 law requires CDPHE to collect public health information related to race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The department will use this data to determine gaps in health equity and work to address the social determinants of health to improve health outcomes for all Coloradans. Part of this law was the formation of the Data Advisory Work Group to guide this process.
The Data Advisory Work Group is collaborating closely with CDPHE’s various programs and organizations to incorporate vital updates, including revised disability questions, racial and ethnicity questions, and sexual orientation and gender identity questions. These updates will ensure that our data collection process aligns with contemporary standards and inclusivity principles. The work group will prioritize sharing the revisions with the first-tier priority list followed by the second-tier priority list, each representing critical areas of focus.
First-tier priorities
- CDPHE public health data sets and registries.
- Colorado Immunization Information Service.
- Colorado birth registry.
- Colorado death registry.
- STI/HIV and Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Program.
- Colorado Electronic Disease Reporting System.
- Colorado Central Cancer Registry.
- Colorado Violent Death Reporting System.
- State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System.
- CDPHE surveys.
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
- Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.
- Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.
- The Colorado Health Study — formally Attitudes and Behaviors Surveys on Health, or TABS.
Second tier priorities
- CDPHE Public health data sets and registries.
- Abortion registry.
- Fetal death registry.
- Birth defects registry.
- Health Informatics Data Systems Newborn Hearing Program.
- CDPHE programs that collect data.
- Maternal Mortality Prevention Program.
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs program.
- Child Fatality Prevention System.
- Chronic disease programs.
- Diabetes.
- Cardiovascular disease.
- Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children —WIC program.
- Family Planning Program.
- Women’s Wellness Connection — breast and cervical cancer screening for un/underinsured women.
- WISEWOMAN Program — cardiovascular disease screening.
- Monitoring Health Concerns Related to Marijuana Program.
- Overdose Prevention Program.
December 2024 meeting
Date: Monday, December 2, 2024
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Minutes | Recording
July 2024 meeting
Date: Monday, June 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Agenda | Minutes | Recording
May 2024 meeting
Date: Monday, May 13, 2024
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Minutes | Recording
February 2024 meeting
Date: Monday, February 26, 2024
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Minutes | Recording
November 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, November 6, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes |Recording
September 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes | Recording
July 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, July 24, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes | Recording
May 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes | Recording
March 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes Recording
February 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, February 27, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes
January 30, 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, January 30, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes
January 23, 2023 meeting
Date: Monday, January 23, 2023
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Agenda | Notes
December 2022 meeting
Date: Monday, December 19, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Agenda | Notes
Aaron R. Green Sr., MSM, MSW (He/Him) | Chief Equity Officer, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing | Data Advisory Group Chair
Maria Guardiola (She/Her) | Data Analyst, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
Sky Patron (They/Them) | Health Equity Manager, One Colorado
Kenny Maestas, MA (He/Him) | Legislative Coordinator, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
Ned Calonge MD, MPH (He/Him) | Chief Medical Officer, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Chris Wells, Ph.D, M.S. (He/Him) | Director Center for Health & Environment Data Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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