Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
There have been several changes in the federal requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) since 2002 to help protect surface water. This fact sheet describes the recent regulatory revisions and an important court case that affect the discharge permit requirements for Colorado's CAFOs.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
SB-194, Public Health Act of 2008, requires that each County, by resolution of its board of county commissioners, establish and maintain a county public health agency. Any two or more contiguous counties, by resolutions of the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties may establish and maintain a district public health agency.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Recent years have presented many significant changes and opportunities for population health. Although Colorado has had great success in protecting environmental quality and population health, not all residents have the same opportunities to reach their best health or live in the healthiest environment. This plan elevates a shared vision and shared strategies on several key issues. It focuses in two flagship priority areas: obesity and mental health/substance...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As cases of COVID-19 rise exponentially, many counties are moving to more restrictive policies regarding gatherings, restaurants, services, and events. The current COVID-19 Dial includes recommendations for the learning environment for schools. A review of Colorado's public health data reveal that in general, schools have been successful in implementing school guidance, and that strategies such as cohorting, mask wearing and disease investigation...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In 2012, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) hired two young people as part of its Youth and Young Adult Unit in an effort to further integrate a positive youth development approach into their programs and initiatives. At the department, the youth advisors work 20 hours per week providing the youth perspective through partnership in decision-making and guidance on current programs and initiatives, including youth sexual...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2019-
Language
English
Description
These health indicators include county, regional and state level data on a variety of health, environmental and social topics. These data are used in Colorado's Health Assessment and Planning System, a standard process created to help local public health agencies meet assessment and planning requirements. These indicators are useful for anyone who needs Colorado health data for a community health assessment or for other research purposes. Health...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has agreed to the following guidelines to conduct inspections to minimize biosecurity risks to the animals in housed commercial swine feeding operations. These guidelines are necessary because state and local inspectors present an element of disease risk due to their other professional duties that may involve livestock. These guidelines are meant to reduce risk and yet allow inspectors to accomplish...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Statistics on reportable incidents in different kinds of health facilities including: hospitals, long term care/nursing homes, group homes, hospice, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, end stage renal dialysis.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
During this pandemic, the State is working to make life as sustainable as possible, while ensuring we do not surpass our public health and health care capacities. Carefully maintaining the effective reproductive or R number at or below 1 helps prevent the exponential spread of the COVID-19 virus. Different levels of "openness" that are standardized at the county level will help maintain this delicate balance.
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