Closing the Gap on HPV-Related Cancers
April 05, 2022
Denver, Colorado (April 5, 2022) - During the first week of April each year, communities come together to celebrate National Public Health Week.
Dr. Bill Burman Retires After 29 Years of Public Health Service and Announcing our New Interim Director, Dr. Bob Belknap
February 10, 2022
Teacher, mentor, community collaborator, brilliant thinker, solution-oriented and thoughtful communicator are some of the words co-workers use to describe Dr. Bill Burman, director of the Public Health Institute at Denver Health (PHIDH, formally Denver Public Health). Following a distinguished 11-year tenure as director and 29 years of extraordinary public health service, he officially retired on December 17, 2021.
COVID-19 Vaccines Help Kids Be Kids
November 16, 2021
Local Public Health Agencies and Partners Launch Campaign to Inform and Answer Parents’ Questions about COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11
Denver Metro Area, Colo. – For the last year and a half, Colorado’s children have missed out on so many things – from sports games to birthday parties, and from sleepovers to in-person learning. Children are resilient, but they shouldn’t face ongoing challenges without support.
New Name for Denver Public Health
September 14, 2021
The Public Health Institute at Denver Health - Highlights Broad Reach of Work and Community Impact
The Public Health Institute at Denver Health, formerly Denver Public Health, today announced its new identity and vision for innovating practice and improving health. The result of more than two years of strategic and business planning, the new name better reflects the full extent of the organization’s capabilities and work at the intersection of public health, medical care, and research.
Women Leading Public Health Fight in Pandemic
August 20, 2020
Our partners at Denver Health recently highlighted our public health COVID response team leads for their amazing work to manage Denver's local COVID-19 response. Read the piece below:
Denver Public Health Honored for Excellence in Public Health
August 11, 2020
Denver Public Health was honored with the 2020 Model Practice Award by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). The award celebrates local health departments for developing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable best practices in response to a critical local public health need.
Why, and How, We Should Wear Masks To Protect Against COVID
July 14, 2020
“One of the most important ways to control the COVID-19 pandemic is right in front of us – a mask (or, more generally, a face covering). There is increasingly strong evidence that universal masking is effective in decreasing the risk of transmitting COVID to someone else. The primary way that COVID is transmitted is through droplets that are expelled from the nose and mouth, especially when coughing, sneezing, talking, and singing.
Expanded Testing for Communities Most Adversely Impacted by COVID19
June 08, 2020
Denver Public Health, the City and County of Denver, and several community organizations have partnered to offer free COVID-19 testing directly in the Denver community.
Local Public Health Agencies Launch Campaign Challenging Parents to Keep Measles Out of Colorado
November 06, 2019
A new campaign aimed at protecting young children against measles launched this week. The goal of the campaign, Keep Measles Out, is to get more kindergarteners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
