After 20 months acting as interim director, Bob Belknap, MD, has been chosen as the new executive director of the Public Health Institute at Denver Health (PHIDH). Dr. Belknap is a highly qualified public health professional with a strong national reputation and a deep understanding of the many changes PHIDH has undergone over the past six years.

In a first-of-its-kind study that controlled for individuals’ biological factors, researchers found that people who lived in multi-family housing, or in areas with higher levels of air pollution and access to public transit, were at a higher risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 in the Denver metro area in 2020.

July 13, 2023

DENVER - The range of COVID-19 symptoms varies —some feel a mild cold, others are hospitalized, while others perish.

Blueprint provides innovative strategies to develop, advance, modernize, and transform Colorado’s public health workforce.

The Tuberculosis Clinic at The Public Health Institute at Denver Health (PHIDH) has started an investigation into a tuberculosis (TB) exposure at George Washington High School in Denver. PHIDH is working closely with Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment and Denver Public Schools to educate faculty and students about TB. Those who may have been exposed have already been contacted and will be tested.

Denver, Colorado (April 5, 2022) - During the first week of April each year, communities come together to celebrate National Public Health Week.

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.

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.

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.

The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) has been honored with the

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: