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).
Denver Public Health and Metropolitan State University of Denver partnering on new Tuberculosis investigation
October 29, 2019
Denver Public Health: Rachel Brand, 303-882-9024
Metropolitan State University of Denver: Tim Carroll, 303-870-7705
700 Denver Youth Harmed by Gun Violence Each Year
September 09, 2019
In Denver, some 700 young people are killed or injured by guns, or are victims of gun-related crimes each year. Gun-related deaths are among the most common causes of death for Denver youth. The information comes from a report released today by Denver Public Health.
DPH and JCPH Partnering on TB Investigation in Westminster
September 02, 2019
Date: September 4, 2019
Contact: Rachel Brand, 303-602-3718
Denver Public Health and Jefferson County Public Health are partnering on a tuberculosis investigation at Victory Montessori in Westminster, CO.
Denver Metro Area Public Health Officials Urge Parents to Make Sure Kindergarteners are Up-to-Date on Vaccinations
August 07, 2019
In the midst of the largest measles outbreak in the U.S. in nearly three decades, public health officials representing Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties are calling on parents and caregivers to keep measles out of Colorado by making sure kindergartners are vaccinated before school starts.
Public Health Agencies Increasing Hepatitis A Vaccination and Education in Response to Local Outbreak
July 22, 2019
Denver Public Health (DPH), the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) and many Denver service providers are accelerating education, outreach and free vaccination for hepati
