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.

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: Rachel Brand, 303-882-9024
Metropolitan State University of Denver: Tim Carroll, 303-870-7705

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.

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. 

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.

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

Contact:  Denver Public Health, Rachel Brand: 303-602-3718 or Metropolitan State University, Tim Caroll: 303-605-5562

Denver Public Health (DPH) and Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) successfully partnered to test the majority of faculty and students who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) on campus this spring. The authorities did not find any evidence of transmission. 

Denver residents’ high rate of alcohol use leads to fatal car crashes, alcohol-related health issues and outsized EMS use