CDPHE celebrates food program partners tackling food insecurity among youth and seniors
State encourages enrollment in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Press Release
Get Ahead Colorado campaign texts Coloradans to connect them to free tax support
REMOTE (March 6, 2023): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announces that the Get Ahead Colorado statewide awareness campaign will send text messages this week to Coloradans to connect them to free tax support and information about the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. The campaign will deliver two different messages to two priority audiences. The first audience is individuals who are likely eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, including those who earn up to $65,000.
CDPHE hosting webinar on free waste diversion consulting services
CDPHE is hosting a webinar to introduce its new Technical Assistance Service Provider program, which will provide free consulting along the Front Range to help increase recycling rates in those communities.
CDPHE reminds Coloradans to avoid wild birds as avian flu continues to circulate in the state
Risk to humans remains low, but Coloradans can take steps to protect themselves and their pets.
Child Care Providers test for lead in water with help from the State of Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is working to make drinking water safer for kids by testing for lead at child care facilities and elementary schools through the Test & Fix Water for Kids program.
Office of Gun Violence Prevention expands grant funding to reach even more communities
(Denver) Feb. 10, 2023: The Office of Gun Violence Prevention is proud to announce that it is expanding its pilot grant program to increase award amounts to a $50,000 maximum. The announcement comes after nearly 30 organizations have responded to the pilot program in less than a month.
CDPHE releases updated viral respiratory disease data dashboard
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is rolling out a new Viral Respiratory Disease Data Dashboard as part of today’s 4 p.m. data update, which will now include the flu and RSV report.
State partnership connects Coloradans to free tax support
Builds on previous outreach resulting in $3.5 million in claimed tax credits
Community feedback helps shape proposed air pollution protections for frontline communities
State health department advances latest policy action to protect all Coloradans regardless of zip code
Colorado passes a new water reuse rule – the first of its kind across the nation
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has adopted updated drinking water standards to regulate water reuse.