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Events and News Releases

Health Department communications, largely facilitated through the media, are handled through our Public Health Information Office. This function also manages our Web site, along with producing various internal and external publications and promoting health-related community events.


 

Recent News Releases:

Flu Cases Are on the Rise in El Paso County
First Official Flu Case in El Paso County
El Paso County residents receive free flu shots in exchange for participation in emergency preparedness exercise
Prairie Dog Colony Tests Positive for Plague in Southeast Colorado Springs
Tree Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague in El Paso County
El Paso County Health Department Promotes Healthier Children Through Vaccination Assessment Project
Give your babies a boost of prevention—get them immunized
Facing Public Health Challenges is the Focus of Health Department’s Fifth Annual Meeting
Public Health Officials Issue Advisory Regarding Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peanut Butter
Health Department Urges Smokeless Tobacco Users to "Spit it Out"
“Healthy Baby” Campaign Well Received in the Community
Health Department Reports Addtional Flu Cases in El Paso County
Prevent Radon Exposure in Your Home
Health Department Announces First Hospitalized Case for 2006-2007 Season
Health Department Conducts Mass Vaccination Exercise: Free Flu Shots Will Be Offered to Public
Health Department Finds Fewer Individuals Test Positive For Tuberculosis (TB) Than Expected
Curious About Life, Death and Disease in El Paso County?
El Paso County Health Department Confirms TB Testing Clinics for Friday, Oct. 27
El Paso County Health Department Announces Rescheduled TB Skin Test Reading Clinics
El Paso County Health Department Reminds Parents and Caregivers to Safeguard Against SIDS
Health Department Conducts Tuberculosis Contact Investigation
Give the Flu Bug a Shot in the Arm
Healthy Baby is Worth It's Weight
El Paso County Residents Urged to Discard Bagged Spinach
Second Human Case of West Nile Virus Fever for 2006 Confirmed in El Paso County
First Human Case of West Nile Virus Fever for 2006 Confirmed
IT'S TIME TO 'FIGHT THE BITE' AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS
El Paso County Residents Urged To Take Precautions From Wildfire Smoke
Low Vaccination Rates in Children Is A Public Health Concern
Preparing Our Community for a Possible Flu Pandemic is Focus of Health Department Meeting
Cases of Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, Up in El Paso County
Smokeless Tobacco Users Urged to Quit
Trade in mercury themometers for digital ones
Flu Cases Up in El Paso County
First Flu Case Reported in El Paso County
Public Health Protection Initiative Vote
Public Health Protection Initiative Considered
Investigation Reveals Additional West Nile Virus Infections in El Paso County
HANTAVIRUS: Deer Mice Populations Concern El Paso County Public Health Officials
First El Paso County West Nile Virus Infection in Horse
West Nile virus News Media Advisory
Make Quitting Smoking Your New Year's Resolution
El Paso County Confirmed Flu Cases on the Decline
Flu Vaccinations Expanded to New Priority Groups
Flu Vaccinations Available for Babies 6 to 23 Months Old
A 14 Month Old Child in El Paso County Who Had Previously Tested Positive for Flu Died December 3, 2003
Influenza "FLU" Prevention Guidance in El Paso County
Local Child Safety Advocate Receives National Award
First Confirmed Case of the FLU in El Paso County
New Campaign Celebrates Smoking Cessation Success
“TEEN QUIT KITS” are Free and Available
First West Nile virus Death in El Paso County
Senior Health Fair - August 26th - 9am to Noon
Fleas from Dying Prairie Dog Colonies Test Positive for Plague in El Paso County
Health Department’s 6th Annual Breastfeeding Fair
Two Additional Corvid Birds Test Positive For West Nile Virus in El Paso County
West Nile virus Reemerges in El Paso County
El Paso County Dead Bird Testing Guidelines for West Nile virus
Testing for West Nile Virus Has Begun in El Paso County
Leaving Kids in Hot, Parked Vehicles May Lead to Death
World No Tobacco Day - Saturday, May 31, 2003
New City Ordinance in Effect Due to a Dedicated Group of Middle School Students
Clear the Air for Mother's Day

 

Publications Available


Public Health Information
Officer (PHIO):

  Susan Wheelan, M.B.A.
Location:
  
301 S. Union Blvd.
  Colorado Springs, CO 80910
Telephone:
  
(719) 575-8678
FAX:
   (719) 578-3192
email:
  healthinfo@epchealth.org


e-mail us at:
  healthinfo@epchealth.org
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