Public Health will not be administering tuberculosis skin tests until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.
El Paso County, CO - El Paso County Public Health in 2019 has elected a new Board of Health President and Vice President, in addition to welcoming a new Board member.
At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Board also recognized the five years of service for past president, Kari Kilroy. Kilroy will remain as a board member.
The El Paso County Board of Health approved the 2019 budget for El Paso County Public Health on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at its regular monthly meeting. The vote was unanimously in favor of the $17.1 million budget.
El Paso County, Colorado — Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, and El Paso County has been designated as an area with high radon potential, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
El Paso County, CO - The El Paso County Board of Health has unanimously appointed Susan Wheelan as the director of El Paso County Public Health. She replaces former director Dan Martindale, who retired from the position at the end of August after 23 years of service.
El Paso County, CO- This week, the El Paso County Board of Health signed a resolution declaring teen vaping a “public health crisis” in El Paso County.
This action follows an executive order signed in November by former Colorado Governor Hickenlooper aimed at reducing teen vaping and tobacco use across the state.
El Paso County, CO – El Paso County Public Health and partnering community agencies are announcing the launch of a new countywide campaign, Man Therapy, targeted at reducing the stigma surrounding men’s mental health.
The launch, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, will take place Thursday, September 13 at 9 a.m. at the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners meeting.
El Paso County, Colorado — El Paso County Public Health is one of three Women, Infants and Children (WIC) agencies in Colorado among a select number of agencies in the nation to receive an award for superior support of breastfeeding mothers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA awarded the Loving Support Award of Excellence Gold Award to El Paso County Public Health, which was among 78 agencies nationwide to be awarded.
El Paso County, CO - El Paso County Public Health announced it has hired Dr. Robin Johnson as the agency’s new Medical Director.
El Paso County, CO - The El Paso County Board of Health has appointed Susan Wheelan to the position of interim director at El Paso County Public Health, effective September 1, 2018. Director Dan Martindale will retire from the position at the end of August after 23 years of service.
El Paso County, CO – Sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) takes the lives of more than 50 babies in Colorado each year. One of the main causes for SUID is accidental suffocation from infant sleep in an unsafe environment, such as the couch or a parent’s bed. The death rate by accidental suffocation in infants is increasing nationally.
