Media contacts
Office of Communications
Director of Communications Jessica Bralish
Media line: 303-691-7870
Mobile: 303-349-7527
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Director of Communications Jessica Bralish
Media line: 303-691-7870
Mobile: 303-349-7527
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- Statements from CDPHE leaders
- Department stances on public policy
Air Pollution Control
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Air quality data
- Asbestos
- Air emissions from business and industry
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- Climate change
- Forecasting and monitoring
- Indoor air quality
- Indoor and outdoor burning
- Lead
- Motor vehicle emissions
- Ozone
Center for Health and Environmental Data
Vital Statistics Program Manager Kirk Bol, 303-692-2170, kirk.bol@state.co.us
General line: 303-692-2160
- Vital records and statistics: birth, death, fetal death, abortion, marriage, divorce
- Medical aid in dying
- Suicide statsitics
- Drug overdose statistics
- Birth defects, muscular dystrophy, autism
- Colorado Central Cancer Registry
- GIS data
- Health surveys and statistics
- Medical marijuana registration
- Medical marijuana program
- Medical marijuana data and statistics
Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology
Communications Unit Manager Shannon Barbare: 303-692-2036
Media line: 303-691-7870
Communications Unit Manager Shannon Barbare: 303-692-2036
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Animal-related diseases (rabies, West Nile virus, tick-borne, etc.)
- Bloodborne diseases
- Environmental epidemiology
- Emerging infections
- Foodborne illness
- Healthcare-associated infections
- Immunizations
- Marijuana health effects
- Marijuana Research Grant Program
- Occupational health
- Oil and gas health effects
- Respiratory diseases
- Sexually transmitted infections and HIV
- Toxicology
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Viral hepatitis
- Waterborne illness
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Active shooter and mass shooting incidents
- Chemical terrorism
- Disaster behavioral health
- Hospital preparedness
- Pandemic influenza
- Wildfire preparedness and recovery
Environmental Health and Sustainability
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Food, drug and cosmetic product recalls
- Food safety and regulations, including restaurants, grocery stores, mobile food trucks (“retail food”)
- Manufactured food operations (breweries, bakeries, distilleries, food warehouses)
- Milk plants and dairy farms
- Industrial hemp (only in food products)
- Sustainability programs
- Recycling grants and rebates
- Medication Take-Back Program
- Environmental Leadership Program
- Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
- Livestock feeding operations
- Child care and school safety/sanitation
- Cottage foods (making food at home to sell)
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management
Communications Manager Laura Dixon, cell: 703-835-5875
Media line: 303-691-7870
Communications Manager Laura Dixon, cell: 703-835-5875
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Waste management and recycling
- Environmental cleanup
- Superfund sites
- Radiation management
- Permits, certifications, registrations and licenses
- Radon
- Federal facilities
- Brownfields grants and loans
- Colorado Equity Action Guide
- Health Disparities Grant Program
- Health Equity Commission
Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services
Complaints/Occurrences Section Manager Peter Myers, desk phone: 303-692-2801
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Emergency medical services and emergency medical responders
- Health facilities inspections and complaints
- Hospital trauma level designations
- Occurrence reporting
- Trauma services
Laboratory Services Division
Personnel and Communications Liaison Kelly Doak, 303-692-3069, kelly.doak@state.co.us
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Evidential breath alcohol testing
- Food and milk testing
- Inspection of marijuana testing facilities
- Laboratory certification
- Newborn blood spot screening
- Serology: communicable diseases, rabies
- Water testing
- Marijuana testing facility inspections
Planning, Partnerships and Improvement
Alex Beyer, 303-692-2087, alex.beyer@state.co.us
Media line: 303-691-7870
- Colorado Health Assessment and Planning System
- Coordination with local public health agencies
- Public health accreditation in Colorado
Prevention Services Division
Bilingual Media Relations Specialist Vanessa Bernal
Media line: 303-692-2156
- Breastfeeding
- Cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
- Health care workforce, Primary Care Office
- Family planning, Title X
- Maternal and child health
- Marijuana (retail, not medical. For medical see Medical Marijuana Registry communications number 303-692-2184)
- Nutrition, obesity, healthy eating, active living (HEAL)
- Opioids and prescription drugs
- Oral health
- Paid family leave
- School-based health centers
- Suicide (including mental health and gun safety)
- Vaping, tobacco
- Water fluoridation
- WIC
Water Quality Control Division
Communications and Special Projects Unit Manager MaryAnn Nason
Media line: 303-692-6351
Communications and Special Projects Unit Manager MaryAnn Nason
Media line: 303-692-6351
- Clean water: rivers/streams and lakes, swim beaches
- Drinking water
- Emergency response and spills in relation to water
- Fish consumption