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Oct 16, 2020
Denver Orders Masks in More Settings, Cuts Gatherings from 10 to 5 People
With Denver’s COVID-19 case numbers rising for three consecutive weeks, Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced new public health measures today that require people to wear face coverings in more settings and reduce the number of people who can gather from 10 to five.
Oct 12, 2020
Mayor, City’s Top Health Expert Warn of Increasing COVID-19 Case Numbers
Mayor Michael B. Hancock and Executive Director of the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment Robert McDonald today warned the community of a continued increase in COVID-19 case numbers that put the city in jeopardy of losing hard-earned gains against the virus.
Oct 5, 2020
Halloween in Denver: What You Need to Know
DDPHE offers Halloween guidance in light of pandemic
Sep 29, 2020
Two Days Remain for Public, College Students to Get Free COVID-19 Testing
The City and County of Denver reminds residents and college students studying in Denver to take advantage of free COVID-19 testing at Pepsi Center before the site closes after Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Sep 24, 2020
Denver issues public health order to stop COVID-19 spread at higher-education institutes
Denver officials announced today that a public health order has been issued to stop the recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases at institutes of higher learning.
Published Rules & Regulations
- Governing Off-Leash Enclosures
- Governing Establishment of Animal Service Fees (including pet licensing, spay/neuter clinic and additional services)
- Food Producing Animals
- Licensing and Operation of Shelters, Kennels, Pet Grooming Shops and Hospitals
- Notice to Repeal Rules and Regulations Governing Permitting of Non-Spayed Non-Neutered Dogs and Cats
- Governing Administrative Citations
- Denver Food Establishment Regulations
- Governing Pools
- Denver Emergency Medical Vehicle Regulations
- Denver Personal Care Boarding Home Regulations
- Governing The Health And Sanitation Of Child Care Facilities
- Governing Child Care Facilities, Centers, and Home Care
- To Minimize the Transmission of HIV and STD's In Certain Establishments
- Residential Housing Regulations
- Denver Body Art Regulation
- Governing Syringe Access and Treatment Programs
- Governing Administrative Citations
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Denver Public Health & Environment is a member of the Metro Denver Partnership for Health, a collaboration among the public health agencies serving the seven-county Denver metropolitan region made up of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson Counties. Nearly 3 million Coloradans, 60 percent of the state’s population, live in the Metro region. The Partnership collaborates with regional leaders in health care, human services, behavioral health, environment, philanthropy, education, business, local government and others to achieve its goals of advancing health equity across the region. In 2016, the Partnership identified four priority areas of focus including data sharing, healthy eating and active living, behavioral health, and partner alignment and formalized its approach to collaboration in the Metro Denver Partnership for Health Roadmap.
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