Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is a state-level cabinet department focused on advancing Colorado's health and protecting the environments where people live, learn, work, and play. With approximately 1,746 employees, the department serves Coloradans by providing public health and environmental protection services. Their mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect places where people live, learn, work, and play. Their vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive. The department pursues its mission through broad-based health and environmental protection programs including chronic disease prevention, infectious disease control, family planning, injury and suicide prevention, health promotion, vital records, health facilities licensure, laboratory services, emergency preparedness, air and water quality protection, hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, and consumer protection. For fiscal year 2021-22, the department received approximately 87% of its $690 million funding from federal funds, fees, grants, and other non-general fund sources.