Arapahoe County celebrates National Public Health Week

The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on March 28 read and signed a proclamation, recognizing National Public Health Week on April 3–9, and celebrating the contribution of Arapahoe County Public Health since it opened earlier this year.&...

Keep an eye out for upcoming changes to Medicaid/CHP+ eligibility

If you became a member of Health First Colorado—Colorado’s Medicaid program or Child Health Plan?Plus?(CHP+) in 2020, you must take action in the coming months to keep your coverage. 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 the federal gover...

Methamphetamine testing in large public or commercial buildings

Arapahoe County Public Health highlights information and rules for the testing of methamphetamines in large buildings

After testing revealed methamphetamine contamination in public spaces in Englewood and Littleton, Arapahoe County Public Health (ACPH) cre...

Visit Arapahoe County Public Health for vital records, parent/child health, clinics

It’s been one month since Arapahoe County opened the doors to its new health department. Arapahoe County Public Health started serving residents and businesses on Jan. 1, 2023. Four office locations are spread out across the county to provide quality publ...

Spike of Avian Flu recorded in Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County Animal Services and Arapahoe County Public Health are asking the public to be cautious of downed or sick birds in their area and to take extra precautions if they encounter one. 

In the past few weeks, officials have recorded a spi...

Seeking a volunteer receptionist

Help support your community at the Public Health Englewood office. We're seeking a volunteer receptionist to help direct phone calls, assist clients with sign-in, and accept deliveries. Hours are 2-3 days/week, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Must c...

Arapahoe County Public Health is open for business!

Our building locations will be familiar, but some of the services provided may have changed. Learn what services are provided and where. 

Arapahoe County Public Health opens next week

After 44 years of sharing public health resources with its neighbors, Arapahoe County on Jan. 1, 2023 will open the doors to its own, single-county Public Health department.

While we are ready to assist with any public health emergencies beginning on Jan. ...

5 Things to Know About Public Health

Arapahoe County Public Health is on schedule to begin serving residents and businesses on Jan. 1, 2023. Here are five things you should know about your new full-service health department. 

1. Continue to contact Tri-County Health Department through t...

License renewals for regulated businesses coming in January

Licensing invoices from Arapahoe County Public Health will be mailed in early 2023

Get the latest info on the formation of the County's Public Health department

Join us for a virtual town hall and get the latest updates on the formation of Arapahoe County's Public Health department, which is set to replace Tri-County Health Department on Jan. 1, 2023. Learn about services being offered and clinic locations, and g...

Public Health hearing on regulations scheduled for Oct. 26

On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Arapahoe County Board of Health will take public comment on proposed regulations for body art facilities and onsite wastewater treatment (septic) systems. Public comment will also be open for proposed fees to be charged by Arapa...

Regional program gives first-time moms a boost through home nurse visits

An essential public health program that connects nurses with first-time moms will be available to Arapahoe County residents in January 2023 when the County opens its new public health department. The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program provides a holis...

Arapahoe County seeks contract Chief Medical Officer

Arapahoe County Public Health is seeking a group of physicians or an individual to provide contract chief medical officer services. 

The chief medical officer will provide:

• Consultation, technical assistance, and medical advice in the development o...

Arapahoe County Public Health approved for WIC services

Arapahoe County Public Health will be authorized to provide the Colorado Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC), beginning in Jan. 2023. This authorization ensures a seamless transition for mothers and children who ...

Key staff to join Arapahoe County Public Health

Arapahoe County Public Health (ACPH) has filled six critical leadership positions in anticipation of being fully operational by Jan. 1, 2023:

• Penny Grande as deputy director
• Michele Askenazi as director of environmental health, communicable disease, emergen...

Arapahoe County Public Health Board appoints director

Arapahoe County’s Foundational Board of Health today named Jennifer L. Ludwig the public health director. Ludwig will ensure that Arapahoe County Public Health (ACPH) is operational by Jan. 1, 2023.

Ludwig brings with her more than 25 years of public healt...

New Public Health department telephone town hall

Join us for a telephone town hall on the creation of Arapahoe County’s new public health department. Meet the new members of the Foundational Board of Health, learn what progress has been made so far, and get your questions answered.

Thursday, July 7 at 6:...

Arapahoe County appoints its Foundational Board of Health

Five-member governing body will set up the new public health department by Jan. 1, 2023

On June 14, the new Arapahoe County Public Health Department reached a critical milestone, as the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners appointed five individuals to t...

Funding Arapahoe County Public Health

In just under six months, Arapahoe County will have its own public health department to serve our 650,000 residents. The department will offer many programs and services that are currently provided by Tri-County Health Department. As we transition from th...

Arapahoe County Public Health services to protect medically underserved, community health

As Arapahoe County moves through the complex process of setting up its single-county public health department, one of the primary questions County officials have received is which services will the new health department provide? Arapahoe County’s priority...

Arapahoe County seeking foundational Board of Health candidates

As part of Arapahoe County’s new health department creation process, the County has opened the application process to secure candidates for its foundational board of health. The single-county health department will open by Jan. 1, 2023, replacin...

Arapahoe County enters next phase in public health department planning

On Tuesday, March 29, the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners (Board) launched the next phase of planning for the County’s new public health department. This new department will serve as the County’s public health services provider effective Jan. 1, 20...

Public health is more than you think

Programs help communities thrive by preventing disease, reducing accidents, and encouraging safety. Learn more about what public heath is, and isn't...

Get the latest updates on the formation of the County public health department

Arapahoe County invites residents to a virtual town hall on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. to hear about our approach to forming a single-county public health department. Arapahoe County commissioners and County staff will provide an overview o...

Arapahoe County Board update on the health department creation process

Since this past fall, the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners has been executing the complex process of creating a single-county public health department. This became necessary after Adams and Douglas counties exited our 55-year partnership with the Tr...

5 things you should know about Arapahoe County’s proposed new health department

In late 2021, Arapahoe County began moving forward with the planning of a new single-county public health department. Since then, the County has begun exploring all options for delivering public health services and developing the necessary transition plan...

Arapahoe County formally begins process for creating single-county health department

The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners (Board) has taken its latest step toward forming a single-county health department by clarifying its intention to depart the multi-county Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) partnership after Dec. 31, 2022. The B...

County Board to determine next steps after Adams County departure from Tri-County Health partnership

The Adams County decision to leave the Tri-County Health Department on Tuesday, Oct. 20 means that Arapahoe County will likely have to create its own public health department as well. After Adams County announced its intentions, the Arapahoe County Board ...

Arapahoe County Commissioners review public health agency options

On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation that will help determine the best path forward for the County’s future public health agency operations. 

Earlier this year, Arapahoe and Adams counties&a...

Arapahoe County commissioners hear consultants’ updates on potential Tri-County Health breakup

This week, the Arapahoe Board of County Commissioners (Board) hosted a study session to view preliminary information about the future of the Tri-County Health Department and the County’s relationship with the public health agency.

After D...

Arapahoe County Board considering next steps with Tri-County Health

On Monday, Aug. 30, the Tri-County Health Department Board of Health (BOH) issued a new public health order (PHO) about mandatory masking in schools that rescinded Arapahoe County’s ability to opt out. 

The Arapahoe County Board ...