SLIDES: Current and Proposed Research Activities Addressing Health, Environmental, Economic, and Political Issues Related to Natural Gas Development

Presenter: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Colorado School of Public Health 20 slide

SLIDES: Current and Proposed Research Activities Addressing Health, Environmental, Economic, and Political Issues Related to Natural Gas Development

Presenter: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Colorado School of Public Health 20 slide

State snapshot : Colorado

Colorado Department of Health and EnvironmentTop 5 Public Health Priorities1. Colorado winnable battles2. Public health improvement planning3. Health equity and environmental justice4. Aid in quality improvement5. Strengthen public health systemTotal NCCDPHP Funding: FY 2014 $9,753,375dCS258145GCDC/NCCDPHP Programs -- Helpful Links -- Key Contacts

Maximizing geographical efficiency : An analysis of the configuration of Colorado’s trauma system

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The data used for this study were supplied by the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions it has not provided. The data used for this study were supplied by the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions it has not provided.Peer reviewedPostprin

SLIDES: Colorado’s Groundwater Protection Program

Presenter: Andrew Ross, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 22 slide

SLIDES: BMP Project

Presenter: Kent Kuster, Consultation Coordinator, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) 17 slide

Use of Google Earth™ to Strengthen Public Health Capacity and Facilitate Management of Vector-Borne Diseases in Resource-Poor Environments

Novel, inexpensive solutions are needed for improved management of vector-borne and other diseases in resource-poor environments. Emerging free software providing access to satellite imagery and simple editing tools (e.g. Google Earth™) complement existing geographic information system (GIS) software and provide new opportunities for: (i) strengthening overall public health capacity through development of information for city infrastructures; and (ii) display of public health data directly on an image of the physical environment. Collaborators include: Saul Lozano-Fuentes, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; Darwin Elizondo-Quiroga, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; Jose Arturo Farfan-Ale, Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Maria Alba Loroño-Pino, Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Julian Garcia-Rejon, Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Salvador Gomez-Carro, Servicios de Salud de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Victor Lira-Zumbardo, Servicios de Salud de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Rosario Najera-Vazquez, Servicios de Salud de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Laboratorio de Entomología Medica, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Joaquin Calderon-Martinez, Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico; Marco Dominguez-Galera, Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico; Pedro Mis-Avila, Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico; Natashia Morris, Malaria Research Programme, Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa; Michael Coleman, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England; Chester G Moore, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; Barry J Beaty, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; and Lars Eisen, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, US

Colorado Communities Create Safe Physical Environments for People to Be Active

SUMMARYThe Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) has made it possible for the local health departments across the state to be better informed about built environment concepts to improve and make communities safer for residents to be physically active. CDPHE provides local governments with technical assistance on how to integrate health into long-term plans for land use. Once established, these plans could help create environments that support physical activity across Colorado cities, towns, and counties.2016640

Follow-up of 2003 Human West Nile Virus Infections, Denver, Colorado

Tri-County Health Department and Boulder County Public Health conducted a follow-up study of all nonfatal West Nile virus (WNV) cases reported during 2003 in 4 metropolitan Denver, Colorado, counties. Self-reported patient information was obtained ≈6 months after onset. A total of 656 (81.2%) eligible WNV patients are included in this study

Public Health Confronts the Chicken, the Hamster, and the Goat

John Pape is an Epidemiologist with the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. This slide-show presents facts and images relating to Zoonoses: diseases of animals transmissible to humans under natural conditions. The characteristics of Zoonoses are: common in natural reservoir, uncommon in people; rural exposure; serious diseases with high fatality rates; complex cycles; prevention achieved via “The Weakest Link.” Zoonotic diseases comprise the majority of potential bioterrorist agents and emerging infections. Specific sections include: Influenza, Avian Influenza,and Pandemic Influenza Projected Pandemic Scenarios COLORADO H5N1 Surveillance Strategy in US Baylisascaris and Racoons Q-fever Outbreak Associated with Goats Hamsters & Tularemia Sin Nombre Virus in Colorado: Deer Mice and Cotton Rats Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Human Plague Cases in Colorado Animal Plague Surveillance West Nile Virus: Outlook for 2006