The beginning of 2023 marks the start of three new health departments in Colorado. Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties previously broke away from Tri-County Public Health. via Meghan_Lopez
DENVER — The start of the new year marks a new beginning of three new health departments in Colorado. Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties have spent the past year forming their own public health departments after deciding to break away from Tri-County Public Health.
At the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, it looked a bit like a holiday party on Tuesday as new public health employees went through orientation, tested out their laptops, set up emails, checked their phones and more. “One thing that we will be looking at is there's growth in Arapahoe County. It is one of the fastest-growing counties and a lot of growth out toward the east. So what does that mean? What does it mean for public health and environmental health?” Ludwig said.
However, Dr. Kelly Weidenbach, the new executive director of Adams County Health, said the individual health department will be able to better focus on the unique needs and demographics of the county. The transition comes at a time when health departments across the state are still dealing with the aftermath of public backlash from their decisions related to the COVID pandemic.
The public health department is focused on employee safety but also reaching out to the community to build that trust and explain why certain decisions, even unpopular ones, are made.With any new beginning, there will always be challenges, even after a year of preparation to get to this point. The tripledemic between COVID, RSV and influenza is also posing major challenges to any health department, let alone a new one.
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