Established February 10, 1883 in western Colorado. Area: 2,958 square miles / 1,893,120 acres. Industries: energy, tourism, ranching. Federal lands: 60%. Population (2010): 56,389
Smoke alert for Garfield County An air quality health advisory due to wildfire smoke has been issued for Garfield County. If visibility diminished to less than 5 miles in your neighborhood, avoid outdoor activity and keep indoor air clean or consider relocating temporarily. Colorado smoke outlook-|
Be aware of rabies risk Garfield County Public Health is urging residents to let stray and wild animals be, check their pets' vaccination status, and take other precautions to avoid rabies. CDPHE has seen an increase in bats submitted for rabies testing. Rabies-|
Retail food license fee increase Incremental increases of fees for retail food establishments go into effect on Sept. 1. If an establishment already has a 2018 retail food license, the increase will not kick in until the business renews its license in 2019. License fee increase-|
Food code For more information and questions about Colorado's new food code and the major changes that go into effect January 1, 2019 click here.
County promotes radon awareness In conjunction with National Radon Action Month, all Garfield County workspaces will be tested to help raise radon awareness and safety, between January and March. Free radon test kits are available to residents. press release-|
Health Risk Assessment A Health Risk Assessment prepared by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows a decreasing potential for cancer risk and non-cancer risk from air monitoring samples in Garfield County collected from 2008-12. report-|
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Ozone standards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revised the federal air quality standards for ozone, lowering the threshold to 70 parts per billion (ppb). The decision challenges Colorado's Front Range and Denver-metro areas, which didn't meet the previous standard.
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2013 Air Monitoring Report Ambient air monitoring data collected through 2013 at Garfield County's five sites. 2013 report-| air quality-|
Tularemia - "rabbit fever" Tularemia, or "rabbit fever", infects about 200 people a year, mostly in south-central and western states. This happens from insect bites, handling infected sick or dead animals, contaminated food or water, or airborne bacteria. Tularemia facts-|
Weld County death - West Nile Virus Colorado public health officials report Weld County has had the first West Nile Virus death in Colorado in 2013. As of August 26, 2013, 72 cases of WNV infections have been reported in Colorado. local West Nile info-|
Reduced idling As much as 70% of air pollution is caused by motor vehicles. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pollution from vehicles causes more than half of the carbon monoxide, a third of nitrogen oxides, and almost a quarter of the hydrocarbons in our atmosphere.
Garfield County has instituted a new idling policy for county staff.
Garfield County Environmental Health is a branch of the Garfield County Public Health Department. Currently, our programs have a very limited regulatory role. Our professional staff protects public health from detrimental conditions in the environment through promotion, education, collaboration, and the evaluation of environmental health risks.
Every day we are working hard to develop environmental health services and programs that serve the needs and concerns of the residents of Garfield County.
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