Colorado embraces an "All-Hazards" planning
approach to emergency management. To enhance
planning and coordination efforts, Colorado is
divided into nine
All-Hazards Regions.
Various agencies, including Homeland Security,
emergency management, and public health, work
within these regional boundaries to facilitate
local prioritization, teamwork and collaboration
among neighboring counties and tribal
governments. This approach fosters resource
sharing and builds sustainable capabilities and
early consensus among stakeholders.
All nine regions of the state are provided with
regional public health emergency preparedness
and response staff, which includes at least one
regional planner, regional epidemiologist and
regional training coordinator to assist in the
planning and coordination of public health
preparedness activities. All regional staff
positions are housed at, and employed by, local
public health agencies throughout the state.
Regional staff provide support to local health
departments and nursing services as well as to
regional and local emergency preparedness
partners. Their efforts ensure that public
health response is integrated into county and
regional emergency response planning efforts.
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Colorado regional public health staff contact
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