El paso county public health

What El paso county public health does

El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) is a county-government public health agency headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving more than 750,000 residents across 2,130 square miles of El Paso County, including Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Calhan, Fountain, Green Mountain Falls, Monument, Palmer Lake, and Ramah. The agency was originally established in 1872 as a City Health Department and reorganized as a County Health Department in 1939. EPCPH operates under statutory authority from Title 25, C.R.S., and is governed by a nine-member Board of Health appointed by the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, which establishes policy, approves the agency budget, and appoints the Public Health Director. Its services are organized around Colorado's seven core public health services: administration and governance; assessment, planning and communication; communicable disease prevention, investigation and control; emergency preparedness and response; environmental health; prevention and population health promotion; and vital records and statistics.

The agency delivers a broad service portfolio across three locations (main Colorado Springs office on Garden of the Gods Rd., a Fountain south location, and a Valley Hi neighborhood location). Clinical and family services include adult and child immunizations, birth and death records, an international travel clinic, maternal and child health programs, the Nurse-Family Partnership, a reproductive health clinic, tuberculosis services, and the WIC (Women, Infants & Children) nutrition program. Environmental health functions include air quality, body art licensing, child care facility oversight, onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) permitting, public pool and spa inspections, radon services, retail food establishment licensing and inspection, and water testing. Prevention and population health programs cover behavioral health, Communities That Care, injury and violence prevention, tobacco education, and youth suicide prevention. The agency also conducts Community Health Assessments (CHA), maintains a five-year Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), convenes the Healthy Community Collaborative, and operates a public-facing Communicable Disease Data Dashboard.

EPCPH is funded through El Paso County appropriations, state and federal grants, and fees for permits, licenses, inspections, and vital records established by Board of Health Regulations. It is a government entity — not a privately held or investor-backed company — with no external shareholders and no venture capital funding. Go-to-market is direct-to-resident via in-person service delivery, supplemented by a website, news releases, public health blogs, email/newsletter, and monthly public Board of Health meetings. The agency's competitive position is defined by statutory monopoly over mandated public health functions within the county rather than by competitive differentiation.

Name

El paso county public health

Legal name

El Paso County Public Health

Website

https://elpasocountyhealth.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

El Paso County Public Health is a Colorado county-government public health agency serving over 750,000 residents across 2,130 square miles with clinical services (immunizations, WIC, maternal-child health, vital records), environmental health regulation, prevention programs, and emergency preparedness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE), Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Environmental health regulation
• Vital records management
• Immunization services
• Maternal child health

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Fees: El Paso County Public Health operates primarily through public funding from county, state, and federal sources. The agency also generates revenue through service fees for permits, licenses, inspections, and vital records as outlined in their Board of Health Regulations fee schedule.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

El Paso County Public Health is a county government public health agency that delivers direct clinical and preventive health services to residents (immunizations, reproductive health, tuberculosis care, international travel clinic, vital records, WIC, Nurse-Family Partnership, maternal and child health), regulates environmental health through permits and inspections for facilities such as retail food establishments, childcare facilities, body art studios, wastewater systems and pools/spas, and conducts community health planning, behavioral health and injury prevention programs, and emergency preparedness and response.

Product overview

El Paso County Public Health is a government health department offering a comprehensive suite of public health services organized into three main categories: (1) Direct Health Services including birth/death records, immunizations, travel clinic, maternal-child health programs, Nurse-Family Partnership, reproductive health, TB services, and WIC; (2) Environmental Health Services including air quality, body art licensing, child care oversight, OWTS permitting, pool/spa inspection, radon services, retail food safety, and water testing; and (3) Prevention & Population Health including behavioral health, Communities That Care, injury prevention, tobacco education, youth suicide prevention, and the Community Health Assessment/Improvement Plan framework. The agency also provides infectious disease surveillance, emergency preparedness, and a communicable disease data dashboard. Services are delivered through multiple locations including the Main Location at Garden of the Gods, South Location in Fountain, and Valley Hi Location in Colorado Springs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Birth & Death Records

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maricopa County Department of Public Health: Large Arizona county public health department delivering clinical services, environmental health regulation, and disease control to a similarly diverse population. Comparable scope and structure to EPCPH, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment: Pueblo's combined public health and environment agency offering clinical, environmental health, and vital records services. Directly comparable Colorado county-level public health authority with overlapping statutory and operational responsibilities.
• Tri-County Health Department: Multi-county Colorado local public health authority serving Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas counties. Directly comparable in scope of environmental health permitting, clinical services, and community health programming under Colorado public health statutes.
• Cook County Department of Public Health: Suburban Cook County's public health authority providing communicable disease control, environmental health, and clinical services. Comparable as a county-level public health agency with similar statutory scope and urban/suburban service mix.
• Denver Public Health: Denver's local public health department providing clinical, environmental health, and disease-prevention services to a comparable urban Colorado population. Directly comparable as a Colorado municipal/county public health agency with overlapping statutory scope and service mix.
• Boulder County Public Health: Boulder County's public health agency delivering direct health services, environmental health regulation, and community prevention. Comparable as a Colorado county health department with analogous service portfolio and rural/urban mixed population.
• Jefferson County Public Health: Colorado county public health department serving Jefferson County with similar environmental health, clinical, and prevention services. Direct peer under the same Colorado statutory framework and Board of Health governance model.

Others

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): Accrediting body for U.S. local, state, and tribal health departments under the CDC-supported accreditation program. Relevant ecosystem entity that sets operational standards EPCPH aligns its CHA/CHIP and core services to.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership and advocacy association representing local health departments including EPCPH. Relevant ecosystem participant that shapes funding, accreditation, and best-practice frameworks for county health departments like El Paso County.

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: One of the largest local public health jurisdictions in the U.S., providing the full suite of public health services LA County residents. Broader incumbent operating at much greater scale but with the same local public health mandate and service categories as EPCPH.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EPCPublicHealth
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Profiles3 records

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