2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
Disease Control
Article 4 - Disease Control
Part 22 - Health Disparities Grant Program
§ 25-4-2205. Powers and duties of office of health equity

(1) The purpose of the office is to serve in a coordinating, educating, and capacity-building role for state and local public health programs and community-based organizations promoting health equity in Colorado by implementing strategies tailored to address the varying complex causes of health disparities, including the economic, physical, and social environment. The office shall work collaboratively within the department and with affected stakeholders to set priorities, collect and disseminate data, and align resources within the department and across other state agencies.

(2) The office has the following powers, duties, and functions:

(a) Administering and coordinating the health disparities grant program created in section 25-4-2203;

(b) Leading and coordinating the department's health equity efforts;

(c) Publishing data reports documenting health disparities;

(d) Providing education to the public on health equity, health disparities, and the social determinants of health;

(e) Coordinating the interpretation and translation services within the department and offering technical assistance to other state and local agencies;

(f) Building capacity within communities to offer or expand public health programs to better meet the needs of a diverse population;

(g) Conducting state-level strategic planning on minority health improvement;

(h) Providing technical assistance to the department in carrying out its programs and to county, district, and municipal public health agencies, community-based organizations, and communities in the state;

(i) Promoting workforce diversity within public health systems;

(j) Coordinating and staffing the health equity commission created in section 25-4-2206;

(k) Repealed.

(l) Building collaborative partnerships with communities to identify and promote health equity strategies; and

(m) Developing communications strategies regarding health equity.

(3) The office shall report to the executive director of the department or his or her designee, at the discretion of the executive director.