{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-1-501","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-1-501","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:\n\n(a) The public health system reduces health-care costs by preventing disease and injury, promoting healthy behavior, and reducing the incidents of chronic diseases and conditions. Thus, the public health system is a critical part of any health-care reform.\n\n(b) Each community in Colorado should provide high-quality public health services regardless of its location. Thus, the state of Colorado and each local public health agency should have a comprehensive public health plan outlining how quality public health services will be provided.\n\n(c) Each county should establish or be part of a local public health agency organized under a local board of health with a public health director and other staff necessary to provide public health services;\n\n(d) A strong public health infrastructure is needed to provide essential public health services and is a shared responsibility among state and local public health agencies and their partners within the public health system; and\n\n(e) Developing a strong public health infrastructure requires the coordinated efforts of state and local public health agencies and their public and private sector partners within the public health system to:\n\n(I) Identify and provide leadership for the provision of essential public health services;\n\n(II) Develop and support an information infrastructure that supports essential public health services and functions;\n\n(III) Develop and provide effective education and training for members of the public health workforce;\n\n(IV) Develop performance-management standards for the public health system that are tied to improvements in public health outcomes or other measures; and\n\n(V) Develop a comprehensive plan and set priorities for providing essential public health services.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 1 - Administration","Part 5 - PUBLIC HEALTH","Subpart 1 - GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"d427e7e8a2ad426cb4d034e0ca2a4b27cc35a34a19fc031b22d18f020db3399e","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-1-404","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-1-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}