Sleep Awareness Week
March 10, 2025Sleep Awareness Week is celebrated annually to promote awareness of sleep health and emphasize its importance for overall well-being. Sleep habits have a significant impact on mental and physical health. Sleep deprivation can negatively affect health by impairing attention, alertness, concentration, and problem-solving abilities. For individual safety and the safety…
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Heart Health Month a celebration of Self-Care and Love
February 4, 2025Heart Health Month is celebrated throughout the month of February as a time to reflect on matters of the heart, but not just those of love and relationships. Heart Health Month is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of heart health. Heart disease is a leading cause of death for…
El Paso County Public Health Executive Director Susan Wheelan announces retirement after 25-year tenure
January 22, 2025El Paso County, CO—El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) announced today that Executive Director Susan Wheelan will retire on March 3, 2025, concluding a remarkable 25-year career with the agency. Wheelan joined EPCPH in 1999 as an environmental health specialist. Over the years, she held various pivotal roles including public…
January is National Radon Action Month
January 14, 2025January is National Radon Action Month, and it’s a great time to test your home for radon. Did you know that all homes, regardless of construction type or style, can have elevated radon levels of radon? Because radon is invisible and odorless, the only way to know if your home…
El Paso County Public Health encourages you to test your home for radon this winter
January 13, 2025El Paso County, CO – Winter is the best time to test your home for radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year, and the Colorado Department of Public Health…
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Michelle Beyrle
Strategy, Data & Communications Division Manager
Email: michellebeyrle@elpasoco.com
Phone: (719) 244-1947
Pamela Preston
Communications & Public Relations Supervisor
Email: pamelapreston@elpasoco.com
Phone: (719) 244-8216
