Where do I go to get a birth and/or death certificate?
Birth/death certificates from 1963 to the present date: Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver Public Health Department, Vital Records at 303-436-7351. Birth certificates from 1910 to the present date are also available at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Records Section at 303-692-2200.
Is this a high pollution day and can I use my fireplace today?
Call the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division's Air Quality Advisory Line at 303-758-4848 to get pollution information.
What are the air quality statistics in Colorado?
Contact the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division at 303-692-3100.
Where can I get an HIV test?
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver Public Health Department, STD Clinic, 605 Bannock St., 2nd floor or call 303-436-7221.
Where can I get tested for a sexually transmitted disease?
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver Public Health Department, STD Clinic, 605 Bannock St., 1st floor or call 303-436-7250.
Where can I get information on housing for HIV clients?
Denver's Department of Environmental Health, Community Outreach and Support
division, Mayor's Office of HIV Resources at 720-865-5533.
I have a complaint about the house/apartment/motel/hotel that I am renting.
Contact the division of Public Health Inspection's Residential Health and Housing section at 720-865-5401.
How do you apply for a home daycare license?
- Contact the Division of Child Care at 303-866-5948 and ask for a Family Child Care Home Application Packet.
- Once you have received the application packet you should contact The Denver Fire Dept, Excise and Licensing, and also the Zoning Department.
- Fill out your application and submit to the division of child care
- While you are waiting for your background checks and the application to be processed you can do the following:
- Contact zoning (720-865-3000 at 201 W. Colfax, 2nd floor)and make sure that your home is zoned for child care and zoned for the number of children you would like to be licensed for.
- Call the fire department and schedule an inspection (720-913-3473)
- Visit excise and licensing (720-865-2740 at 201 W. Colfax, 2nd floor) and obtain your business license
- Take all the required courses listed in the application packet
- There is a checklist of how to prepare your home for your inspection in the packet, ensure that your home is prepared for your visit
- A licensing inspector from our department will contact you when your application has been processed and all background checks complete. You will schedule your visit at that time.
How long after turning in an application to the Division of Child Care does an inspection happen?
Processing an application can take anywhere from 30 – 60 days to process. You can expect a phone call from an inspector within this time frame. At that point, you and the inspector will decide on a time for your inspection.
How do I obtain a Cart license/Temporary Retail Food license/Caterer license/Mobile license, etc.:
- Contact Excise & Licensing to find out what type of license required & apply for business license. An Inspection Card will be issued which will need to be approved by various agencies designated by Excise & Licensing (720-865-2740 at 201 W. Colfax, 2nd floor)
- Obtain “State” Sales Tax License (if required) Department of Revenue (303-238-7378 at 1375 Sherman St.) For “City” sales tax license, contact Treasury Division, (720-865-7075 at 201 W. Colfax, Room 100)
- Contact Zoning for location of where vendor wants to sell (720-865-3000 at 201 W. Colfax, 2nd floor)
- Obtain a Commissary – contact ENV HLTH for Commissary List (720-865-5390)
- For Cart inspections – contact Environmental Health (720-865-5390) to schedule an appointment (bring Inspection Card & Affidavit of Commissary)
- Once all paperwork approved – return to Excise & Licensing to obtain license
Why is cooling such an important process for food safety?
Safe cooling requires removing heat from food quickly enough to prevent microbial growth.
Extended periods of time for cooling of potentially hazardous foods (PHF) has been consistently identified as one of the leading contributing factors of food borne illness. Even if the cooking temperature of the food is adequate prior to cooling, there may be spore forming organisms in the food product, and spores are not killed by this cook step. When there is slow cooling, spores can germinate resulting in the multiplication of vegetative cells which in turn make people sick.
The following guidance is a way to assure that your food is being cooled safely:
· Potentially hazardous foods need to be cooled from 135 F to 70 F in 2 hours or less,
· then from 70 F to 41 F in an additional 4 hours.
· The total cooling time for any potentially hazardous foods should not exceed 6 hours or it should be considered unsafe for consumption.
For more information, please contact the division of Public Health Inspections.
My apartment has no heat/air conditioning and the manager won’t turn on heat/air early enough (ONLY DURING SEASON). How should I handle?
The property owner or manager should be the first person you contact when you are without heat. Complaints that the property manager hasn’t repaired a broken furnace, or has not turned on the heat for the winter season should be directed to 311.
Poor ventilation concerns can be directed to 311.
How do I get rid of bed bugs/pests?
If you live in an apartment most buildings or complexes have a routine pest control process that you should discuss with your property manager.
Processes for helping eliminate pests in your home can be found on our web page at www.denvergov.org/phi
How do I get rid of mold?
The centers for Disease control has the best broad-based information on dealing with mold issues. http://www.cdc.gov/mold/