Programs

Vaccines are available for all ages—infants, children and adults. Vaccine clinic is every Tuesday afternoon and other times by appointment, call 719-589-6639. We are a Vaccines for Children (VFC) provider and also carry private vaccines, for which we are able to bill most insurances. 

By preventing tobacco use and helping tobacco users quit, Americans of all ages can improve their health and quality of life. People who stop smoking greatly reduce their risk of disease and premature death. Benefits are greater for people who stop at earlier ages, but quitting tobacco use is beneficial at any age (HealthyPeople2020).

Alamosa County Public Health offers information and referrals to the Colorado QuitLine as well as other cessation resources. 

There are 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes, 43 of them are CANCER-CAUSING agents. Your unborn baby receives those poisons every time you smoke.

If you are currently pregnant and smoking or just recently quit smoking and pregnant, you are eligible for the Baby & Me Tobacco Free Program. There are no income requirements.

Pregnancy is the perfect time to quit smoking. When you avoid tobacco you:

• DECREASE your risk of a miscarriage
• HELP baby’s lungs grow strong
• IMPROVE baby’s overall health
• HELP to ensure your baby is born on time and not born prematurely
• IMPROVE your baby’s birth weight
• LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER, AND HAPPIER WITH YOUR BABY

As you successfully complete the program requirements, you can receive monthly diaper vouchers as a reward for remaining smoke free for baby’s first year.

TRY US OUT! THIS IS AN AWARD WINNING PROGRAM THAT REALLY WORKS.

Made possible by grants from the Colorado Health Foundation and Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

Contact the Alamosa County Public Health Department for more details (719) 587-5191.

Local public health agencies in Colorado follow the Colorado Health Assessment and Planning System (CHAPS processes) to assess population and environmental health, assess system-wide capacity, determine priority areas, and develop and implement their public health improvement plans. Alamosa County Public Health participates with Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache public health agencies in the San Luis Valley Public Health Partnership (SLVPHP) in the CHAPS process. SLV Health Improvement Plan. 

Our Communicable Disease Prevention and Response Program offers:

• Education and information about communicable diseases
• Communicable disease investigation
• Measures to control the spread of communicable diseases.
• Tuberculosis (Tb testing) Tuesdays 8:30 - 11:30 am. Cost is $15.00.  Additional Tuberculosis information. 

To report a communicable health disease, please call (719) 589-6639 and speak to a Public Health Nurse. 
 

Working in partnership to prevent teen pregnancy, STI’s and relationship violence. We provide Sex Education in public schools utilizing the Family Living and Sexual Health (FLASH) curriculum, which was developed at Seattle and King County Public Health.

For more information, contact us at 719-589-6639

Alamosa County Public Health works with schools and other partners on tobacco and vaping education and prevention, and other substance use education and prevention. Get involved with the Alamosa County Prevention Coalition by contacting Public Health Nurse Erin Cowett at 719-589-6639, Ext 1191

• Learn more about Vaping/E-cigarettes: https://www.tobaccofreeco.org/product-facts/vaping-ecigs/

• View this short video about prevention from the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center.