Colorado State Government

The Community Reach Center is a mental health provider that serves the citizens of northern Denver. Incorporated in 1957, it offers a range of services to more than 127,000 children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens. The center has over five outpatient locations throughout Adams County in Colorado. The Community Reach Center also employs a staff of nearly 340 individuals. It provides counseling, crisis intervention, emergency, psychological testing and residential treatment solutions. The center additionally offers school-based services programs. The Community Reach Center provides the CASASTART program. It also offers several treatment plans and volunteer opportunities. The center sponsors a variety of fundraising and community events.

Established in 1938, the Weld County Department of Public Health works to prevent disease, disability and death and develop health programs. It appoints an advisory board of health that is comprised of more than five members and provides advice related to public health to citizens. The Weld County Department of Public Health is also responsible for formulating public health policies and programs. It employs a full- and part-time professional, technical, and secretarial and clerical staff, including public health nurses, environmental specialists, medical technologists, social workers, health educators, dieticians and management personnel. The department maintains administrative, environmental health services, and public health education and nursing divisions. The Weld County Department of Public Health additionally operates a health preparedness and emergency response division that responds to bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, disease outbreaks and other public health threats and emergency situations. It is located in Greeley, Colo.