Business Support

Public Health Orders

To ensure residents and visitors to Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas counties stay safe and healthy while more people have the opportunity to get vaccinated, Tri-County Health Department has two orders in place: 

• Public Health Face Covering Order (Effective through May 15, 2021)
• First Amended Public Health Order Simplified COVID-19 Dial (Effective April 16 – May 15, 2021). Each participating county will move to the next less-restrictive level based on their metrics as of April 16, 2021. Note: Douglas County has opted out of both orders and is under the state's Public Health Order 20-38: Limited COVID-19 Restrictions 

Review the Frequently Asked Questions and more on our Public Health Order webpage.

General Guidance 

• Guidance for Businesses, CDPHE
• COVID-19 Indoor Air Ventilation Webinar
• Workplace Outbreak Guidance CDPHE
• Overview for COVID-19 Cases, Exposures and Outbreaks in Businesses Webinar Recording
• Guidance for children’s day camps & youth sports camps CDPHE
• Guidance for residential camps CDPHE

Vaccination Promotion in the Workplace

• Rural/Ag-focused Vaccine Toolkit, CDPHE
• Workplace Vaccination Program CDC
• Vaccine Planning Toolkit, NFID Toolkit, Health Action Alliance Start Guide, CDPHE 
• 7 Ways Businesses Can Align with Public Health for Bold Action and Innovation The de Beaumont Foundation  
• CDC’s Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Individuals CDC

Cleaning and Ventilation Resources

• Emerging Disinfection Devices & Applicators TCHD
• Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Ventilation CDC
• Cleaning Guidance CDPHE

Masking Resources

• Handling Challenging Situations in the Workplace: Customers without Masks, Homeless Training Institute
• Sample Script for Businesses About Wearing a Mask, TCHD
• Limiting Workplace Violence Associated with COVID-19, CDC
• Civil Rights Guidance for Employers, DORA

Why should I still wear a mask in public indoor spaces after I have been vaccinated?

• The vaccine is not 100% effective. It can keep you from getting very sick or sick altogether but you can still transmit and contract the virus that causes COVID-19. 
• Until more people have been vaccinated, there is not enough evidence for the efficacy of the vaccine against COVID-19 variants, which can be more contagious.
• While the CDC has stated groups of fully vaccinated people in a shared private space can remove their masks, masks should still be worn in any indoor public space. Masks are also recommended in private spaces where vaccination status is mixed or unknown.
• We need to protect those that still have not received their vaccine due to medical reasons or lack of access.  

Event Guidance and Application Form

• In Level Blue, complete the form to request Public Health approval to host a mass gathering TCHD
• Indoor Events, CDPHE
• Outdoor Events, CDPHE
• COVID-19 Social Distancing Space Calculator, CDPHE

Returning to Work and Paid Leave

• Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for going to a COVID-19 vaccination and recovering from side effects.
  
• Paid Leave Overview for Employers | En español
  
• TCHD Guidance for Returning to Work | En español
• Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay, CDLE

Print Materials

Signs, scripts, best practices available for print

The following print materials are developed to support COVID-19 recommendations and Public Health Orders. All materials are free for download. You can also find additional posters on symptoms, sick, symptoms, and other important information on our Print Materials page. Contact our communications team at communications@tchd.org for additional materials. 

• Be Clean
• Social Distancing 
• Symptom Sign for Facility Entry
• Come in, We’re Open. Please Wear a Mask sign (English: 8.5x11 | 11x17, Spanish: 8.5x11 | 11x17) 
• Mask Required to Enter sign (English: 8.5 x 11 Blue | Red, Spanish: 8.5 x 11 Azul | Rojo)
• Your Health Matters 
• Where to Get My COVID-19 Vaccine flyer (English/Spanish)
• Graphics & text about employees rights for paid sick leave forgoing for a COVID-19 vaccination and recovering from side effects.
• Best Practices for Local Recreation
• Best Practices for Offices
• Best Practices for Retail
• Best Practices for Waiting Rooms
• Parks & Rec Social Distance Yard Sign Option 1 or Option 2
• Parks & Rec Wear a Mask Yard Sign Option 1 or Option 2