CERVICAL CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH
JANUARY

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. Cervical cancer screening needs to be routine healthcare for anyone with a cervix. Our reproductive health team can help you learn more.

CERVICAL CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH
JANUARY

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. Cervical cancer screening needs to be routine healthcare for anyone with a cervix. Our reproductive health team can help you learn more.

A small, red canopy tent is set up with tables for food service. A white van is parked behind the tent. The set up is located in a vacant lot in Fort Morgan, Colorado in December 2025.

As many people have become aware, there is a taco tent operating illegally in Colorado. You may have seen the multiple social media posts and even the widely-shared video of the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE) pouring bleach into the food containers at one of their locations. DDPHE has an official statement on their website.
This company is not licensed. Operating any mobile food unit without a license is illegal. Licensing is required in order to protect the health and safety of the public. Additionally, operating under a tent, other than being licensed as part of a temporary event such as a fair or celebration, is also illegal. All retail food businesses are required to keep their food license visible to the public: if the license is not visible, the public has the right to ask to see the license. Public health cares about the safety of our communities and properly licensed vendors have gone through procedures and inspections to ensure that they are following safe food handling practices and will not make the community sick. We appreciate the mobile units who provide our communities with great food and maintain high standards. Supporting an unlicensed, and unsafe, operation undermines the hard work and investment that our local businesses make to operate safely and legally.
Tacolorado has several set-ups and have been moving across the state, generally setting up at night and on weekends. They have been offered multiple opportunities, from multiple public health departments, to bring their operation into compliance and receive proper licensing – they have repeatedly ignored those requests and continue to operate illegally and unsafely.
Northeast Colorado Health Department also wants to hear from you if you have become sick after eating food from one of these “red tent” vendors. Please call us at 877-795-0646 to make a report.
If you would like to check the inspection status of any retail food establishment, including mobile units, you may search by county or establishment name from the link on the Restaurant Inspections page.

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The NCHD Equity & Outreach team of Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide assistance to community members and families to access and navigate the healthcare system and essential community services, and promote healthy behaviors. They provide community resources and education at health/resource fairs, youth events, and community engagement meetings. For more details on upcoming events and services provided visit the calendar and  Equity and Outreach page.

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NCHD is participating in the National Diabetes Prevention Program to provide northeast Colorado residents resources to lower their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. If you feel you are at risk and want to check out how we can help, please click the button for a prediabetes risk assessment and how to sign up for Lifestyle Change Program.

The Northeast Colorado Health Department is your trusted ally in safeguarding and promoting community well-being.

At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to protect health and inspire prevention. Our rural public health workforce is made up of just over 40 staff members and covers 9,200 square miles of territory with an office in each of the six counties. We have proudly been serving Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties since 1948.

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Northeast Colorado Health Department is committed to providing equitable access to our services for all members of our community.

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These guidelines not only help make web content accessible to people with sensory, cognitive, and mobility disabilities but ultimately to all people, regardless of ability.

Not all documents and pages on our website are currently accessible. While we work toward that goal, we welcome comments on how to improve this website’s digital accessibility for users with disabilities and requests for accommodations to any of NCHD’s services or documents.

Please contact us by email pio@nchd.org or by phone 877-795-0646.

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