Three tribal nations and History Colorado are partnering to give an authentic representation of Atrocity’s Impact…
Category: Education/Health
Seeking AmeriCorps Members to Address Health Care Needs
This is a tremendous opportunity for individuals who are interested in exploring, starting or advancing a career in healthcare…
Colorado Report Outlines Pandemic Impacts on Students Heading to College
The rate at which Colorado students are going to college right out of high school has dipped, and those who do go are less prepared…
National Suicide & Crisis Line ‘988’ Launches in Colorado
Colorado continues to also promote the statewide crisis line at 1-844-493-8255 or text TALK to 38255…
Axis Health System, Center for Mental Health, Announce Merger
The merger will better support the service continuum across the region and be positioned to respond more effectively to health care access goals…
PANDEMIC EFFECTS: More Fights in Schools
“People are super stressed,” she said. “Mental health is a pretty prevalent issue among people I know….”
Colorado Department of Early Childhood Begins Supporting Children, Families, Professionals
Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the Department will deliver at least ten hours of voter-approved, universal, high quality, voluntary preschool…
Mercy Hospital Partners with Physicians to Build New Surgery Center
The facility is expected to span 13,500 square feet with three operating rooms and two procedure rooms…
La Plata, Archuleta Counties in ‘Community Level Medium’
Statewide data shows that cases and percent positivity of laboratory tests are beginning to decrease, as are hospitalizations…
Schools Tackle the Job of Feeding Kids Over the Summer
“…We will see communities where summer meals aren’t as available as they would have been if Congress had gotten this done in March,” Davis said…
ABORTION: Deep in the Heart of Texas
She considered herself pro-life, and the diagnosis still needed to be confirmed through amniocentesis and ultrasound…
Catholic Schools Lost Students During Pandemic
Catholic enrollment cratered during the 2020-21 school year, when those schools saw their biggest enrollment decline in many decades…
Grassroots Groups Lead Way on Closing Colorado’s Infant Mortality Gap
“We give Colorado a ‘B.’ That is much better than a lot of states — certainly better than the states that are surrounding Colorado…”
Bayfield Bat Tests Positive for Rabies
Rabies is regularly found in Colorado wildlife, especially skunks and bats…
With Universal Preschool, Can Colorado Boost Workforce Pay?
Living wage estimates – the amount an individual must earn to support herself and her family – vary by region and family size…
Community COVID Testing Sites Closing Down
“We feel confident in this transition, especially with the ability to surge to 17,000 tests per day should we need to,” said Scott Bookman…
Pagosa Peak Students Begin Summer ‘Intensives’
While the theater group addresses many art, writing, reading, speaking and listening standards, other groups have different focuses this month…
High Stakes in Colorado State Board of Education Election
This story by Erica Meltzer appeared on Chalkbeat Colorado on June 11, 2022. Colorado’s State Board of Education is growing from seven to nine seats, READ MORE
Community Levels of COVID Rise in Archuleta County, La Plata County
The counties, which are part of the same regional health service area, had 10.6 new hospital admissions per 100,000 residents over the past week…