“We went on a bug hunt and found a huge black and orange butterfly,” Quinn, 9, said about her small group work…
Category: Education/Health
Staffing Shortage Continues to Plague Aspen School District
The Aspen School District has gone as far as offering staff a $3,000 referral bonus, but so far no one has participated…
Colorado Asks for FEMA Help to Staff Hospitals, Halts Elective Surgeries
“It feels like a lot of people in Colorado are ready to be done with this… They want to behave as if everything is normal, but unfortunately things are not normal…”
SJBPH to Host Public Health Resource Series in Archuleta County
“This series will allow residents to meet with the public health workers serving their community, to ask questions and find out more about the programs available…”
‘WINGS’… A Place Where Little Ones Can Learn to Soar
Our educational program is nature based, and our mission is to encourage kids to explore, experiment and discover themselves and the world through interacting with nature…
Colorado Launches ‘I Matter’ Mental Health Program for Youth
Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the proportion of mental health–related emergency room visits among children increased by 31% in 2020…
How Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency
The total bill was huge, but what really made Wells Salerno’s eyes pop was a line for the highest level of emergency services. It didn’t make any sense…
Amid Colorado Teacher Shortage, Program Offers an Alternative Path
Lee is one of 19 teachers in Northwest Colorado this fall who didn’t go to school for education but are using their degrees to step into the classroom…
Pagosa Peak Open School Presents ‘Pollinators’ to Garden Club
“Bats?” murmured one audience member while listening to Pagosa Peak Open School’s presentation about pollination given to the Mountain High Garden Club…
Fresh Faces, Fewer Tools: Meet the New Bosses Fighting COVID
At least 26 states have passed laws or regulations limiting the powers of public health officers this year, meaning these replacements have fewer tools and less authority…
CDHS Receives $1 Million Grant for Child Support Services
“The two-gen approach encourages CDHS programs to serve children and their caregivers together, to harness the family’s full potential…”
SJBPH Will Begin Administering Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Booster Doses Starting Today, Oct. 22
The FDA and CDC now approve eligible individuals to “mix and match” and get a different vaccine type for their booster than the vaccine they originally received…
Significant Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections Detected in La Plata County
In SJBPH’s jurisdiction, cases of syphilis were four times higher in 2020 than in 2019, with the trend continuing to increase in 2021…
Your Questions About Colorado’s New Early Childhood Department Answered
“We’ve been moving from fire to fire to fire, and all of these fires have a huge impact in the field,” she said. “Time is money…”
Colorado’s ‘Free Application Days’ End Tomorrow
Colorado Free Application Days began yesterday, October 19 and continue through tomorrow, Thursday, October 21…
Pagosa Springs Medical Center Earns ‘Digital Health’ Recognition
A total of 36,674 organizations were represented in the 2021 Digital Health Most Wired program, which includes four separate surveys…
Colorado Colleges, Universities Promoting ‘Free Application Days’ Oct. 19-21
“Colorado is building back stronger and by eliminating this cost barrier, more Coloradans will have the opportunity to pursue those dreams…”
ESSAY: I’m Passionate About Teaching. Here’s Why I’m Not Returning to the Classroom
While I had hoped that the past two years would have been a wake-up call, the data and accountability framework persists…