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…
Category: Education/Health
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…
OPINION: Local Control of Schools in Colorado
Recently, focus has been on Federal government issues, but local government and specifically school board issues have also risen in the eyes of the public…
Colorado Releases First Draft of ‘Department of Early Childhood’ Plan
In November 2020, Colorado voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative (Proposition EE) to direct new tax revenues to a voluntary universal preschool program…
OPINION: SJBPH Updates Local Public Health Advisory
SJBPH strongly encourages business owners and operators of public indoor spaces to fully adhere to the advisory…
Archuleta School District Seeking Bus Drivers
“Due to required COVID-19 quarantine among our bus drivers coupled with a limited supply of substitute bus drivers…”
Daniels Scholarship Invites Applications from High School Seniors in Colorado
The scholarship pays up to $25,000 per year toward the student’s unmet need, after applying their EFC, other scholarships and financial aid…
Four Possible Reasons Why Schools are Facing Crippling Shortages
“The system can’t operate without their support staff, without their school aides, without their classroom aides…”