Category: Education/Health

“Our 2020 needs assessment shows we have much further to go in improving access to and responsiveness of services for BIPOC Coloradans…”

The Workplace Vaccination Program is a great opportunity provided by the State of Colorado to host a vaccine event at your workplace…

Mesa County has the most delta variant cases of any county in Colorado, state health officials report, making the area a hot spot within a hot spot…

“Public health wants Coloradans to know that while this disease is very rare, it does occur sometimes, and to seek medical care if you have symptoms…”

SJBPH was notified of the potential case on July 7 and is actively working to support CDPHE, who is leading the investigation…

“Surpassing this key milestone set by the White House is a tremendous achievement that SJBPH shares with volunteers, partners, and the entire community….”

Business owners and employees have been innovative and nimble in the face of this crisis…

“Eventually it got to the point where I was like, ‘I don’t really want to go to collections, because this might ruin my credit score’…

The Delta variant was first detected in India and is widely regarded by public health experts to be one of the most transmissible and severe variants of COVID-19 to-date…

The four campuses receiving a Hunger Free designation all operate food pantries and collect and report on student food insecurity…

“I keep trying to make sure I’m paying attention to the virtual kids, I’m asking them questions, and alright, I’m going to pivot back to the in-person kids…”

“It was important to us to recognize the tremendous work our team has done over the past 15 months, often above and beyond their typical workload…”

“Teachers are trying to create a better democracy than the one that exists in the world outside of school, where we don’t have kids screaming at one another because they have difference of opinions…”

“I don’t know that there’s a consensus of what the best approach is at this point,” said Amy Watson, a professor of social work…

“We have to make sure that our instructors that we are putting out into Colorado classrooms are prepared to give every student their best shot at learning how to read effectively…”

Youth ages 12 to 17 are currently eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, and 26% of this age group have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine across Archuleta and La Plata counties…

“But now essentially we have investment vehicles that are owning for-profit medical schools. That is a recipe for predatory behavior…”