“A lot of my members are not too excited about taking this vaccine because they’re afraid,” Lewis said….
Category: Education/Health
Children’s Mental Health During a Pandemic: ‘We Forgot About Fun’
It was a rough year and Robles knows firsthand that grief and anxiety affected her four children, especially Guillermo and his 8-year-old brother Gael…
K-12 Standardized Testing Compromise Wins Initial Approval
“Both sides have given so much and truly met in the middle, and we need to recognize that,” Larson said of the compromise…
San Juan Basin Public Health Urges Testing as COVID-19 Variant Cases Identified
“The presence of variants in Southwest Colorado is troubling and means virus transmission could happen more easily,” said Liane Jollon, SJBPH executive director…
OPINION: Finding Our Way Out of the Pandemic’s Rubble
For example, we found that two in five Coloradans struggle to afford health care, housing, or food…
Wings Early Childhood Center Now Enrolling Ages 1-5
We are a nature-based, play-based center that focuses on the child’s interests and needs…
States Chipping Away at Abortion Rights?
“Will this court overturn Roe v. Wade? It’s possible,” Scheidler said. “But I think we’re more likely to see this court put more restrictions on abortion…”
Colorado Schools Uncertain About Waivers for Standardized Testing
Reluctant Colorado school districts are preparing to administer standardized tests amid uncertainty about whether the state can get any relief from federal testing requirements….
Janssen Vaccine Expected to Arrive in Colorado This Week
“We are thrilled to be able to distribute a third safe and effective vaccine in the state of Colorado,” said Dr. Eric France…
Colorado Changes Its Vaccine Priorities… Again
‘Phase 1B.3’ starts March 5 and includes grocery workers, people 60 to 64, and those with multiple health conditions…
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Confirms Finding of COVID Variant
It is important that all individuals within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation follow the safety guidance in place to help slow or stop the spread of the virus…
Is Colorado’s School Accountability System Working?
“What are we measuring with the tests?” Gonzales-Gutierrez asked. “Are they taking into consideration language, the history of oppression in the school system?”
Healthy Minds and Hunger Free Campus Checklists Released
“At a time when too many of Colorado’s students worry about how they can afford to eat or pay rent, and struggle with mental health, these checklists are a welcome resource…”
Pagosa’s Charter School Connecting Students, Local Producers with ‘Farm to School’
The National Farm to School Program was started in 2007 to encourage schools to serve fresh and local food to students…
Colorado Bill Seeks to Suspend State-wide School Testing This Year
The bill would order the Colorado Department of Education to ask the US Department of Education for a waiver to testing requirements…
SLOW BLEED: Colorado Child Care Providers Struggle to Survive
“I remember breaking down in my office talking to some of my board members saying, ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do’…”
Montana’s Health Policy MVP Heads Out on the Road
Bartlett is now trying to apply what she did in Montana to other states, including Colorado, as well as counties and businesses, to bring down their hospital costs…
Updated Proposal Would Help Americans Reduce Health Care Costs
This week, US Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced the reintroduction of their legislation, the Medicare-X Choice Act…
Pagosa Medical Center Now Vaccinating Priority Groups 1B.1 and 1B.2
If you are a member of one of these groups, please click on the Reservation Form Link below, to complete the form…