Category: Education/Health

This course will provide students with the tools needed in the event of an emergency while hiking, biking, hunting or rafting in the great outdoors…

The first case was identified on June 19. Five cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed in association with the outbreak…

If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors…

Jennifer LeBret, who helped develop curriculum for the Spokane Tribe of Indians, is particularly hopeful about the impact of training teachers before they reach their first classrooms…

“So, if the state needs over 2,600 beds, where do you think people go when they are ill enough to require inpatient or residential care? Enter your local sheriff…”

Mango House leases out space to nine stores and six restaurants, all owned and run by refugees…

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Although it’s not part of the formal U.S. refugee resettlement program, Mango House is in many ways emblematic of refugee health care in the US…

Over 13,000 Colorado residents have earned more than 70 college credits at four-year state universities in the past five years but stopped short of a degree…

“These grantees will offer the most innovative, student- and family-focused programming designed to accelerate a summer of recovery for Colorado…”

CDC guidance is aimed at disease control and minimizing the risk of exposure in education settings…

Plague has been found in animals in multiple Colorado counties so far this summer. It is caused by bacteria that can be transmitted to humans by the bites of infected fleas…

“Because of the importance of in-person learning, schools where not everyone is fully vaccinated should implement physical distancing …”

Fatal drug overdose deaths increased approximately 38% in Colorado from 2019 to 2020, according to preliminary federal data…

“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…