Archuleta County has been surprisingly free of infections — only 8 confirmed cases and no reported fatalities — but we assume that travelers from other parts of the country could easily bring new infections with them…
Category: Education/Health
VIDEO: Special Message from Our School District Superintendent
Archuleta School District Superintendent Linda Reed was featured last week in a video produced by Pagosa Springs’ “Local News Network”…
Pagosa Peak Open School Buys Their Building
“We look forward to renovating the building to best fit our Project Based Learning needs,” Ms. Reali Crossland stated. “It will not only bring expanded educational space, but more security for our students…”
Senators Mount Effort to Ensure Financial Assistance for Those Enrolled in ACA Exchange Plans
“The last thing families should be worried about when collecting unemployment insurance is the possibility of losing their health coverage or not having access to it during a pandemic…”
Colorado Schools Can Receive Federal Relief
Colorado Education Commissioner Katy Anthes announced today that nearly $121 million in emergency federal relief will be made available to Colorado school districts…
First COVID-19 Fatality in La Plata County Confirmed
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of this community member,” said SJBPH Executive Director, Liane Jollon…
LETTER: An Ounce of Prevention
I believe that any mask worn is better than no mask. It protects you from others, and others from you…
ESSAY: The ‘Healthier Colorado’ Survey
“What worries me the most is my finances. I lost my job directly because of the virus. I was working at a staffing agency, and they stopped using the service…”
Face Covering Advisory Amended
Through SJBPH’s amended Face Covering Advisory, all employees who interact with customers are required to wear face coverings, as per the statewide guidance…
Ms. Kelsey’s 6th Grade Quarantine Kits
An emotional hole has also been left, we assume, in the hearts of the teachers who were suddenly prohibited from meeting face-to-face with their students for daily classroom activities…
Governor Polis’ Update on COVID-19 Response
Yesterday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis provided an update on Colorado’s response to COVID-19. “During Safer at Home, Coloradans doing their part will be the key READ MORE
US Senators Criticize Trump Administration Actions, Opening Unsafe Meat Packing Plants
As a result of insufficient worker protections… more than 6,500 meat industry workers have contracted COVID-19, and at least 20 have died…
State Releases ‘Symptom Tracker’ Data
After filling out the symptom tracker and consenting to receive text messages, users will receive text messages daily for seven days asking about their symptoms…
EDITORIAL: Who’s to Blame? Part Three
And the healthcare industry was relatively minuscule in 1918 — consisting as it did mainly of independent family doctors who made house calls…
ESSAY: Our Immune System is Our Shield
It all comes down to the fact that it is our responsibility to learn on our own, how to live a healthy lifestyle that will reject flu, infections, many diseases, digestive problems, and mental imbalances….
Centura-Mercy Regional Medical Center Launches Community COVID-19 Testing
“The nationwide shortage of CDC-approved COVID-19 test kits has been well documented,” Mercy Regional Medical Center interim CEO Mike Murphy said…
LETTER: The Switch to Healthier Food
Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and Smithfield Foods, the largest meat processors, have closed 17 plants…
Colorado Joins ‘Western States Pact’ to Control Pandemic
“Coloradans are working together to slow the spread of COVID-19 and have important information to share with and to gain from other states…”
EDITORIAL: Who’s to Blame? Part Two
But the sharing of personal information, voluntarily, is only the tip of an iceberg, because the things you share and the way you share, play into a monstrous, highly profitable ‘feed-back’ system…