Tag: Public Health
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RSV cases, hospitalizations higher than usual across Colorado
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Hospitalizations and outbreaks are on the rise in Colorado for one respiratory virus. The state’s lead health agency is encouraging everybody, especially schools and child care centers, to do what they can to reduce the spread. Symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, often resemble a cold — runny or stuffy nose, sneezing and coughing — but…
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Denver launches campaign against mental health stigma
Denver is seeking to eliminate the social stigma around mental health conditions with a new public health campaign. The “What You Say Matters” campaign, which The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment launched on Thursday, aims to encourage Denverites to receive help for mental health issues, and not to judge those who do. “Many in…
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Colorado uses new technology to monitor air pollution
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado‘s health department is using new technology to monitor air pollution throughout the state, already resulting in enforcement action against polluters. The Department of Public Health and Environment announced the new technology on Wednesday, described as a trailer that continuously measures emissions by parking at…
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First human case of H5 bird flu in U.S. detected in Colorado; risk to public low, officials say
An inmate at the state correctional facility in Delta County is the first person in the United States to test positive for the H5 avian flu, state officials said Thursday. The man came in contact with the virus when he worked at a commercial farm in Montrose County as part of a pre-release employment program,…
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Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco advances with new 2023 implementation date
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was advanced by the City Council on Monday, with a new year-delayed 2023 implementation date. The ban, which was first proposed in early October, was published in a 12-1 vote following more than…
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Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco advances with exemptions for Hookah, premium cigars
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was advanced by the City Council safety committee Wednesday, with added exemptions for flavored Hookah and premium cigar and pipe tobacco. Wednesday’s unanimous vote comes after the committee has delayed votes on the…
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Douglas County Board of Health makes masks optional for students, despite school district policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The newly established Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously Friday to give parents the option to opt out of local mask orders, setting up a potential conflict with the county school district’s standing policy requiring face coverings for younger students and certain staff. After…
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Douglas County Commissioners appoint health department board
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County commissioners Tuesday appointed five people to the as-yet-formed Douglas County Health Department’s board of health, including two commissioners with no obvious experience in medical or health-care fields. It’s the second step necessary for Douglas County to create its own department after voting unanimously…
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COVID burnout: 40% of Colorado public health leadership have left positions as pandemic drags on
Two weeks ago, Dawn James’ job as Kit Carson’s public health director was making her sick to her stomach. After being questioned, threatened with lawsuits and called names at community meetings, the 20-year veteran decided to take an early retirement. “It just wasn’t fun anymore,” she said. “I felt caught between state and local policy…