Hunger and the Elderly
An article in this month’s State Legislatures magazine cites a study that says the number of elderly who are going …
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2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey
Over the past decade, various state agencies have partnered to conduct the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, an anonymous survey that …
New Report on the Health Effects of Marijuana
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has just released a new report discussing the potential health effects …
Measles and Immunizations
A hot topic this week has been immunizations for children, after news of a recent measles outbreak alongside a continuing …
New State Health Plan Released
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has just released a new state health plan. Entitled Healthy Colorado: …
Carbon Monoxide: Be Aware of the "Silent Killer"
Carbon monoxide (CO) is often called the “silent killer” because it is a colorless, odorless gas that causes oxygen to be …
Candy Apple Recall
Several brands of candy apples are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination. At least four people have died from …
Colorado the Least Obese State
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has issued a press release stating that Colorado is the least obese …
Flu Season
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is warning that this flu season could be more severe than recent …
Ebola
There are no cases of Ebola in Colorado, but the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment wants Coloradans to …
AIDS Awareness Month
October is AIDS awareness month. Though often associated with the 1980s, AIDS is still very much a problem around the …
Enterovirus Outbreak
Yesterday the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released a statement regarding the recent outbreak of enterovirus-D68, a rare …
Colorado Suicide Prevention Week
Governor Hickenlooper has declared the week of September 7-13, 2014, to be Colorado Suicide Prevention week (see the governor’s proclamation …
2014 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey
Today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released preliminary results from a survey that show that 37% of …
Plague in Colorado
This morning the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced that plague had been confirmed in an Adams County resident …
Prescription Drug Abuse
The State of Colorado has taken on the issue of prescription drug abuse after a national survey ranked Colorado as …
New Information on Radon
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), new research shows that all Colorado counties are now …
Resources for Quitting Smoking
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment sponsors a website, www.tobaccofreeco.org, that is filled with resources to help smokers …
Brain Injury Resources
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has produced a new guidebook, Brain Injury in Children and Youth: A Manual for Educators, …
New Health Disparities Report
The Office of Health Equity of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has just released a new report …