Public Health

State Innovation Model introduces ‘whole person care’ to Durango

care effort seeks to lower costs, make physical and mental care more convenient

Cortez Sanitation District appoints new director

Roberts fills one of two open positions

May inspections: Tequila’s, Lakeside Lanes, Ponderosa …

Tequila's, Lakeside Lanes and Ponderosa had some work to do

Photos: High school students explore health care careers

City won’t study uranium health risks before opening homeless camp

recommends complete assessment

State opioid measures aim to address opioids as deaths continue to rise

Pending Medicaid measure could provide inpatient treatments

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

Are the fish in Lake Nighthorse safe to eat?

will tell how mercury affects aquatic life

One of two suicide-prevention bills may win approval

bill to set aside funding for grant program failed Monday

Colorado bill would start grants for suicide prevention in schools

Measure aims to train staff, students to identify at-risk individuals

Dry, windy conditions make for rough allergy season

Precipitation can knock down pollens, but also help grasses grow

New regulations for Montezuma County septic systems are upheld

Additional oversight attempts will identify older systems

La Plata County receives an ‘F’ for ozone levels

says emissions from oil and gas, power plants are likely the cause

Cortez Sanitation approves installation of solar panels

Directors say panels will save on energy costs at sewer lift stations

Teen births on the decline in La Plata County

Long-acting contraceptives credited with reducing unintended pregnancies

Former uranium mill tailings may pose health risks at homeless camp

and state officials disagree on requirements to open site

Child poverty persists in La Plata and Montezuma counties despite low unemployment

Montezuma launching new effort to encourage childhood success

February inspections: Hunan, Thai Cortez, P&D …

Reports on February inspections include grocery, restaurants and a school

BLM plans prescribed burns on Dolores Rim

smoke east of Dove Creek

Montezuma, La Plata counties rank high for two STDs

Untreated STDs can have lasting consequences

Retired Towaoc nurse receives Nightingale award for advocacy

Cole honored for work at Ute Mountain Ute clinic

Durango nurse aids disabled African children aboard Mercy Ship

‘My faith definitely is the core and the center of why I do it’

Cortez Sanitation District cancels 2018 election

has two openings but no candidates