Public Health

Local News

La Plata County resident dies with West Nile virus

Coloradans have died so far this year with pathogen

October 4, 2022

Local News

‘Tell us where we can go’: Purple Cliffs residents receive eviction notices

Uncertainty is the only path forward for many camp inhabitants

October 1, 2022

Local News

Bayfield man found dead in home

Marshal’s Office investigating gunshot death; no foul play suspected

September 8, 2022

Local News

La Plata County reports its first case of monkeypox

Resident is receiving treatment for the virus

August 10, 2022

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health is first outside Denver to receive monkeypox vaccine

Archuleta, La Plata counties have no confirmed cases, but testing limited

August 6, 2022

Local News

Fort Lewis College offers scholarships to those majoring in public health

is one of five institutions to receive funding from Colorado Housing and Financial Authority

July 15, 2022

Local News

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

likely to see more women traveling from Texas, Utah and Arizona for procedure

July 3, 2022

Local News

La Plata County COVID-19 community levels downgraded to medium

experts advise caution as county is still at elevated risk of infection

June 28, 2022

Southwest Life

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

June 23, 2022

Local News

COVID-19 vaccines for young children to begin this week in La Plata County

Pediatric offices will start vaccinating kids 5 and younger after federal approval

June 22, 2022

Local News

Smoke, dust darken Durango skies

burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado

June 14, 2022

Local News

Former employee sues health care provider at La Plata County Jail

Southern Health Partners allegedly violated Colorado’s whistleblower law

June 6, 2022

Local News

La Plata County briefed on logistics of ending San Juan Basin Public Health

Commissioners stress they are in a ‘due diligence’ stage

May 30, 2022

Local News

La Plata County spends nearly half of its American Rescue Plan Act funds

Investments in housing, broadband and other projects total $4.68 million so far

May 14, 2022

Local News

Wastewater testing shows COVID-19 on the rise in Durango

Concentrations of the virus have increased 279% in the last 16 days

May 12, 2022

Local News

Durango Police Department hosts drive-thru drugs drop-off

National Drug Take Back Day a campaign to encourage safe disposal of unused prescription medications

April 30, 2022

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health moves toward a breakup

Plata, Archuleta counties don’t see eye-to-eye on delivery of services

April 29, 2022

Local News

‘Whooping cough’ more prevalent this year locally, across Colorado

Residents urged to get vaccinated to reduce risk of infection

April 21, 2022

Local News

Liane Jollon selected as Gates Family Foundation Harvard Fellow

executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health will spend three weeks at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

April 16, 2022

Local News

Durango dodges problems with low reservoirs, but is subject to rivers’ whim

can’t be proactive about drought without significant water storage

April 9, 2022

Local News

Two recognized as ‘extraordinary women’ by Durango Women’s Resource Center

Zink and Mariel Balbuena stand out for contributions amid COVID-19 pandemic

March 31, 2022

Regional News

Too early to know if rising COVID-19 positivity start of new Colorado wave, officials say

Omicron subvariant called BA.2 could account for 21% of new cases

March 29, 2022

Health

Doctors see surge in patients seeking routine care as pandemic shifts

Preventive medicine, crucial to long-term health, lagged with presence of COVID-19

March 24, 2022

Regional News

Biden to tap Navajo health head to lead federal agency

Health Service has $7.4 billion budget and provides care to 2.6 million people

March 11, 2022