San Juan Basin Health Department

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La Plata County devotes funding toward opioid risk-reduction program

Juan Basin Public Health will offer drug education to counter trend in rising use

August 13, 2022

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La Plata County reports its first case of monkeypox

Resident is receiving treatment for the virus

August 10, 2022

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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

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Second bat tests positive for rabies in La Plata County

department reminds residents to keep pets up to date on vaccinations, avoid contact with wild animals

August 5, 2022

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CJ’s Diner, which drew loyal customers, to close after 22 years

Co-owner Jerry Martinez challenged COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants

July 25, 2022

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Prairie dog tests positive for plague in La Plata County

known human exposure to the rodent, its colony or fleas in the area

July 19, 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

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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

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Smoke, dust darken Durango skies

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

June 14, 2022

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New COVID-19 surge arrives sooner than expected in La Plata County

Juan Basin Public Health recommends return to masks

June 11, 2022

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Baby formula shortage challenges Durango’s families and their support programs

drives and formula switches required as parents try to adapt

June 7, 2022

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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

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COVID-19 rates rising ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Durango mayor catches virus, isolates abroad

May 27, 2022

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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

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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

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

Residents urged to get vaccinated to reduce risk of infection

April 21, 2022

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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

Spring winds kick up dust, exacerbate allergies across Southwest Colorado

Juan Basin Public Health reports hazardous air quality through Tuesday morning

April 13, 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

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San Juan Basin Public Health amends public health advisory to align with CDC

cases fall, agency moves to ease masking guidelines and shifts its pandemic response

March 5, 2022

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against San Juan Basin Public Health

CJ’s Diner challenged state and local health orders

March 1, 2022

Gallery

Photos: San Juan Basin Public Health is giving away COVID-19 rapid test kits

Todd Macon, COVID-19 testing coordinator with San Juan Basin Public Health, holds boxes of rapid antigen COVID-19 tests on Wednesday.…

February 26, 2022

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San Juan Basin Public Health looks to the future after weathering the pandemic

to adapt during COVID-19, agency plans to meet broader needs in La Plata and Archuleta counties

February 24, 2022

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COVID-19 cases fall in La Plata, Archuleta counties

Omicron peak appears to have passed

February 4, 2022