Tag: Public Health
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COVID burnout: 40% of Colorado public health leadership have left positions as pandemic drags on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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,”…
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Colorado mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mosquitos collected in Weld County tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, marking the first confirmed case of the disease so far this season statewide, the department reported. The infected mosquitos were discovered during a…