Editorial: Tackle problems head-on
As much as we love Pueblo, we aren’t blind to its problems.
As reported in The Chieftain earlier this week, “Pueblo has higher unemployment rates and higher risk factors that would lead them and their families to having higher ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) scores,” said Leslie Dempsey, a family medicine physician. Dempsey is with Southern Colorado Family Medicine at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, and is involved in the Support, Connect and Nurture program there.
“People have led a more stressful, traumatized life in Pueblo County compared to some others, according to state statistics, so this was a great place to start with a program where that was the population we were trying to reach,” Dempsey said.
The screening program has been around since June 2015.
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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 6 days ago
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Marianne Goodland
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Michael Karlik
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The Associated Press
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Updated 3 days ago
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The Washington Examiner
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Marissa Ventrelli
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Deborah Grigsby
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Updated 3 days ago
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