children’s hospital colorado
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Let’s keep public places smoke-free — whether it’s tobacco or pot
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Colorado lawmakers are considering an idea that will decide whether to make public health progress or move backwards, as this year’s legislative session winds down. At issue is House Bill 1258, a bill in the Colorado legislature to allow marijuana-tasting rooms where buyers can consume edibles and marijuana-infused products, which includes vaping marijuana. This legislation…
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Pending legislation would ensure children can access mental-health treatment
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What would you do if you had to give up your child in order to access mental health services? For some Coloradans, this is a reality. Colorado ranked 48th in the country for overall youth mental health, according to Mental Health America’s 2018 “The State of Mental Health in America” report. This same report estimates that…
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First new Colorado law of 2018 could help nurses travel to and from other states
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What very well could be the first bill to pass in the next legislative session holds some mighty big stakes for Colorado’s more than 86,000 nurses who have licenses that allow them to work in more than two dozen other states. A group of legislators were meeting with nurses at the state Capitol Thursday about…
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Shocker: Coloradans want to maintain Medicaid coverage for kids
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We’ll just cut to the chase on the results of a new poll commissioned by Children’s Hospital Colorado – and, please, be sure you are seated. From the hospital’s press release highlighting the findings: A recent poll conducted by a leading Republican pollster finds a “universal belief” among Colorado voters across the political spectrum that…
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? Bialick: ‘Big Tobacco’ is blowing smoke
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Big Tobacco knows that if people smoke one less cigarette a day they will lose billions of dollars. So it is no surprise that out of state tobacco companies are spending more than $16 million dollars here (more than the casinos spent keeping racetrack betting in Colorado) to try to defeat Amendment 72 through a…
