el paso county board of health
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Rocked by deadly pandemic, Colorado public health faces needed rebuild
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Colorado public health officials vaulted to prominence three years ago when residents started to sicken and die of COVID-19, kicking off a pandemic that would spark fierce, even violent political debate and offer clear lessons for the future. At the outset, the outpouring of response was vast and relatively harmonious. Crafters made thousands of masks,…
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El Paso County Board of Health opposes recreational marijuana, joining commissioners, City Council
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The El Paso County Board of Health this week joined county commissioners and the Colorado Springs City Council in formally opposing two questions on the city’s November ballot that would legalize recreational marijuana sales in town and impose a special 5% sales tax on those sales. “I do know that in my heart it would…
