public health
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El Paso County appoints new health board member, commissioner claims interference in interview process
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners on Tuesday appointed the president and CEO of a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit dedicated to fighting homelessness and poverty to fill a vacancy on the county Board of Health after one commissioner called the commission “out of touch” with the community and claimed she was hindered from participating in…
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Legislature approves extending public health whistleblower protections after pandemic
Colorado two years ago established protections for people who report public health concerns in their workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, those protections could become permanent under a bill lawmakers approved on Tuesday. If signed into law, Senate Bill 97 would prohibit retaliation against workers for reporting any workplace health and safety concern or violation…
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Colorado Senate OKs extending public health whistleblower protections after pandemic
The Colorado Senate approved legislation Tuesday to extend public health whistleblower protections beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding on protections established in 2020. If enacted, Senate Bill 97 would prohibit retaliation against workers for reporting any workplace health and safety concern or violation of health and safety rules – rather than only protecting reports related to…
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Lawmakers seek to extend public health whistleblower protections after pandemic
Legislation working its way through the state Senate would extend public health whistleblower protections beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding on protections established in 2020. If passed, Senate Bill 97 would prohibit retaliation against workers for reporting any workplace health and safety concern or violation of health and safety rules – rather than only protecting reports…
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Boulder likely has ‘low level’ omicron community transmission, state official says
Boulder County likely has a low level of community transmission of the omicron variant, a state health official said Tuesday, despite having a confirmed case last week. Wastewater testing, part of the state’s overall detection and surveillance system, identified possible spread of the new variant, said Rachel Herlihy, the state’s epidemiologist. But she said wastewater…
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Denver City Council considered flavored tobacco ban with 2023 launch date
The Denver City Council weighed the health of young people against the rights of adults who like to vape flavored fumes in crafting a potential ban on flavored varieties. Denver is the latest city nationally to consider a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, which opponents say is a gateway to smoking tobacco or hard drugs. The…
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Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco advances with exemptions for Hookah, premium cigars
The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was advanced by the City Council safety committee Wednesday, with added exemptions for flavored Hookah and premium cigar and pipe tobacco. Wednesday’s unanimous vote comes after the committee has delayed votes on the ban since early October. The ban will now be sent…
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‘We need to take back the park’: Denver to shut down Civic Center Park over safety, sanitation concerns
The city of Denver plans to shut down Civic Center Park next week because of concerns over safety and sanitation, Denver Parks and Recreation announced. The closure will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 15, though fencing began being set up around the park Tuesday. Scott Gilmore, deputy manager of parks and recreation, told CBS4 on Tuesday the…
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Denver think tank: DACA improves public health
DENVER – A left-leaning research and policy group has a new argument to support the Dreamers: It’s good for public health. The Center for Health Progress released the four-page white paper Thursday, days after President Trump declared the end to the possibility that he might renew President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. There…