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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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Arapahoe County Commission withdraws from Tri-County Health
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The Arapahoe County Commission voted Tuesday morning to withdraw from the Tri-County Health Department next year, marking the final departure from what was once the state’s largest county-level public health agency. The board approved a resolution to withdraw from Tri-County effective Dec. 31, 2022, mirroring action taken by the Adams County Commission in October. Both…
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Free COVID-19 testing site opens for Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas counties
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A new free COVID-19 community testing site opened in Bennett on Tuesday, open to all Coloradans but targeted to Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. The testing site, located at the Bennett Community Center on East Colfax Avenue, will be open every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday after Thanksgiving from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. What happens…
