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Celebrating gratitude during a global pandemic

This year’s Thanksgiving was markedly different. Many of us followed the vital public health protocols to limit celebrations to those in our households, upending generations of tradition cen...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Annual Festival of Trees goes virtual for 2020

I suspect our 2020 hindsight will be something along the lines of “well, that was different.” Everything is abnormal this year: our elections, our health concerns, our work situat...

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Health insurance more important than ever this year. We can help

In today’s world, more than ever, everyone should have the protection of health insurance. The current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how major medical events can happen to a...

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Purgatory Resort cranks up snowmaking operations

Purgatory Resort has begun snowmaking for the 2020-21 season. A storm that hit the region earlier this week brought a dusting of snow to the resort north of Durango, with the summ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

A starring role for Southwest Colorado on ‘Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley’

With its autumn colors giving their first hint of the show to come, the San Juan National Forest played starring role on “Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley.” The CBS show, which has...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Need a social-distancing getaway? Try Durango, says USA Today

Durango is the right place for a pandemic-style fall road trip, according to The national publication outlined a four-day road trip through some of the region’s attractions – highlighting ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Be sure to make your voice heard: Get informed and get out and vote

I suspect you will not be surprised to learn that disability issues are a central consideration when I go to vote. But I am far from alone. Registered voters with disabilities and their fami...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Vaccinations more important than ever during COVID-19

Parenting in the age of COVID-19 has presented unique and stressful challenges and San Juan Basin Public Health acknowledges that this is a tough time to raise kids. We know parents are doin...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Talk about town: Fort Lewis College ranks among top 10 for diversity

U.S. News & World Report ranks Fort Lewis College ninth for campus diversity among liberal arts colleges in its 2021 Best Colleges rankings. The top three liberal arts college...

DATE: Sep 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Most people unfamiliar with concept of ‘ableism’

A guy walks into a bar sets the stage for many a bad joke. But it’s no joking matter if you are one of the 15% of people on this planet with disabilities for whom entry to the bar is, well, ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Building resilience in youths through innovative programs

When it comes to public health programming for youths, San Juan Basin Public Health focuses on the promotion of healthy behaviors as well as prevention, policy and system change. ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Program increases access to health care for local children

One of the fundamental visions of San Juan Basin Public Health is to ensure that health care services are equitable throughout the communities we serve. One way the agency addresses this is ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community