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Nurse-Family Partnership helps give young families healthy start

Women in impoverished regions face enormous challenges – a dangerous physical environment, isolation and reduced access to education. For them, the anxiety of an unplanned pregnancy is profo...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Tibetan monks begin creating sand mandala in Durango

Guests from southern India part of weeklong events

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate health care bill hurts people with disabilities

There has been a lot of talk (mostly negative) about the American Health Care Act, now called the Better Care Reconciliation Act in the Senate version. Apparently, it hasnâ€™t been enough to...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

And the West is History

50 years ago: “City police and the county sheriff’s office had one of the most quiet Independence Days anyone can remember. The police department answered a number of nuisance calls. But...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

WIC program increasing access to healthy foods

Since 2002, San Juan Basin Public Health has housed the local Women, Infants and Children program with services available through clinics in Durango, Ignacio and Pagosa Springs. ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Quality early care, education have positive effects on families

I was recently part of a discussion where someone asked what I felt was the “one thing” that could be done to address some of society’s challenges. In my opinion, and that of many of my nonp...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

House version of AHCA includes cuts to senior, disability programs

Wherever you stand on the issue of health insurance, it’s critical that we all stay informed on the impacts of proposals to change our health care system. According to the Congre...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Participate in public health emergency dispensing exercise

San Juan Basin Public Health will be working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on a Public Health Emergency Dispensing Exercise on June 16 at the La Plata County ...

DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Sometimes, free things can have tremendous value

The spring cleanup offered by the city of Durango definitely leads to some interesting curb-shopping! I have seen several people perusing the items put out for disposal (Hmmm ......

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Suicide Prevention Community Summit to be held to help address the issue

Sadly, Southwest Colorado has experienced more than its share of suicides over the past few years, with regional and state suicide rates significantly higher than the national average. The d...

DATE: May 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Disabilities services in Colorado facing a perfect storm

The idea of a “perfect storm” is that in rare circumstances, a combination of independent factors comes together in such a way to create a calamity far worse than the sum of its parts. In fa...

DATE: Apr 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Breen Community Building to hold appreciation potluck

A potluck dinner will be held in appreciation of the newly renovated The dinner will recognize La Plata Electric Association for the special projects grant and the individuals who contribu...

DATE: Mar 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News