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Inclusion event for people with differences comes to Durango

Social justice does not discriminate. Any time a person or group of people experiences a loss of rights or violence based on a perceived difference, it is injustice. It matters not what the ...

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

San Juan Basin’s Promotor Program helps address health disparities

San Juan Basin Public Health knows that health starts in our families, schools, workplaces, communities, in the air we breathe and the water we drink. All of these things can affect how we f...

DATE: Mar 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Dental health clinic’s care spreads by word of mouth

It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month, and our community has a reason to smile. Since opening in July, Axis Health System’s nonprofit Oral Health Clinic in Durango has had...

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Tips for choosing a nonprofit to donate your money, time

Countless before me have remarked on the proliferation of nonprofits in La Plata County. We quote statistics of anywhere from 250 to 350 to 400 to the ultra-specific “gazillion.” The accura...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

For kids, choose tap water for a smile that sparkles

February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and this year’s theme for the American Dental Association’s campaign is focused on healthy oral health habits for kids, including brushing twice a...

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Volunteering good for community and volunteers

Here we are, a few weeks into 2017. How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? You still have many months to get them right! I heard an interesting tidbit: 12.5 percent of...

DATE: Jan 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Local community rallies in wake of recent hate crime

On Dec. 12, I received an email from our Adult Program director in Cortez. The email subject was simple: “Bus Vandalism.” When I opened the attached pictures, it was clear that this was not ...

DATE: Jan 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Concerned about an older person? Senior Reach program offers help

During the holidays, we naturally reach out to others – with a hug, a gift or an act of service. This warm spirit of giving often extends beyond our family circle and into the community. We ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Wiki technology helps people with disabilities tell their stories

Twenty-five years ago, if any wiki existed, it was a lyric from a Sheb Wooley song. Today, wiki technology shapes the way many of us access information. In the future, it may be the way peop...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Flu vaccine is a safeguard for community’s health

December through February is the typical peak for the influenza virus, and with the vaccination taking effect after about two weeks, now is the time to protect your health as well as our com...

DATE: Dec 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Disabilities advocates can find allies in both parties

This has been a season of taking sides, whether rooting for (or against) candidates in debates or cheering your chosen World Series favorite to victory. Every ballot cast was taking a side –...

DATE: Nov 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Fluoridated water integral to everybody’s health

Just when you think you’ve recovered from the sugar crash of Halloween, the parade of pumpkin pies, sweet potato casserole and cranberry dressing show up to prolong your sweetened holiday st...

DATE: Nov 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community