Public Health - The Durango Herald

Colorado teen-pregnancy program shows results

The use of intrauterine devices, IUDs, and other long-acting reversible contraceptives played a major role in reducing the number of teen births 35 percent in La Plata County and 47 percent ...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local hantavirus victim identified

36-year-old Hesperus man died April 6

DATE: Apr 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County resident dies from hantavirus

Death is second in Colorado this year

DATE: Apr 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Youths, drugs, sex survey on hold

DENVER – Alarmed by anonymous surveys asking Colorado’s middle and high school students about their sex lives and drug habits, the state Board of Education delayed action Thursday on conside...

DATE: Mar 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What’s stressing our teens?

Homework, extracurriculars and relationships, to name a few

DATE: Mar 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

More data needed on fracking, water

La Plata County commissioner says to look at entire process

DATE: Mar 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Parent’s Bill of Rights moves forward

Colorado proposal would make it easier to choose not to vaccinate children

DATE: Feb 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill would fund IUDs

Long-acting contraceptives focus for Coram

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Region’s air may face new rules

Proposed EPA plan could put counties above pollution limits

DATE: Jan 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

More local people insured

The percentage of uninsured people locally has fallen steeply in the last year since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in 2013. In La Plata County, the percentage of uninsur...

DATE: Nov 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Town’s tobacco ban hearing too rowdy, ends early

Massachusetts burg wants to ban sale of all smokes

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mercy gets ‘A’ for protecting its patients

Mercy Regional Medical Center was recently awarded an “A” for hospital safety by an independent industry group. The Leapfrog Group awarded scores based on 28 measures of patient s...

DATE: Nov 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News