As the opioid crisis continues to deepen across Colorado, local municipalities and counties are set to receive the first round of opioid settlement money to fight the epidemic. Across the state, $18 million is being.
The Eagle County Board of Health the Eagle County Commissioners acting in another official capacity met Tuesday, and the agenda was missing an item. Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry noticed there wasn’t anything on the.
WESTERN SLOPE Most people can remember how their lives changed when the COVID-19 pandemic reached their corner of the world. “I still have a sticky note on my computer,” Gunnison County Public Health Director Joni.
This story, a collaboration between Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism, is the first in a two-part series looking at the impacts of COVID-19 across six Western Slope counties. Challenges for health care providers included dealing with a transient community, staffing issues and public angst.
This story, a collaboration between Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism, is the second in a two-part series looking at the impacts of COVID-19 across six Western Slope counties. In Part 2, we explore how vaccinations proved to be an essential tool to prevent COVID-19 deaths. Part 1 was published Monday.