When Olivia Scheele started her career at Memorial Regional Health as a labor and delivery nurse, she says she never considered moving off the floor into administration or leadership.
A grant opportunity from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment could allow local public health officials to retest all of the water sources throughout Moffat County School District and all certified daycare facilities…
Closing in on the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in Moffat County, Public Health says it is looking forward to shifting into the recovery phase of the pandemic, which will allow them to get back to what Public Health would do in a normal year: focus on disease prevention.
As vaccines become more readily available for Moffat County residents and cases continue to drop in 2021, Public Health hopes to be able to transition to providing immunizations, health education programs, disease prevention, and more in early spring and summer.
Typically, Public Health provides immunizations to adults, adolescents, pediatrics and pediatricians for various diseases. In 2021, Public Health says it hopes to work closely with schools to improve county vaccination rates. On top of immunizations, health education, infectious disease prevention and other overall health screenings, Public Health also looks forward to utilizing some new equipment for use on health screenings and more.