Good news from the pandemic: Flu hospitalizations almost non-existent gazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In late summer and early fall 2020, public health officials in Colorado and nationwide warned about the potential for a looming twin-pandemic. With the weather growing colder, flu season was rapidly approaching, just as COVID-19 cases were beginning to rise to unprecedented levels.
Flu season comes every year, and it often results in thousands of hospitalizations. In the 2019-20 season, for instance, more than 3,500 Coloradans were admitted to hospitals with the flu. The prospect of even a thousand flu hospitalizations, in the midst of a pandemic drove hundreds into the hospital at once, posed a serious threat to hospital capacity. I can only imagine how stressful it could ve been, Eric France, Colorado s chief medical officer, said in an interview Friday. In December, our peak hospitalization rate was 1,800 people for COVID. Throw on another 1,000 at that same time for influenza, and it would really have stretched our hospitals.
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There were just 34 flu hospitalizations in Colorado last year It could be the lowest seen this lifetime denvergazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from denvergazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Investing in Prevention: How a clinical strategy in Denver could improve health and address health equity
July 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this web forum panel, key leaders in the field will highlight strategies in the health care setting that can improve population health and reduce disparities in obesity-related health behaviors and outcomes. These strategies can be feasibly implemented across cities, counties, and states in the United States.
In addition, we’ll hear findings from a Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Project partnership with Denver Public Health on how they used cost-effectiveness analysis as a decision-making tool to implement a clinical strategy in Denver Health clinics to promote healthy weight. We’ll also hear their perspectives and experiences that other health agencies can consider when prioritizing these kinds of efforts.