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/ Tara Frechea of Greeley got infected with the coronavirus last year. She credits her family, including her grandkids, for helping her in what has been a long recovery process. After a year of coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes and assisted living centers, the worst may finally be over. “The trends appear to be going downward in a good way,” said Bob Murphy, director of Colorado AARP. “You know, after a year, it’s about time.” Outbreaks at the facilities are down 81% since early January, when vaccination efforts ramped up, dropping steadily from 288 at the start of the year to 54 this week, according to state data analyzed by KUNC. The state’s chief medical officer, Dr. Eric France, called the clinics, which wrapped up in February, “successful in vaccinating our most vulnerable.” Some 150,000 residents and workers were vaccinated, he said in a recent press conference. ....
12/30/2020 The year 2020 changed life as we know it, for now, but life went on in Colorado despite the challenges 2020 brought. Here is a look at some of the stories published in La Voz community section. Throughout the year, La Voz covered numerous health issues other than COVID-19, including the mental health of children, diabetes, cancer, heart and other health issues that Latinos face. Currently, Colorado needs early childhood mental health consultants. While Hispanics are 10 percent less likely to have coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic whites, the combination of heart disease and strokes is deadly in Colorado. However, it is estimated that at least 200,000 deaths from heart disease and strokes in ....