Published June 23, 2021 at 5:50 PM MDT
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Today on Colorado Edition: We explore why health experts have been sounding the alarm over the state of children’s mental health, even as the recovery from the pandemic continues. We hear from Grand Junction residents about whether the Bureau of Land Management headquarters should remain in Colorado or shift back to D.C. We’ll get an update on summer construction along I-25 in Northern Colorado. And, we discuss a new body image disorder borne out of the pandemic surge in video conference calls.
Our guests include Dr. Jenna Glover of Children’s Hospital Colorado;
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A global pandemic has a way of bringing our mortality into focus. How do we want things to go at the end? There’s an emerging profession that may help you and your family answer that question.
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After finally passing the Wyoming House of Representatives this year, a legislative committee has set the stage for Medicaid expansion to be debated during an upcoming special session of the legislature. Stefan Johannsen is the Deputy Director of the state Department of Health explains why after seven years the issue has some momentum.
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