Tag: el paso county public health
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El Paso County identifies first rabid bat of 2025
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Public Health is urging people to avoid encounters with wildlife after a bat that had human contact Saturday tested positive for rabies on Tuesday. According to EPCPH, human exposure to rabies-infected animals…
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First rabid bat of 2025 confirmed in El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Public Health is urging people to avoid encounters with wildlife after a bat found in Colorado Springs tested positive for rabies on Tuesday. A person who came into contact with the bat is receiving appropriate treatment, according to a news release. Human…
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El Paso County Public Health executive director to step down after 25 years
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 25 years with El Paso County Public Health, Executive Director Susan Wheelan is calling it a career. Wheelan, who served the county’s health department in multiple roles before assuming leadership in 2019, will retire effective March 3, according to a Wednesday news release. “Director…
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Top health concerns in El Paso County: drug overdoses, suicides, access to health care, stable housing
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In taking the temperature of El Paso County to determine the overall health of more than 744,200 residents, four areas of concern stand out in the 2023 Community Health Assessment, released Monday by the county public health department. Eliminating barriers to accessing physical and mental health care, preventing drug overdoses, increasing housing stability and decreasing…
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Colorado Springs First Lady Abbey Mobolade’s innovative mental health initiative progresses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not everybody who is depressed has a mental illness. But everyone gets depressed from time-to-time, and for those who don’t necessarily need therapy or medication, wouldn’t it be nice to have a few ideas of how to get out of a funk? Maybe schedule of…
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Colorado Springs-area schools moving forward with back-to-school plans despite new CDC guidelines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak area school districts are moving ahead with plans to open their schools in a few weeks, but with an eye on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest guidance on masks and state reaction to it. Less than three weeks ago, CDC…
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Colorado Springs Bridge Center temporarily closes after member tests positive for COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A fully vaccinated member of the Colorado Springs Bridge Center has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the facility to temporarily close its doors less than three weeks after it reopened to in-person play for the first time since March 2020, when it was the epicenter…
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First shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrives in El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Public Health on Tuesday received 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the department announced, just one week after receiving its first shipment of Pfizer vaccines. The county’s shipment of the Moderna vaccines, approved for use Friday by the U.S. Food and…