Tag: u.s. centers for disease control and prevention
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In two Colorado neighborhoods, even life expectancy is much diminished
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation’s massive project to reconstruct a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 70 is creating concerns for nearby residents in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods. (Video by Skyler Ballard & Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Denver’s Central 70…
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In two Colorado neighborhoods, even life expectancy is much diminished
Jim Garcia’s humble, adobe-plastered clinic stands sentinel atop the Lincoln Street hill in north Denver, its front doors looking out in the distance to a bustling dog food factory, a contentious highway construction project and the myriad tiny, century-old houses where many of his patients live. His doctors routinely prescribe insulin, administer heart checkups and…
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Like ‘sandbagging a tsunami’: El Paso County coroner, lead COVID advisor on guiding the county through marathon pandemic’s last leg
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Coroner Dr. Leon Kelly should have five morgue techs working for him. This past week he was down to two. In the middle of a pandemic when he needed them most. “I’ve had several leave because of the stressful situation,” Kelly said…
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Like ‘sandbagging a tsunami’: El Paso County coroner, lead COVID advisor on guiding the county through marathon pandemic’s last leg
El Paso County Coroner Dr. Leon Kelly should have five morgue techs working for him. This past week he was down to two. In the middle of a pandemic when he needed them most. “I’ve had several leave because of the stressful situation,” Kelly said Wednesday. “I’ve got two employees out with COVID. I’m down…