All Entries in the "Health" Category
Prowers County Commissioners declare April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
The front lawn of the Prowers County Annex is adorned with a large, blue pinwheel in recognition of April being declared as Child Abuse Prevention Month by the Prowers Commissioners. The Prowers County Commissioners recently signed a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The proclamation read as follows: WHEREAS, every one of the […]
Prowers County Commissioners Work Session March 19, 2024
Pete Hernandez, Director of the Prowers County Consolidated Return Mail Center and Overflow Processing Center in Granada, updated the Commissioners on the new shift work at the centers. Employees are working 4 or 5 day per week shifts to enable the departments to be open their contracted 7 am – 6 pm hours and […]
VA Announces Expansion of Veteran Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Toxins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2024 In one of the largest-ever expansions of Veteran health care, all Veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service – at home or abroad – are now eligible for VA health care At the direction of President Biden, VA is expanding health care […]
VA Launches Virtual Health Resource Center
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janelle Beswick, Public Affairs Officer (720) 364-4102 vhaechcommunications@va.gov VA launches Virtual Health Resource Center to help vets get connected Aurora, Colorado – Now more than ever, technology is an essential part of health care. VA has long been a leader in virtual care, and now VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is […]
Addendum to Prowers County Commissioner Meeting of Feb.20, 2024
NOTE: Due to a printing deadline for the February 21, 2024 edition of The Prowers Journal, we were not able to include this in our report of that date’s meeting: During the afternoon meeting of February 21, 2024. Thomas Dunagan, Prowers County Coroner, had several issues to discuss with the Board. He gave an […]
Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Agency Grant Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ken Shearer Kenneth.shearer@state.co.us (719) 383-4844 Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging releases Request for Proposals for Senior Services The Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging (LAVAAA) is requesting proposals from qualified organizations interested in receiving a grant funded under the Older Americans Act to provide services to […]
DEA Confiscated Record Amount of Fentanyl in 2023
DEA confiscated record amount of fentanyl in 2023, more than 2.6 million pills in Colorado – published by The Colorado Sun Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45, the Drug Enforcement Administration saidAs many as 7 in 10 counterfeit pills tested in 2023 contained a […]
CDC COVID-19 Updates
January 19, 2024 Amount of Respiratory Illness Is Elevated or Increasing in Most Areas of the Country Respiratory Virus Data Channel Weekly Snapshot The amount of respiratory illness (fever plus cough or sore throat) causing people to seek healthcare is elevated or increasing across most areas of the country. CDC’s Respiratory Virus Data Channel provides […]
Zonta Club Highlights Annual Domestic Violence Project
Zonta Club of Prowers County completed sixteen days of activities in support of Zonta International’s Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women with 16 Days of Activism. In addition to attending the proclamation signings at the Prowers County Commissioners’ Meeting and the Lamar City Council Meeting, members performed daily activities from Saturday November 25th […]
SIGNED! Bill to Reduce Child Hunger, Support Working Families
Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to implement new federal Summer EBT Program DENVER, CO – Governor Jared Polis signed Senators Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, and Jeff Bridges, D-Arapahoe County, and Representatives Shannon Bird, D-Westminster, and Lorena Garcia’s, D-Unincorporated Adams County, legislation to take advantage of the federal Summer Electronic […]
Attorney General’s Office Provides $3 Million to Food/Diaper to Meet Critical Need Statewide
Nov. 16, 2023 (DENVER) — Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today that the Colorado Department of Law will provide $3 million in funding to local food banks, food pantries, and diaper programs that Coloradans rely on for food and other basic necessities. Weiser made the announcement at We Don’t Waste, an organization that addresses […]
VA Surpasses Prior Care and Benefits Delivered to Veterans in Fiscal 2023
WASHINGTON —The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it delivered more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before in fiscal year 2023. “As Americans, it’s our sacred obligation to serve Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors — just like they’ve served us,” said VA Secretary Denis McDonough. “We at VA […]
Safe2Tell Annual Report Uncovers the Highest Volume Since the Program’s Creation
Nov. 6, 2023 (DENVER) — Safe2Tell, Colorado’s trusted platform for anonymous safety concern reporting, released its annual report for the 2022-2023 school year today, showing a 16% increase in report volume compared to the previous school year. With a total of 22,486 reports, this is the highest ever report volume since the program launched […]
BBB Foundation, Good People Helping Others
A check for $37,000 will be presented to Lamar Area Hospice and Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative, funds which were raised through the year through the efforts of the BBB, Beers and Brats for Boobies Foundation. Megan Baanhoffman of the BBB said the most recent event took place with their 12th annual 5K race/walk during […]
CPW Ranger Offers Boating Safety Class for Teens 14 to 17 as Law Changes
TRINIDAD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Charlee Olson, senior ranger at Trinidad Lake State Park, wants to make sure everyone is ready next summer when a new law will require boaters 14-17 to take a boat safety class before they can legally operate a vessel on state waters. So Olson is offering […]
