What’s your best shot at staying healthy this season?
The annual flu vaccination is your best shot at staying healthy during respiratory illness season. Respiratory illness season typically starts in October, peaks in the winter, and there is still [...]
Food Safety: The holiday experience everyone can appreciate!
Updated 11-5-2026 As the fall and winter holidays approach and we prepare for big meals with family and friends, keep in mind that no one wants to spend time [...]
Beware the Mouth Monsters!
Updated 10-2026 October is Dental Hygiene Month and it ends with the biggest candy event of the year – Halloween! Among the latest Spiderman, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Greek warriors, Toy [...]
Can we make mental health and suicide prevention part of the conversation?
Suicide remains a major public health concern across the US and while suicide affects every type of geographic area, rural areas consistently have higher rates of suicide than urban areas. [...]
Children’s Hospital Colorado Specialty Clinics
By Kirstin Schelling, NCHD Health Integration Manager Children’s Hospital Colorado Specialty Clinics for both Neurology and Orthopedic/Rehab occur in our Sterling and Fort Morgan offices. These clinics are hosted regionally [...]
The Role of Public Health in Food Safety
One in six people (48M) in the US become sick from contaminated food each year. The reason it isn’t more than that, and that more people aren’t dying from food-borne [...]
Habits are easier to keep than make
Keeping up with healthy habits through the holiday season and winter can be challenging. Our physical and mental health relies on keeping a regular schedule of sleep and exercise and [...]
How to Not Have Thanksgiving in the ER
Thanksgiving day is an opportunity to gather together with the people we love to celebrate the things in our life that have gone well and for which we are grateful. [...]
National Rural Health Day: Staying Healthy in a Challenging Environment
November 20 is National Rural Health Day™, an opportunity to bring attention to and honor the efforts of rural healthcare providers, communities and others dedicated to addressing the unique healthcare [...]