9 ways to create an awesome Zoom Thanksgiving
Perhaps nothing says “2020” quite so much as turkey dinner being classified as a “high-risk activity.” The Centers for Disease…
Tag: Health & Wellness
Pageant provides platform for racial-justice message
Emma Dickson surprised even herself when she applied to be Miss Black Colorado 2020. The 2018 Metropolitan State University of…
Health care partnership scales Colorado COVID-19 contact-tracing effort
Anne Petelo is asking residents of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties to answer her cold calls. As one of Tri-County…
Flu or COVID-19? Get a flu shot to stem the threat of ‘twindemic’ public-health crises
Fears of a “ twindemic ” this winter – a confluence of COVID-19 and the flu – are real. While the world…
Public-health crises converge
Disparities faced by people of color in America’s health care and criminal-justice systems are deeply intertwined. The COVID-19 pandemic and…
A parent’s guide to screen time
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing parents – and psychiatrists and pediatricians – to rethink screen time. Prior to the pandemic,…
Ready for the future of work
In the midst of a recession brought on by a global pandemic, job-seekers can learn new skills in growth industries…
Tools of resilience
For Annie Redmond, the legacy of trauma wrought by systemic racism is historic and personal. When cellphone video showing the…
5 tips for keeping kids active and healthy all summer
It seems the changes in a pandemic never end. Here’s yet another: Summer camps for kids are either closed or…
Love in the time of COVID-19
“Global pandemic” and “dating boom” are not words you’d typically expect to find in the same sentence. And certainly, when…