Newsroom

Sep 17, 2021

ColoradoSPH and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released an updated statewide modeling report showing Colorado is currently in its fifth wave of infections.

Aug 3, 2021

New COVID-19 models show that Colorado could still experience thousands more cases of severe, but avoidable, COVID-19 over the months ahead. Vaccination is the key to preventing these cases; immediately increasing vaccination rates to 80% among adults and 70% among teens (with at least one shot) will prevent substantial COVID-19 hospitalizations this fall.

Jul 29, 2021

A cross-sectional study of essential workers at CSU shows they were able to operate safely in their work environment when complying with public health practices both at and outside work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 20, 2021

The number of Coloradans hospitalized with COVID-19 has dropped and the latest modeling report shows that the effective reproductive number is also dropping. If the drop is sustained for a few more days, perhaps Colorado is on the verge of a decline in the fifth surge. Meanwhile, we await the FDA's decision on booster vaccinations after seemingly conflicting conclusions were released last week.

Sep 13, 2021

Modeling predicts a continued rise that could bring the peak to well above 1,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients over the next few weeks. Fortunately, we are unlikely to overwhelm hospital capacity, but news reports speak to stressed healthcare systems and healthcare workers in Colorado.

Sep 7, 2021

Contrary to hope and expectation, COVID-19 is not in retreat, but resurgent, more than tripling the inpatient census of Coloradans with COVID-19 since July 1. And it’s been another bad week for the planet with extreme weather continuing. Reflecting this urgency, an editorial was published on Sept. 6 by 220 health and medicine journals.

Sep 22, 2021

New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines recommend air quality levels to protect health and save lives. ColoradoSPH Dean and pulmonary expert Dr. Jonathan Samet helped develop the latest guidelines.

Sep 22, 2021

CHWE first received designation as a CDC/NIOSH Center of Excellence in 2016. With this renewal, it will be one of 10 centers nationwide. The Centers of Excellence represent the extramural portfolio of TWH research to further its mission of protecting and advancing the safety, health, and well-being of the diverse population of workers in our nation.

Sep 17, 2021

ColoradoSPH and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released an updated statewide modeling report showing Colorado is currently in its fifth wave of infections.

Aug 29, 2021

“We were motivated by anecdotes in which family members discover a relative’s dementia through a catastrophic financial event, like a home being seized,” said Associate Professor Lauren Hersch Nicholas in an article in The New York Times.

Jul 29, 2021

A cross-sectional study of essential workers at CSU shows they were able to operate safely in their work environment when complying with public health practices both at and outside work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 26, 2021

A $2 million grant awarded to Colorado State University will fund new interdisciplinary research teams and one of the first comprehensive cyber biosecurity programs to protect health data in the nation.

Sep 8, 2021

In recognition of the American Medical Association (AMA) Women in Medicine Month, we are highlighting Olivia Zarella, MPH, DrPH student, and Manali Kamdar, MD, clinical director of lymphoma services at the CU Cancer Center.

Aug 19, 2021

MPH student Syd Staggs has devoted their career to helping other LGBTQ+ individuals gain the same sense of acceptance and affirmation that they found in Denver's queer community.

Aug 19, 2021

Over several years, Homdayjanakul traveled tens of thousands of miles and explored many cultures, only to return to the community in which she grew up—Aurora. But coming full circle doesn’t mean she is standing still, much less moving backward. Far from it.