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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.

Oct 18, 2021

Some news reports highlight the obstacles to evidence-based strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York City approach may never become national.

Oct 11, 2021

"Prediction is hard, especially about the future.” This quote, variably attributed to Yogi Berra (what quote isn’t?), physicist Niels Bohr, and a Danish cartoonist, fits well with the pandemic in Colorado at the moment.

Oct 4, 2021

The association between the rate of vaccination and mortality is clear; across the states, the mortality rate drops steeply and inversely with the vaccination rate. Put simply, our public health measures work and not using them causes avoidable hospitalizations and deaths; how many can be estimated, and inevitably someone will do so.

Sep 22, 2021

ColoradoSPH epidemiologists Dean Jonathan Samet and David Rojas helped develop the latest WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines, providing recommendations that will protect health and save lives.

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.

Oct 13, 2021

A study by ColoradoSPH researchers finds living in rural, isolated areas correlates with easier access to handguns and higher risks of suicidality among Colorado teenagers. These findings can determine how best to allocate educational firearm safety and suicide prevention resources to hot spots.

Sep 30, 2021

A study published in GeoHealth, led by ColoradoSPH and CSU researchers, found that N95 respirators can help protect against wildfire smoke and related health risks.

Sep 17, 2021

A study by CU Anschutz Medical Campus, ColoradoSPH, and other researchers found that cannabis legalization in Colorado was associated with an increase in vomiting-related ER visits.

Sep 27, 2021

In a Q&A, Maddie Godby, a graduate student in the MPH in Population Mental Health & Wellbeing Program, speaks candidly about the challenges of juggling elite athletic training with academics.

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.