SJBPH to dissolve by 12/31 as Archuleta, La Plata counties establish individual health departments

On November 9, 2022, the La Plata and Archuleta county boards of county commissioners approved a resolution establishing a planned and orderly dissolution of the San Juan Basin Public Health District by December 31, 2023. Each county is in the process of ...

Weigh in on community health priorities through April 7

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) on April 7 will close its survey to gather input from La Plata and Archuleta county residents on their public and environmental health priorities and needs. The results of this community health assessment will guide a ...

Board of Health to hold special meeting Friday, March 31

The San Juan Basin Board of Health will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m., Friday, March 31. in the Columbine Conference Room at SanJuan Basin Public Health, 281 Sawyer Drive, Durango. The meeting will be accessible via computer and telephone, as well as i...

SJBPH executive director attends ceremony for American Medical Association Nathan Davis Award

This week, Liane Jollon, executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH), attended the award ceremony for the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. Awarded to Jollon in 2021, the recognition...

SJBPH requests judge appoint receiver to ensure smooth transition in health district dissolution

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH), in coordination with Archuleta and La Plata counties, has filed an action requesting a judge appoint a third-party receiver to assist with the dissolution of SJBPH and the transition to single-county health agencies t...

SJBPH and Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare selected for public health, equity grant

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare have been awarded funding to begin addressing air quality, extreme heat, and infection control in long-term care facilities and indoor public spaces in La Plata and Archulet...

Your health matters and so does your voice: Weigh in on community health

Every five years, public health agencies in Colorado conduct a community health assessment to find out what public and environmental health priorities are important to community residents, and then uses the input gathered to craft a public health improvem...

El programa WIC está aquí para ayudar a medida que vencen las prestaciones adicionales de asistencia

Las familias anotadas en el Programa de Asistencia de Nutrición Complementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) han podido recibir prestaciones adicionales desde marzo de 2020, debido a la emergencia de salud pública por COVID-19. Ya que las asig...

WIC program here to help as extra food assistance benefits end

Families enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been eligible for extra benefits since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. As emergency allotments for all states end as of March 2023, Februa...

San Juan Basin Public Health ofrece talleres educativos sobre pruebas de radón

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) ofrece una serie de talleres educativos sobre el radón para ayudar a la población a realizar pruebas de detección del gas carcinogénico en sus hogares y negocios. Enero es el...

San Juan Basin Public Health offers radon testing workshops

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is offering a series of radon education workshops to assist residents in learning how to test for the cancer-causing gas in their homes and businesses. January is National Radon Action Month, and winter is the best tim...

SJBPH solicita opiniones de la comunidad sobre prioridades de salud pública

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) ha lanzado una encuesta para recopilar los aportes de los habitantes de los condados de La Plata y Archuleta sobre sus prioridades y necesidades de la salud pública y ambiental. Los resultados de esta evalua...

San Juan Basin Public Health seeks community input on public health priorities

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) has launched a survey to gather input from La Plata and Archuleta county residents on their primary public and environmental health priorities and needs. The results of this community health assessment will guide a pub...

Simple steps to keep your home healthy

We all want to live in a safe, healthy home, but unhealthy conditions are not always immediately obvious. The good news is that once you know what to look for it’s easy to clean up or make improvements. Doing so can literally save your life.

San ...

Los CDC amplían los requisitos para la dosis de refuerzo contra ómicron para incluir a los niños

La dosis de refuerzo contra ómicron de la vacuna contra COVID-19 ya está disponible para los niños de seis meses a cinco años de edad, lo que ofrece una protección adicional contra el virus a las poblaciones más jóvenes y ayuda a disminuir la propagación ...

CDC expands omicron booster eligibility to children ages 6 months to 5 years

The COVID-19 omicron booster vaccine is now available for children ages six months to five years, offering additional protection against the virus for our youngest populations and therefore helping reduce the spread and risk of severe illness from COVID-1...

Make the holidays about family, not the flu

With the beautiful dusting of the first snow comes the holidays’ less-celebrated counterpart: flu season. While holiday gatherings are a wonderful time to share laughter and fun, they can also be a way to share flu and other viruses.

In Colorado, the first...

SJBPH realizará eventos de bienestar e inscripción en seguro médico

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) celebrará dos eventos para respaldar el bienestar de la comunidad y la inscripción en seguros médicos en Durango y Pagosa Springs. Los miembros de la comunidad están invitado...

SJBPH to host wellness and insurance enrollment events

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is hosting two events to support community wellness and insurance enrollment in Durango and Pagosa Springs. Community members are invited to attend to learn more about community programs supporting wellness for the who...

SJBPH offers free well testing for PFAS chemicals

San Juan Basin Public Health has received a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment to address contaminants in drinking water. The funding will be used to provide free testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

COVID-19 Community Levels rise to High in La Plata and Archuleta counties

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Levels for COVID-19 rose on Thursday in Southwest Colorado, moving Archuleta and La Plata counties into Level High. La Plata County has a case incidence rate of 142.3 per 100,000 residents and...

Opioid harm reduction resources available at SJBPH Durango offices

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) will hold two events at its Durango office to distribute free resources that can help reduce the risk of harm when using certain drugs. At the two events, anyone can pick up fentanyl test strips and naloxone, an overdo...

Better worlds start with great families and great families start with Nurse-Family Partnership

Becoming a new parent can be exciting, scary, challenging, rewarding and much more. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the support of a free personal nurse during pregnancy and after your baby arrives?

First-time moms enrolled in Nurse-Family Partnershi...

La Plata County Fairgrounds COVID-19 vaccine clinic open through Dec. 2

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has extended its COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the La Plata County Fairgrounds for several weeks, and is set to close on Friday, Dec. 2. There will be modified hours, beginning with a closure o...

Condados de La Plata y Archuleta en nivel comunitario medio

Los niveles de COVID-19 en las comunidades de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) para los condados de La Plata y Archuleta pasaron al nivel medio el pasado jueves. El condado d...

La Plata, Archuleta counties in Community Level Medium

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Levels for COVID-19 in both La Plata and Archuleta counties moved to Medium last Thursday. Previously, Archuleta County was in Community Level low since Oct. 13 and La Plata was in Low since S...

Enfermedades respiratorias, el VSR incluido, detectadas en el condado de La Plata

Las pruebas realizadas en el condado de La Plata han confirmado la presencia del virus sincitial respiratorio, también conocido como VSR, lo que sirve como recordatorio de que las enfermedades respiratorias contagiosas están propag&a...

Respiratory illnesses, including RSV, detected in La Plata County

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Levels for COVID-19 in both La Plata and Archuleta counties moved to Medium last Thursday. Previously, Archuleta County was in Community Level low since Oct. 13 and La Plata was in Low since S...

Los CDC reconocen los esfuerzos de la clínica de bienestar femenino de SJBPH

Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) reconoció las conexiones que hizo el equipo de bienestar femenino de San Juan Basin Public Health con las mujeres en nuestras comu...

CDC recognizes SJBPH Women’s Wellness Clinic’s efforts during COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognized the health connections San Juan Basin Public Health’s Women’s Wellness team made with women in our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping improve and save lives...

Health Insurance Literacy Creating Community Column

Connect for Health Colorado’s Open Enrollment season is upon us, but this year, things are a little bit different. In 2023, Colorado residents will have access lower, fixed-cost plans that have previously not been available. Also, Colorado resid...

Los CDC amplían los requisitos para el refuerzo contra ómicron para incluir a los niños de 5 a 12

SJBPH urge las dosis de refuerzo a medida que el monitoreo de aguas residuales locales demuestra niveles de COVID-19 en aumento La vacuna de refuerzo contra la variante ómicron de la COVID-19 ya está disponible para los niñ...

CDC expands omicron booster eligibility to children ages 5-11

SJBPH urges booster shots as local wastewater surveillance shows increasing levels of COVID-19

The COVID-19 omicron booster vaccine is now available for children ages 5-11, offering additional protection against the virus as cooler months approach and data...

Condado de Archuleta en nivel comunitario de COVID-19 medio

Los niveles de COVID-19 en las comunidades de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) para el condado de Archuleta pasaron al nivel medio este jueves. Este incremento se debe a la t...

Archuleta County in COVID-19 Community Level Medium; La Plata County remains in Level Low

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Levels for COVID-19 for Archuleta County moved to Medium on Thursday. This increase is due to the elevated 7-day incidence rate, which is 270.87 per 100,000 people. La Plata County remained in...

Fallece un habitante del condado de La Plata con el virus del Nilo occidental

Un habitante del condado de La Plata con el virus del Nilo occidental, una enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos, falleció la semana pasada, lo que representa el décimo fallecimiento entre los habitantes de Colorado con el virus en 20...

La Plata County resident with West Nile virus dies

A La Plata County resident with West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness, died last week, marking the tenth death among Colorado residents with the virus in 2022. San Juan Basin Public Health urges residents and visitors to take precautions to protect th...

Board of Health to hold regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 29

The San Juan Basin Public Health Board of Health will hold its regular meeting at 9 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29 in the Columbine Conference Room at 281 Sawyer Drive, Durango. The meeting will be accessible using Zoom via computer and telephone. Public commen...

El consejo de salud celebrará su reunión regular el jueves, 29 de septiembre

El consejo de salud de San Juan Basin Public Health celebrará su reunión regular a las 9:00 del jueves, 29 de septiembre en la sala de conferencias Columbine en 281 Sawyer Drive, Durango. La población podrá acceder a la reunión en Zoom mediante computador...

Se amplían aún más los requisitos para la vacuna contra viruela del mono

El Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado amplió los requisitos para la vacuna contra viruela del mono en esta semana, eliminando el periodo de 14 días anteriormente asociado con los factores de riesgo....

Monkeypox vaccine eligibility expands further

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment expanded the criteria for monkeypox vaccine eligibility this week, removing the 14-day time period previously associated with risk factors. The expanded eligibility also considers ongoing or potenti...

Vacunas contra COVID-19 tan importantes como nunca en esta temporada del regreso a clases

A medida que los niños y adultos jóvenes vuelven a las escuelas y universidades, los contagios de COVID-19 en estos ambientes aumentan. Esto sirve de recordatorio sobre la importancia de mantenerse al día con las vacunas c...

200 years of public health has doubled our life expectancy

With National Public Health Week taking place April 3-9, I ask you to take a trip back in time and imagine yourself living 200 years ago in 1817. Living conditions then were vastly different from today due to poor sanitation, lack of proper sewage managem...