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Local volunteers work to improve lives of Guatemalans
More than 230 residents have traveled on medical missions
Health & Wellness
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Survey: Coloradans skipping health care because of high cost
Durango residents call for change
Sports
Wrist surgery puts retired coach back in play
Bob Hofman can shoot basketball for first time in decades
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Healing Nutrition Five immunity boosters to add to your diet
Sometimes in the winter it feels like coughing, scratchy throats and runny noses are just a part of daily life. I don’t give financial advice, but my goal is to…
Bill aims to lower state health exchange costs by 30 percent
Reinsurance program would lower risk for insurance companies
City, county may spend $70,000 on strategic plan to address homelessness
Other towns have completed similar studies, with mixed results
Durango homeless coalition mum on progress
Group has been meeting for six months
Mercy hospital’s parent organization part of mega merger
CommonSpirit will operate $29 billion system
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We Care Fair at M-CHS
By Erika Alvero Journal Staff Writer School health and wellness organizations joined together at Montezuma-Cortez High School on Thursday at noon for the school’s first We Care Fair. The fair…
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Why are vaccination rates for children lagging in Southwest Colorado?
$55 million in hospital costs were related to preventable disease in 2017
Students learn to cope with crisis by focusing on strengths
High-schoolers mentor elementary kids about how to deal with stress, sadness
Hope Montezuma offers youth support films
Upcoming films focus on anxiety, discipline
Animas High School students learn about suicide prevention
Building resiliency requires authentic relationships, experts say
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Animas High students promote mental health
‘Community of Resilience’ efforts aimed at preventing suicide
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Health exchange sees healthy interest, but residents call for reform
More than 3,000 people in La Plata County use state insurance program
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Senate Finance Committee takes aim at rising drug costs
Increasing prescription transparency gathers bipartisan support
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Mercy Regional Medical Center eliminates management positions
Centura Health cut hundreds of positions at other hospitals last year
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Doctors plan medical outreach to advise homeless residents
Retired physician was inspired by chance encounter at office
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Rural lawmakers want government health insurance for Colorado
Pilot program would help rural residents combat rising costs