El Paso County Public Health Youth Suicide Prevention Planner explained that although veterans are at high risk of dying by suicide in El Paso County, efforts to address the issue have been made over the past ten years, which has attributed to the decline in number of deaths.
Vaccines don’t guarantee you won’t get sick, but they lessen the odds and can help mitigate symptoms, staving off complications and hospitalizations.
El Paso County Public Health launched an Infant Safe Sleep campaign aimed at educating parents, caregivers and communities about safe sleep practices to help reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths.
After two people in Fremont County died from West Nile Virus, KRDO13 spoke with El Paso County Public Health
A bat found in Colorado Springs on Aug. 2 tested positive for rabies, making it the first animal to test positive for the disease in El Paso County this year. Human contact with the bat was reported, and the bat was promptly sent for testing by El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH).
El Paso County Public Health has been sending reminders to families that are behind on shots and offering vaccine clinics at schools and community organizations.
Fewer teens are vaping now after an all-time high in 2017 according to El Paso County Public Health.
El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) said reports of chickenpox have been received from The Classical Academy and officials are working with the school.
As an outbreak has infected nearly 200 people in Texas and a second death has been confirmed in New Mexico as of Friday, measles vaccination rates in some parts of Colorado have dipped well below the rate required for community immunity.
EPCPH Executive Director Susan Wheelan announced she will retire effective March 3 after a 25-year career with the agency. Wheelan joined EPCPH as an environmental health specialist in 1999 and rose through the ranks, assuming the agency’s top job in February 2019.