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Safety for all Coloradans is non-negotiable.

Our President Laura Howard’s important op-ed in Colorado Politics raises critical concerns about the unregulated market of compounded GLP-1 drugs and illegal active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are putting communities of color and low-income patients at heightened risk.

📣 Read the full article here: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/10/24/illegal-glp-1-compounding-puts-coloradans-at-risk-opinion/

As we work toward health equity, we must ensure that medications are safe, approved, and transparent — not shortcuts that exploit vulnerable patients. Polis

Illegal GLP-1 compounding puts Coloradans at risk | OPINION By Laura Howard In 2024, Black or African-American adults were 28% more likely to be obese than adults of the total population. This stark health disparity is one of many concerns the Colorado Council of Black Nurses works tirelessly to address. Our organization was founded to ensure people of color...

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Skin Pigmentation and Pulsox accuracy — NAHN Denver Please join us for this collaborative event with the Colorado Council of Black Nurses and American Association of Critical Care Nurses. regarding Non-invasive SPO2 Monitoring: Skin Pigmentation, Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Implications Speaker: Rita Higgins RN, Principle Clinical Specialist –

Los virus respiratorios, incluidos el virus respiratorio sincicial (VRS), la gripe y el COVID-19, se están propagando por todo Colorado y el país. Vacunarse contra el COVID-19 y la gripe, quedarse en casa cuando esté enfermo y lavarse las manos es la manera de protegerse a sí mismo y a sus seres queridos.

Justina Ford: Denver's First Female African American Physician When: 1871 - 1952 Where: Born in Knoxville, Illinois, moved to Chicago and then to Denver Why Important: Justina Ford overcame prejudice and discrimination to become Denver’s first female African-American physician. Ford was a pioneer in opening up a profession for African-Americans and women

CDPHE is monitoring Shigella cases in Colorado, a bacteria that can spread by contact with the stool of a person with Shigella.

If you are diagnosed with Shigella, wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, do not prepare food for others while you are ill, and avoid having s*x for two weeks after your symptoms go away.