/tags/weld-county-health-department Weld County Health Department en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:23:00 GMT /news/2022-12-16/with-a-state-approved-plan-in-hand-weld-county-is-ready-for-pending-opioid-settlement-funds Weld County is poised to receive about $1.2 million in settlements from federal opioid lawsuits, and the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council has approved its plans for using the funds. The chair of the Weld County Regional Opioid Council, which created the plan, joins us. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:23:00 GMT /news/2022-12-16/with-a-state-approved-plan-in-hand-weld-county-is-ready-for-pending-opioid-settlement-funds Nikole Robinson Carroll /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-05-28/weld-county-public-health-director-retiring-during-a-pandemic-looks-back-on-25-years-of-service Later this month Dr. Mark Wallace, the director of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment will retire. He first joined the office in… Fri, 29 May 2020 00:30:08 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-05-28/weld-county-public-health-director-retiring-during-a-pandemic-looks-back-on-25-years-of-service Colorado Edition /health/2015-09-17/colorado-kids-need-less-screen-time-to-be-as-lean-as-adults The number of children in Colorado who are obese has plateaued, but that’s not good news according to the state department of public health.The state’s… Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:51:06 GMT /health/2015-09-17/colorado-kids-need-less-screen-time-to-be-as-lean-as-adults /health/2015-01-06/december-stats-signal-a-banner-season-for-whooping-cough Over 1,240 cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, have been reported across Colorado. The latest data from December shows that most of the… Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:11:34 GMT /health/2015-01-06/december-stats-signal-a-banner-season-for-whooping-cough /education/2014-08-18/colorados-farm-to-school-takes-root-but-challenges-still-abound Inside the Greeley school district's cavernous food services warehouse, nutrition service director Jeremy West leans over a 40-gallon kettle and turns a… Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:00:00 GMT /education/2014-08-18/colorados-farm-to-school-takes-root-but-challenges-still-abound Stephanie Paige Ogburn /health/2014-08-08/who-loves-a-cool-wet-summer-colorado-mosquitoes Weld County public health officials say a wet summer has lead to more of the mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.The highest concentration of the… Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:54:21 GMT /health/2014-08-08/who-loves-a-cool-wet-summer-colorado-mosquitoes /health/2014-06-17/5-colorado-counties-test-positive-for-west-nile For the first time in the 2014 season, West Nile infected mosquitoes have been found in 5 Colorado counties.Adams, Boulder, Delta, Mesa and Weld counties… Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:47:42 GMT /health/2014-06-17/5-colorado-counties-test-positive-for-west-nile /health/2014-05-14/health-research-restricted-by-colorados-records-laws Mountain west states – including Colorado – have higher suicide rates compared to the rest of the country. In January, Weld County reported 49 suicide… Wed, 14 May 2014 12:00:07 GMT /health/2014-05-14/health-research-restricted-by-colorados-records-laws /health/2013-12-11/colorados-personal-belief-exemption-target-of-new-report The Colorado Department of Health released a report with recommendations seeking to restrict the ways parents can opt out of immunizing their children… Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:21:44 GMT /health/2013-12-11/colorados-personal-belief-exemption-target-of-new-report /health/2012-12-19/whooping-cough-cases-in-colorado-now-at-64-year-high Colorado is experiencing its worst season for whooping cough in more than six decades. Statewide 1,407 cases have been reported as of Dec. 8 - a number… Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:10:59 GMT /health/2012-12-19/whooping-cough-cases-in-colorado-now-at-64-year-high Erin O'Toole