The community is protected when 86% – 95% of the population is vaccinated (levels vary with different diseases). Some Stapleton area schools are below those levels.
Some Stapleton Schools Fall Below Recommended Rates of Vaccination
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Health & Wellness
The Flu: Young, Elderly and Pregnant Most Likely to Get Seriously Ill
Colorado has been hit hard by the flu epidemic sweeping the country this winter.
Game-changing Research on Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose can contribute to some of the health maladies that we’re using them to avoid. It’s like smoking “light” cigarettes to combat lung cancer.
What do you feed a Bronco? (recipe included)
Johnson & Wales University offers a Culinary Nutrition course. Graduates go on to work in school nutrition, food research, health care and more.
More Than Half of U.S. Infants Sleep with Potentially Unsafe Bedding
Nearly 55 percent of U.S. infants sleep with potentially unsafe bedding, according to a December 2014 study by the National Institutes of Health. The rate is higher among babies of young, low- income, non-college-educated, and/or African-American or Hispanic moms.
Despite Vaccine Benefits, Colorado Opt Out Rate is High
Experts in the field provide overwhelming evidence that vaccines are universally recognized as very safe and effective, and that Colorado is at risk with extremely low vaccination rates.
Enroll for Health Insurance Beginning November 15
The second health insurance enrollment period begins November 15 for coverage in 2015.
Respiratory Virus Tapers, Muscle Weakness Improving
Doctors are trying to understand the link between muscle weakness and the Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68), a cousin to the common cold that first appeared in August and causes wheezing in children.
Denver Hospitals Confident They Could Safely Treat Ebola
Denver hospitals have come up with concrete plans to treat Ebola if a case should show up,
Low carb? Count calories? Local doctors talk diets.
The decades-old philosophy that eating fat creates fat in the body is up against a new philosophy supporting a diet low in carbs and high in proteins and fats.
Emily Schromm: “The Next Fitness Star” Says Diet Is Key to Her Physical & Mental Health
Personal trainer and CrossFit coach at Unleashed Fitness and CrossFit Park Hill, Emily Schromm, recently won Women’s Health Magazine’s “The Next Fitness Star” competition. She discusses her paleo diet and fitness routine.
10th Case of Muscle Weakness Related to Enterovirus-D68
Paresis or muscle weakness has started showing up among kids with the circulating respiratory virus, Enterovirus-D68—a cousin to the common cold that causes wheezing.
