“For 30 years we’ve been talking about tele-medicine and thinking around the edges, but there’ve been policy barriers to really doing it on a broad scale, and Medicare and Medicaid pay only for very limited things; this pandemic really opened the floodgates to tele-health and tele-medicine, and we’ve learned very quickly how to scale this work up.”
Christie Gosch
2020 Grads Roll into an Unknown Future
As schools shut down across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, students have had to adapt to a new reality—and seniors in college and high school are trying to creatively reevaluate what they had thought were firm plans for graduation and their futures.
How is living through a pandemic like living through a war?
As we confront uncertainty, fear, and even death in the coronavirus pandemic, we know Coloradans experienced similar traumas in World Wars I and II. Then, the community came together to face a common enemy—but also fell prey to xenophobia and racism as they looked for someone to blame.
Controlling the coronavirus: Where we stand. Where we’re going.
How is Denver doing at flattening the curve? What symptoms are Denverites reporting and how does that help track illness in the community—even before tests are done? Are we having Covid outbreaks in our grocery stores? What should we do when someone isn’t wearing a mask in the grocery store? What is the projection for how well the virus will be contained in coming months?
And, in a broader view, why do bats spread pathogens; and how are llamas contributing to possible treatments?
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) DIA Renovation Moves Ahead; 2) Grocery Store Safety During a Pandemic; 3) New Rehab Hospital Coming to Northfield; 4) Barber Shop Opens in Shops at Beeler Park; 5) Sprouts Opens Jul. 15/Hiring Fair Jun. 1 & 2; and 6) Mammography Center Opens in Eastbridge
What it means to be housed: Finally Getting Some Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the biggest changes in his life since moving into Fusion Studios, says Jesse Parris, who spent 13 years sleeping on Denver’s streets.
Adjusting the Menu to the Times
Rather than operate during the height of the stay-at-home orders, Symensma closed shop and spent hours in his own kitchen, really savoring his creations and the downtime. By May 14, however, Symensma and his team were more than ready to reopen the Eastbridge ChoLon for curbside service.
Chicago Meets Denver Meets Mexico
“When the lovely people at the administrative offices in the City of Aurora caught wind of our project, they became keenly interested in what we were doing,” says Cortés-Maceda.
June SUN News
This month: Composition of Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN) Board of Directors and SUN meeting in June.
Indie Prof: Spaceship Earth and Working Man
This month’s films are both independent new releases that will struggle to find audiences while theaters are shuttered.
Rep. DeGette: We Need a National Response. Not 50 State Responses
An interview with Rep. Diana DeGette in mid-May, the day before she returned to Washington, DC to vote on the new $3 trillion HEROES Act, a stimulus package that addresses some of the gaps in the CARES Act.
COVID-19 UPDATES: 07.14.20 Gov. Uses Strong Language On Mask Wearing To Protect Self As Well As Others
Governor Polis announces broad testing access in Colorado