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Local Dental Office Addresses the Special Needs Community
Meet Lakeside Kids & Special Needs Dentistry. They love working with children, and their staff puts an extra focus on those that need additional care. They know that children with special needs often have a hard time getting the dental treatment needed at a standard pediatric dental office. Traditional offices aren’t ty[...]
The Success of Our Economy Depends on Accessible, Affordable Child Care
The success of a flourishing economy, community, and workforce is dependent upon child care that is both accessible and affordable. Yet the business model for providing child care services in Colorado has been strained for years, leading to an ongoing decline of both supply and access. Consider the facts. From April 2018 to A[...]
Robots Tapped as Companions for Seniors
Robots have been used in the manufacturing sector for decades, but now they’re poised to enter the health-care industry as a kind of super-human social worker. DreamFace Technologies LLC, a Denver-based startup, is paving the way with what’s called socially assistive robotics to improve the wellbeing of senior citizens. The [...]
Ways to Save on Healthcare for Employers
When it comes to offering health benefits to employees, every employer has two primary goals: improve coverage and lower costs. Achieving those goals may help encourage a healthier workforce, while reducing absenteeism and presenteeism, both of which can sap productivity and make an employer less competitive. More importantly, [...]
CHOW, Wellness for Hospitality: Let’s Talk About It
I looked like a successful chef … well-traveled, featured on TV and in magazines, engaged in community events. Any observer might have seen me and thought that I was living the dream; but the truth was that my life was ruining my life. It’s not uncommon for folks who work in restaurants to forego their own […]
Men’s Health Month: A Time to Take Action
June is Men’s Health Month — a perfect reminder for men to make wellness a priority. Many men take care of their health, but additional work is needed to keep more men healthy. Some of the statistics on men’s health are alarming. For example, life expectancy from birth for men in the U.S. is 76.2 […]
Colorado has ambitious higher education goals; we need bold solutions to match
Denver is home to many college students who a decade ago would have been considered “nontraditional.” Students like Ronie, a recent high school grad who didn’t believe college was a realistic option, but is now pursuing a healthcare management degree and a paid co-op with DaVita. Or Kodi, a working mom seeking a bachelor�[...]
The Mental Health Center of Denver Emerges: WellPower
As we enter the endemic phase of COVID-19, I’m often asked about the mental health toll the pandemic had on the people of Denver and how operations at Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) were impacted. Founded in 1989, MHCD provides the largest volume of behavioral healthcare services in Colorado and is a place for […[...]
5 Tips to Help Manage Return-to-Office Stress
As pandemic restrictions ease, your time working from home may be coming to an end — and that may have you feeling stressed. Remember, it’s normal to have some worry about a change in your routine — and you may not be the only one at your company who’s feeling it. In a survey by […]
Colorectal Cancer Screenings Must Remain a Priority
Did you know that one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers in the United States is colorectal cancer? In fact, not counting some types of skin cancer, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and is the third-leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the country, according to the CDC. This […]
Tips to Help Block Blue Light in an Increasingly Remote World
With persistent spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 in Colorado and nationwide, some traditionally in-person activities — work, school and social interactions — will likely remain remote more often than usual for the foreseeable future. As a result, the use of digital devices has surged significantly, with Americans lo[...]
Say ‘Hi’ to Patients at Children’s Hospital by Building a Snowman
As part of Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) — Generation Wild, a research-led and multi-year campaign that reconnects children to nature and the health of the outdoors — has reconnected with the teams at Children’s Hospital Colorado for the return of “Say Hi with a Snowman Campaign.” “Say Hi with a Snowman” is an ann[...]
