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State Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Sunday July 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera Signs Economic Mobility Memorandum of Understanding With AmeriCorps, Provides Keynote Address at National Civilian Community Corps Graduation
DENVER, Colorado, July 20 -- Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: AURORA - Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera joined AmeriCorps, Serve Colorado, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to expand economic mobility for Coloradans. This first-of-its-kind MOU resulted in AmeriCorps teams being sent to Colorado for each of the past three years to work on free tax preparation  more

State Health Officials Provide Updated Data on Human Cases of Avian Flu in Poultry Workers
DENVER, Colorado, July 20 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release: * * * Workers were culling poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado * * * In coordination with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the State Emergency Operations Center, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports an additional confirmed human case of avian flu, bringing the total to six confirmed huma  more

The Colorado Health Foundation Awards RRCC's Physician Assistant Program $425,000
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 20 -- Red Rocks Community College issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: * * * Expanding the Representation of Physician Assistants of Color in Primary Care * * * (Arvada, CO) -- Today, Dr. Landon Pirius, President of Red Rocks Community College (RRCC), announces $425,000 in funding over three years from The Colorado Health Foundation. This funding will be used to increase the number of Physician Assistants of Color serving our highest-need communities.   more