Many counties and states across the country have experienced declines in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths — including Colorado as a whole. Mesa County doesn’t follow that trend, however. Driven by multiple highly infectious variants and a relatively low vaccination rate, Mesa County had the second-highest one-week COVID-19 incidence (infection) rate and highest one-week COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 vaccine supply has increased significantly, and a largely volunteer-run community vaccination site operates in Mesa County. Summer events are on the horizon, and Mesa County continues to lead Colorado in reopening after the pandemic. The next initiative as our community continues on it return to pre-pandemic life is the Free to Choose Resolution. The […]
Mesa County Public Health (MCPH) shares the many ways we work across sectors and with community partners to improve health outcomes and the overall quality of life for residents. Still, the connection with such economic development partners as the Grand Junction Economic Partnership and local chambers of commerce might not have been obvious. The coronavirus […]
November is all about giving thanks. At Mesa County Public Health, we’re thankful for the strong community partnerships that have made our response to the coronavirus pandemic more manageable. As we gather to give thanks this year, we want to thank you. In a year full of unknowns, we’re fortunate to have businesses in our […]
Pandemic. Coronavirus. Face covering. You’ve probably heard more about these terms in the past six months than ever before. You might be growing tired of them. But the virus that causes COVID-19 isn’t gone from the United States, Colorado or Mesa County. Let’s add two more things to the list of terms we’re using these […]
Mesa County continues to experience success in slowing the spread of COVID-19. Thanks to the commitment of the business community and residents, we’ve been able to safely reopen businesses and begin our economic recovery. We recognize the sacrifices have been many and want to acknowledge the work it took for us to get this far. […]
The State of Colorado has approved a request from Mesa County for a variance from the orders that limited the partial reopening of businesses by sector. We requested the variance because we believe our community is at a place to begin a broader reopening based on guidelines from the World Health Organization on responding to […]
Mesa County Public Health usually offers in its monthly columns resources and tips to promote health in the workplace. Instead of providing more suggestions, I’d like to offer my thanks for what’s already been done. In a mere month, life as we know it has been disrupted — all in the name of public health. […]
How we define health and the role of public health reflects our community priorities. At Mesa County Public Health, we’ve taken an upstream approach to community health. It’s not uncommon for community members to ask me why Mesa County Public Health is involved in so many issues outside of the delivery of traditional public health […]
How connected do you feel at work? Do you feel connected to your employees and colleagues? How about other businesses? Why does this matter? A story in Fortune magazine (http://fortune.com/2015/03/05/perfect-workplace/) on building the perfect workplace noted the simple secret of every great place to work is “personal not perkonal” — in other words, relationship-based rather […]