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San Juan Basin Health Department

La Plata County health board rejects sole director finalist, restarts search

District is seeking candidate who has experience managing a large budget, dozens of people

DATE: Apr 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County under contract to purchase former Axis building

New health department location would increase flexibility, county manager says

DATE: Feb 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

End of an era: 75 years of San Juan Basin Public Health

The district dissolved Dec. 31, ending a historic enterprise in regional cooperation

DATE: Jan 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Public Health established

The department is set to open Jan. 8

DATE: Jan 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

With days left on the clock, La Plata County prepares for public health transition

San Juan Basin Public Health last operating day slated for Dec. 28

DATE: Dec 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Archuleta County resident dies from plague

Health department offers tips for avoiding disease

DATE: Sep 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Interim public health director departs as dissolution nears

Turnover at the public health department follows a ‘less inclusive’ transition than anticipated

DATE: Sep 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New COVID-19 vaccine expected ‘soon’ in Archuleta, La Plata counties

Health officials report uptick in number of cases locally

DATE: Sep 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health officials raise alarm over West Nile cases

‘We have a lot of concerns,’ director of clinic and communicable disease says

DATE: Sep 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials confident as Archuleta County health department takes shape

‘We’re going to pull it off,’ says Commissioner Warren Brown

DATE: Aug 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

14 lives in 14 weeks

Public health approach to drug use is meeting people where they’re at – and saving lives

DATE: Aug 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County resident dies of West Nile virus

This was the state’s second death from the virus this year

DATE: Aug 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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