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WEBThe Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) is Colorado’s original and largest public psychiatric institution. It has a long and complicated history of housing and …

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COVID-19 in Colorado Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBSome 71 percent of the state's population (about 4.1 million people) has been fully vaccinated against the virus, even as the rise of new variants continues to be of …

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Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP)

WEBThe Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) is Colorado’s original and largest public psychiatric institution. It has a long and complicated history of housing and …

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Dr. Florence Rena Sabin Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBOne of the preeminent medical and scientific minds of the early twentieth century, Dr. Florence Rena Sabin (1871–1953) was a public servant devoted to improving public …

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AIDS in Colorado Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBHIV/AIDS represents one of the greatest public health crises of the latter half of the twentieth century and the first half of the twenty-first century. The disease affects …

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Impact of Disease on Native Americans Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBNative American medicine man sucking out disease with special hollow bone, Chippewa (Ojibwa). Newly introduced diseases originating in Europe, Africa, and Asia swept what …

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Fitzsimons General Hospital Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBFitzsimons General Hospital, 1920. In 1918 Fitzsimons General Hospital was established east of Denver to treat soldiers infected with tuberculosis during World War I. Soon it …

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Eugenics in Colorado Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBHealth officials dispersed patient populations into smaller, community-based facilities, where they could live closer to their families and get access to more specialized care. …

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Homeopathy in Colorado Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBHomeopathic Hospital. Homeopathy in Colorado. Homeopathy is a quasi-science espousing the treatment of maladies using small doses of poisonous or toxic substances. The …

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Colorado State Hospital at Pueblo Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBColorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) is Colorado’s original and largest public psychiatric institution. It has …

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Justina Ford Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBJustina L. Ford (1871–1952) was a medical pioneer and Denver’s first licensed African American female doctor. Ford is best known for her obstetrics and pediatric work in …

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health care Colorado Encyclopedia

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Jane Woodhouse McLaughlin Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBJane Woodhouse McLaughlin (1914–2004) moved Colorado toward a more rights-based society for individuals with mental illness. As an assistant city attorney for Denver, first …

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Teacher Resource Set

WEBhealth laws. • Write a series of three letters from Florence to her sister, Mary, describing three major events in her life: 1. when she was appointed as a professor in the medical …

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Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

WEBThe Institute of Arctic and Alpine Ecology was officially formed in 1951 (the catchy acronym INSTAAR was not adopted until the mid-1960s). Within the year, Marr and his students …

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Sunflowers Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBOilseed sunflowers are in demand due to the health benefits of the oil. Sunflower oil is high in omega-3 and vitamin E. Colorado farmers brought in a total of 52 million pounds of …

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Indian Reorganization Act (Indian New Deal)

WEBPassed by Congress in 1934, the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) was a wide-reaching set of reforms designed to improve conditions for Indigenous people, especially those living …

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Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBFlorence Sabin was a Colorado pioneer girl who grew up to become a famous scientist, professor, and public health advocate. She was the first woman professor at Johns …

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Cache la Poudre River Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBRising in Rocky Mountain National Park and coursing 126 miles to its junction with the South Platte River near Greeley, the Cache la Poudre River is the lifeblood of several …

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Activists Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBMargaret W. Campbell. Margaret West Norton Campbell (1827–1908) was an ardent advocate of women’s rights and one of the nation’s most sought-after suffrage speakers. …

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Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBSaint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917) was an Italian Catholic nun who came to the United States in 1889 as a missionary tasked with ministering to the country’s growing …

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John Collier Colorado Encyclopedia

WEBJohn Collier. After advocating for Indigenous rights in New Mexico, John Collier was appointed commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1933. He conceived of the …

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