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Canon City, Colorado (June 20th, 2016) – Reach Out and Read Colorado, one of Colorado’s leading early literacy organizations, is hosting one of four Reach Out and Read Regional Conferences on Thursday,

Below are the items Addendum #1 to theRFP for Janitorial Services covers: Item 1: Two additional walk-throughs will be held on Tuesday, June 14th. The first walk-through will take place at 10:00 am MDT at the La Junta

VWHS WIC staff enjoyed sharing information at the 2016 SummerFest on the Rio at Cole Park in Alamosa.  A sample WIC food package for a child valued at $50 per month was on display as well as various breast

What is Zika? Zika is a type of virus. Infection with Zika can cause fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes. Zika virus is spread mainly through mosquito bites. But spread is also

By: Dr. Kris Steinberg Receiving prenatal care during a pregnancy is important for many reasons.  Getting regular prenatal care check-ups is valuable for the health of both the woman and her future child.

Valley-Wide Health Systems is pleased to announce that, Dental Hygienist, Randy Tenney, RDH, has joined our dental practice.  He will work at both our Edward M. Kennedy Dental Clinic in Monte Vista and at

The Barkin’ Dog Duathlon took place in Cherry Creek State Park and was a 5k run, 30k bike, 5k run format.  This was the 12th year that Joshua Merrick, PT, DPT had participated and as usual

Valley-Wide pharmacist, Justin Hanel, was chosen as this year’s recipient for “Excellence in Precepting award for Ambulatory Care” from CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Congratulations Justin! I want to reach out to all of the students that

We are proud to announce that Carla Beswick, Family Nurse Practitioner, has joined our La Junta Clinic. Carla attended East Tennessee State University and graduated with a Master’s in Nursing. She earned her Bachelor

National Women’s Health Week is an observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health. The goal is to empower women to make their health a priority. The week also serves

National Nurses Week is May 6-12. Valley-Wide would like to thank all of our wonderful nurses for all they do! We learn through the daily examples from the amazing nurses we work with that

April 30th is Marguerite Salazar day, a special day on which to celebrate the good work of all who serve in the Community Health Center movement.  Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN’s) Board of Directors passed