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		<title>Colorado: Town hall meeting to address health disparities</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/05/colorado-town-hall-meeting-to-address-health-disparities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--On Friday, June 4, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper will join community members, public health care professionals and elected officials at a town hall meeting in Denver to discuss ethnic minority health disparities: differences in health status, access to health care and quality of care.
The meeting is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: State&#8217;s flu immunization rates better than natl average &#8211; still low</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Wednesday announced that Colorado’s flu vaccination rates for both seasonal influenza and 2009 H1N1 are better than national rates, and in some cases, significantly better.
According to data from two surveys, the National 2009 H1N1 Flu survey and CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, for children and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Lovin Oven LLC recalls granola bars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--Lovin Oven LLC of Irwindale, Calif., is voluntarily recalling Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch, Dutch Apple, and Wildberry Chewy granola bars because of possible Salmonella contamination.
Recalled products were distributed widely throughout Colorado to retail grocers and other retail outlets. Consumers who purchased any recalled products are urged to return them to the store of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Rhode Island firm recalls Italian sausage due to Salmonella contamination</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/01/colorado-rhode-island-firm-recalls-italian-sausage-due-to-salmonella-contamination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Tuesday announced that Daniele International, a Rhode Island company, is recalling more than1.2 million pounds of Italian sausage products encrusted with or containing pepper, including salami/salame, due to contamination with Salmonella. In Colorado, there have been three illnesses linked to the recalled products. All individuals have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Baby food recalled for possible bacterial contamination</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/01/colorado-baby-food-recalled-for-possible-bacterial-contamination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--Nurture, Inc., a New York-based company, is voluntarily recalling selected varieties of baby food meals due to defective packaging that causes the pouches to swell or leak, which could result in bacterial contamination.
Recalled products distributed in Colorado include HAPPYTOT Stage 4 food meals. The food comes in 4.22 oz. pouches with plastic caps and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Individuals with diabetes and asthma are at higher risk for H1N1 complications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--State health officials today said they have seen increased rates of H1N1 influenza among Latinos and African-Americans this flu season and urged them to get an H1N1 vaccination.
Ned Calonge, chief medical officer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said, “Colorado is a state with high asthma and diabetes rates, especially among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: DPHE provides radon grants to cities, counties and extension services</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/colorado-dphe-provides-radon-grants-to-cities-counties-and-extension-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued 14 indoor radon grants totaling $139,814 to local entities this fall, including cities, county health departments, university extension services, a research center and a teacher training program. The funds originate from an Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Radon Grant and are passed through to local communities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Shelled hazelnuts recalled due to possible salmonella risk</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/colorado-shelled-hazelnuts-recalled-due-to-possible-salmonella-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today announced that Willamette Shelling of Newberg, Ore., is recalling 114,350 pounds of shelled hazelnuts nationwide because of potential contamination with Salmonella. Unshelled hazelnuts are not affected.
In Colorado, the recalled hazelnuts were sold by Mountain Man Nuts and Fruits Co. via the Internet, stores and sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: State included in new data on increased prevalance of autism spectrum disorders</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/colorado-state-included-in-new-data-on-increased-prevalance-of-autism-spectrum-disorders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--Findings released today from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed an increase in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from a network of U.S. communities participating in the CDC surveillance project. Colorado has been a participant in the project since 2001. The data indicate an average prevalence of ASD in the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Emphasis on H1N1 shouldn&#8217;t distract seniors from seasonal flu threat</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/colorado-emphasis-on-h1n1-shouldnt-distract-seniors-from-seasonal-flu-threat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--With all the focus on 2009 H1N1’s impact on young people this year, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reaching out to seniors 65 and older and caregivers of this age group to remind them that they are at high risk for seasonal influenza, not H1N1, and should receive their seasonal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink products in cans recalled due to possible contamination</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/colorado-slim-fast%c2%ae-ready-to-drink-products-in-cans-recalled-due-to-possible-contamination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today announced that Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink products in cans. 
This is due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a micro-organism which may cause diarrhea and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado: Final report on Alamosa drinking water disease outbreak released</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/colorado-final-report-on-alamosa-drinking-water-disease-outbreak-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver CO--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today released its final report regarding the Salmonella outbreak that struck Alamosa in 2008. The outbreak resulted in hundreds of people in the community becoming ill and had a significant economic impact on the city.
By the time the outbreak subsided, there were 442 reported cases of [...]]]></description>
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