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Ante vacío federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos
Ante vacío federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos Washington se unió a más de una docena de estados en tomar medidas enérgicas contra las sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos después que un estudio financiado por el estado encontró plomo, arsénico y formaldehído en productos para maquillaje y alisado del…
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States Seek Crackdown on Toxic Ingredients in Cosmetics to Close Gaps in Federal Oversight
States Seek Crackdown on Toxic Ingredients in Cosmetics to Close Gaps in Federal Oversight Washington has joined more than a dozen other states in seeking to crack down on toxic substances in cosmetics after a state-funded study there found lead, arsenic, and formaldehyde in makeup, lotion, and hair-straightening products made by CoverGirl and other brands.…
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Public Health Agencies Turn to Locals to Extend Reach Into Immigrant Communities
Public Health Agencies Turn to Locals to Extend Reach Into Immigrant Communities When covid-19 vaccines became available, Colorado public health officials initially relied on mass vaccination events publicized through Facebook, email, and texts, and required Coloradans to book appointments online. But when that go-big strategy drove large disparities in who was getting vaccinated, public health…
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More Young Colorado Children Are Consuming Marijuana Despite Efforts to Stop Them
More Young Colorado Children Are Consuming Marijuana Despite Efforts to Stop Them The number of children — especially very young ones — ingesting marijuana is rising in Colorado despite regulations meant to keep edibles out of kids’ hands, and state leaders said they have no plans to revisit those rules this year. The number of…
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Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch
Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years. The Good Samaritan Society facility in Postville, Iowa, would close, administrators told Kruger and 38 other residents in…
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Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch
Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years. The Good Samaritan Society facility in Postville, Iowa, would close, administrators told Kruger and 38 other residents in…
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