Special Kids Special Families is excited to partner with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to educate our community on how to stay healthy this cold and flu season.
Every year, respiratory viruses such as influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have a severe impact on the health and well being of our community.
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WHO IS AT HIGH-RISK
for respiratory illnesses?
COMMON RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES experienced during the fall and winter
HOW CAN I PREVENT
respiratory illnesses?
SIGN UP FOR IMMUNITY TEXT ALERTS!
Stay in the know this cold & flu season by receiving Immunity Text Alerts!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- After the initial keyword is sent, it may take several minutes for you to receive a response. You’ll then receive another text asking for your email and full name.
- You may receive multiple texts a month with notifications that may include information about upcoming free clinics, free transportation or Community Immunity resource notifications.
- You can STOP and opt-out at any time to remove yourself from this text list. If you opt-out, you will no longer receive valuable SKSF information. To opt back in, you will need to contact our office to be reinstated 719-447-8983.
HEAR FROM SKSF CLIENTS
Understanding how illnesses impact the well being of individuals with disabilities.
This Community Immunity webpage is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $116,128 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
This public health project serves to support local community needs for planning, system navigation, and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected populations who are underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups, and people living in rural communities who are at higher risk of exposure, infection, hospitalization, and mortality, as well as experience barriers to accessing testing and vaccination. This project will expand and/or continue prevention resources and services to reduce COVID-19 and other viral related disparities among affected populations, build/leverage/expand support for COVID-19 and other virus prevention, and advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they relate to COVID-19 and additional virus health disparities. The funding provided for this project will allow communities to address needs related to health equity and COVID-19 by addressing health disparities in the response to, and prevention and treatment of, COVID-19 with a particular emphasis on supporting community-led and community-based organizations that use culturally effective and linguistically appropriate approaches.
