Colorado Checkup: Feb. 22, 2023

Community Resurrects Colorado Birth Center Closed by Private Equity Firm

Claire Cleveland

A private equity firm bought a birth center and then shut it down. The community brought it back as a nonprofit.

More Young Colorado Children Are Consuming Marijuana Despite Efforts to Stop Them

Helen Santoro

Lawmakers say they don’t plan to revise state regulations on the sale of edibles despite more kids 5 and under ingesting them.

Public Health Agencies Turn to Locals to Extend Reach Into Immigrant Communities

Markian Hawryluk

Local health departments combat disparities by funding immigrant and minority community groups and letting them decide how best to spend the money.