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Portrait of Health: Olivia, 17

To uncover the biggest health issues facing Denver’s youth, city officials let a group of local teenagers take the lead. Here’s one of their stories.

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Portrait of Health: A Detailed Look at Denver Youth

Mental Health. Sexual assault. Lack of sleep. To uncover the biggest health issues facing Denver’s youth, city officials let a group of local teenagers take the lead.

Portrait of Health: Zach, 18

To uncover the biggest health issues facing Denver’s youth, city officials let a group of local teenagers take the lead. Here’s one of their stories.

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Local Nonprofit Uses Creativity to Keep Teens Out of Gangs

Arts Street, a Denver workforce development program, tackles gang violence—with a creative approach.

A Local Anti-Trafficking Nonprofit Focuses on American Victims

The Exodus Road has helped liberate victims of human trafficking from regions such as Southeast Asia and Latin America. Now it’s addressing the problem at home.

The Data Doctor

How a local ER doc is helping Medicaid patients access the path to better health.

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Wellness Event of the Week: Da Vinci BodyBoard’s First Colorado Studio

This unique exercise class—which uses resistance bands and a body board for a low-impact workout—is coming to Colorado.

A Polar Bear and Paraplegic Skier Star in This New Children’s Book

A Denver journalist parlays what could have been a tragic snowboarding accident into a kids’ book that doesn’t shy away from the issues.

Gift Guide 2017: Wellness Presents for Every Aspect of Life

Whether it’s for your teenager or your spouse, here are five health- and wellness-minded gifts for at home, at work, and beyond.

How To See The Closed Wonder Tower This Weekend

The former gas station, cafe, tourist destination, and museum full of odds and ends has been closed to the public for several years—and this Sunday’s tour of Lincoln County attractions is one of your only chances to see it.

The Trials of Dating in Colorado When You Don’t Ski

A nonskier relives her stressful search for love and (wander)lust in Colorado.

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How Do We Increase Vaccination Rates in Colorado?

According to a Kaiser Permanente study released earlier this month, you connect moms-to-be with experts before they ever give birth.

Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders USA Celebrates 15th Anniversary

How the nonprofit, which was founded at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2002, has helped change the way engineers think about their profession.

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Wellness Event Of The Week: Onus IV Hydration’s Grand Opening Celebration

Boulderites have the chance to get in on the hydration therapy trend Friday when Onus IV opens its third location.

Helen Thorpe Chronicles Lives of Immigrant and Refugee Teens

For her third book, the nonfiction author and former First Lady of Colorado embeds herself at Denver South High School—to see what being an immigrant or refugee teen is really like.

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We Tried It: Block21 Dance Fitness

This high-intensity dance class moves from the studio to the distillery this weekend.

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Wellness Event Of The Week: Thinx Period Truck Tour

The folks who brought us period-proof underwear are back, with a traveling truck full of insights about your monthly flow.

Serge Bloch

The Father-Son Duo Behind The Brown Palace’s Champagne Cascade

How the festive affair became a family tradition.

J.D. King

7 New Reasons to Head to the Mountains this Ski Season

As if you needed any more.

Paul Miller

Neptune Mountaineering Undergoes Big Renovation

New owners are adding a climbing wall and a coffeeshop-wine bar hybrid to the storied Boulder mountaineering shop.

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