Public Health

Picture this: you have an appointment with a dermatologist to discuss acne treatments. For the paperwork, you have to use a name that isn’t yours, and makes you uncomfortable when...

“Recovery starts when stigma ends.” That’s the message of a new local public awareness campaign created to dispel stigma around addiction, including opioid use disorder, and to inspire the community to…

In the ongoing effort to address the epidemic of youth vaping, the recent settlement six states plus the District of Columbia secured against Juul presents a groundbreaking opportunity to secure...

Colorado’s new youth fentanyl prevention campaign uses positive social norms to educate youth about the dangers of pill misuse. In October, the effort was highlighted at a national youth prevention summit.

In the ongoing efforts against opioid misuse, one event supports a comprehensive opioid prevention strategy: the Annual Medication Takeback Day on Oct. 28.   This initiative, which is supported locally through…

It’s no secret that social media can be toxic and exacerbate mental health issues. But can it also offer support? Guest author Isabel Andersons shares her findings on where supportive communities exist on Reddit

Rising vaping, alcohol abuse, food insecurity, gun violence, mental health disparities, and social isolation. Public health officials are working hard to find and communicate solutions for these pressing topics.   Because...

Imagine if an airliner dropped from the sky. It would dominate the news. Yet far more people died from fentanyl in Denver just last year than would fit in a...

What started as a ladies group chat to find a solution to hiding tampons in the office bathrooms turned into a Pinterest-fueled endeavor to cater to any bathroom emergencies that…

  Unprecedented. Postponed. Rescheduled. When talking with youth and parents across Colorado this year, I realized that prefixes have swelled in our vocabularies as we start to bisect life into...

Originally published in SWHelper.org. During the pandemic, many people turned to alcohol as a release valve. Indeed, drinking — including day drinking and overdrinking — became somewhat of a punchline,...

In 2020, as concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic rippled worldwide, youth audiences turned to digital campfire platforms.

Government and health care organizations must overcome understandable skepticism toward the vaccine among some minority groups. Following three basic communications practices can help.

A new statewide campaign is empowering Coloradans with the facts so that they can make an informed choice when it’s their turn to get vaccinated.

In Colorado, youth tobacco usage rates continue to decline, yet a shocking one-in-four high school students in the state vaped within the last 30 days.

There is one place where we’re “winning”: It’s our use and addiction to tobacco products. In fact, we’re killing it.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) came to SE2 with a challenge: How best to educate and engage millennials who causally smoke about the slippery slope of...

Following a highly competitive bid process, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE) Prevention Services Division selected SE2 to lead communications and advertising for its Tobacco Free Colorado...

Most of the offerings on the health exchanges are low-cost, high-deductible plans. Good news for many, but not everyone. An unforeseen consequence: Many newly covered consumers from the last enrollment...

Did you know that almost 90 percent of adults are confused by the jargon that the health care industry uses? This problem has only increased as the nation, including our...

So far, it’s crushed and recycled about 800 of these high-polluting junkers. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association launched this nonprofit and the vast majority of vehicles have been contributed by...

In fact, more than 5,700 Colorado kids under the age of 18 become new daily smokers, and one-in-three will die from their addiction. Both points prove why it is important...