💊 Safer opioid prescribing advances one study at a time.

A @DenverHealthMed study found most patients used ≤3 opioid tablets after minimally invasive appendectomy or cholecystectomy.

21% used none. 4% needed a refill. bit.ly/4u4Vbro

An in-home visit from our Family Connects team isn't like a regular office visit. And these visits come at no cost to you!

Learn more at denverhealth.org/familyconnects

For National Influenza Vaccination Week, we want you to know we get our flu shots at Denver Health—to stay healthy and protect the patients and communities we serve.

It’s not too late to get the flu shot. Have questions? Talk with a provider you trust.

denverhealth.org/immunizations

Help us spread the word about this free resource we offer for the Denver community! Testing and prevention saves lives🧡

We agree with this parent—all families should consider Family Connects! A visit from a registered nurse for your newborn all in the comfort of your own home at no cost to you thanks to support from Illuminate Colorado.

Learn more at denverhealth.org/familyconnects

Important research from our public health colleagues helping ensure people who use methamphetamine ultimately receive better care.👏

We’re grateful to work with so many new parents in the comfort of their own homes through our Family Connects program.

A registered nurse visits your home around 3 weeks after birth to check on parent, baby and family at no added cost.

Get connected at denverhealth.org/familyconnects

For #WorldPolioDay, we honor the generations who lived through polio outbreaks and celebrate the science and partnerships that continue to work to eradicate polio globally. Public health works when we all benefit from progress and help protect it together.

Come work with us! We’re currently #hiring a Registered Nurse for our TB Clinic and a Medical Assistant for our Infectious Disease Clinic.

More details here: denverhealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/DHHA-Mai….

📢 Free Continuing Education Opportunity: Innovative State-Wide Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

🗓 Oct 14 | 12–1pm MT | Zoom
👉 Register: courses.denverptc.org

For public health, behavioral health & clinical partners statewide.

✨Feeling informed and inspired after our Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention team’s Overdose Prevention Peer Training. This training reaches youth with expertise and lived experience to remind everyone why we’re #StrongerWithout. strongerwithout.com

We know scientific claims that make headlines can lead to uncertainty. This week, Bob Belknap, MD, chair of PHIDH, spoke with media to reaffirm that Tylenol remains safe for pregnant people when used appropriately. Dr. Belknap's advice? Talk to a health care provider you trust.

As federal vaccine advisory structures shift, Bob Belknap, MD, chair of PHIDH, spoke with @CPRNews to emphasize the importance of evidence, transparency and continuity in vaccine guidance.

Read the full conversation here: cpr.org/2025/09/19/fed…

A recent study in @JAMA_current led by Denver Health emergency medicine physician, Jason Haukoos, MD, shows that offering Hep C screening to all ER patients—not just those at risk—found significantly more new infections.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Covid rates are rising again. Who’s most at risk for Long Covid? @DenverHealthMed published study in @JAMANetworkOpen that analyzed 12K+ adults in a @NIH cohort:

Women > men
Risks shaped by age, pregnancy, menopause

Read: bit.ly/3JSda1v
#LongCOVID #InfectiousDisease

🩺Providers: Are you Looking to enhance your trauma-responsive care and addiction medicine skills?

Join Denver Health's Center for Addiction Medicine Academy for Compassionate Care for People with SUD and Trauma-Responsive Care workshops.

Sign up: courses.denverptc.org

A recent study revealed the majority of new mothers in the U.S. miss essential #postpartum care.

Family Connects helps close these gaps by bringing skilled nurses directly into homes, providing support when families need them the most.

👉denverhealth.org/familyconnects

💉Thanks to PHIDH’s associate director, Dr. Judy Shlay, for speaking up about the importance of immunizations for community health in this interview with The Denver Post.

denverpost.com/2025/08/07/vac…

PHIDH takes #WorldHepatitisDay2025 to heart. We’re grateful to @ImmunizeOrg for naming Denver Health to the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll—recognizing our outstanding work delivering the birth dose vaccine to 94% of newborns before discharge.

"More often than not, people are just still unaware that there is an effective vaccine and that they might be eligible for it.” -Bob Belknap, MD, PHIDH Executive Director, on availability of the #RSV vaccine for older adults.

verywellhealth.com/rsv-vaccine-ti…