Most people interact with public health every day without realizing it. In honor of National Public Health Week, we're breaking it all down - what public health actually is, what the Adams County Health Department does, and why it matters to all who live, work, and play here.

In this episode, Zoe Ocampo of the Cultural Arts Team joins the podcast. Learn more about upcoming events celebrating national poetry month and projects the team is working on.

In this episode, we sit down with Rachel Jakubowski, CSWB Administrator and Francisco Medina, Poverty Reduction Services Coordinator, to learn more about Adams County being chosen as one of 10 pilot communities nationwide to launch the “Right at Home” initiative in partnership with Metro Denver Homeless Initiative and the City and County of Denver.

Following the first community town hall of the year, we’re sitting down with Adams County Commissioners and Chair and Vice Chair of the Board, respectively, Julie Duran Mullica and Kathy Henson to talk about what topics came up as the most important to the Adams County community, what’s on the horizon, and how these public forums are built for any and every person to join.

This week, we sit down with Tabatha Gormley, Community Engagement Manager at Riverdale Animal Shelter. She shares how the new facility has been transforming the lives of shelter pets, a big upgrade coming soon, what adopting really looks like today, and much more. Animal lovers and future pet parents, this episode is for you!

In honor of November as National Diabetes Awareness Month, we’re meeting with Maritza Orozco-Reyes from the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) to discuss ACHD’s free Diabetes management program, Living with Diabetes: Diabetes

Self-Management Education and Support.

Link: https://adamscountyhealthdepartment.org/programs-services/diabetes-heart-health/living-with-diabetes/

In honor of November as National Diabetes Awareness Month, we’re meeting with Kristen Hinkle from the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) to discuss ACHD’s free Diabetes prevention program, Journey to Wellness.

Link: https://adamscountyhealthdepartment.org/programs-services/diabetes-heart-health/diabetes-prevention/

In honor of October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Our Digital Media Specialist Joey Sykes chats with Information Technology & Innovation Deputy Director Jennifer Council and Systems Analyst & Technology Trainer Crystal Hoffner about the best ways to stay safe and secure on the web. The trio also discusses the new Adams County website (adamscountyco.gov) and its new features, including accessibility, an enhanced search tool, and more.

Several weeks ago, the Adams County Board of Commissioners hosted a Business Town Hall in partnership with our Community and Economic Development (CED) Department and AC-REP. On this episode of All in Adams, Commissioner Lynn Baca and CED Director Jenni Hall recap the conversation, highlight topics raised by local business owners, and share how the county is fostering conversations like this to build an effective culture of community engagement.

Children are in kinship care when they cannot live with their parents, but live full-time with a relative or any non-relative who has a longstanding relationship with the child or family. This week we talk with administrators from Adams County Kinship Care as well as two County Commissioners who have had personal experiences with Kinship Care.