Colorado Public News http://kunc.org en Stand Up Colorado! Prolonged Sitting May Carve Years Off Life http://kunc.org/post/stand-colorado-prolonged-sitting-may-carve-years-life <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Evidence suggests that people who sit for hours at a time have an increased potential of developing life-shortening diseases.</span></p><p> Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Colorado Public News and Carol McKinley 44534 at http://kunc.org Stand Up Colorado! Prolonged Sitting May Carve Years Off Life As Suicides Outnumber Homicides, Will Safer Firearms Help? http://kunc.org/post/suicides-outnumber-homicides-will-safer-firearms-help <p>Coloradans<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> are four times more likely to die of suicide by gun than homicide by gun.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p> Mon, 13 May 2013 11:50:27 +0000 Colorado Public News and Rabah Kamal 44221 at http://kunc.org As Suicides Outnumber Homicides, Will Safer Firearms Help? Heavy Drinking A Drag On Colorado Health http://kunc.org/post/heavy-drinking-drag-colorado-health <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">High alcohol consumption is dragging down health in many Colorado counties, from Denver to the mountains.</span></p><p> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:30:29 +0000 Colorado Public News and Ann Imse 43230 at http://kunc.org Heavy Drinking A Drag On Colorado Health Highway Death Toll Rises As Colorado State Patrol Enforcement Drops http://kunc.org/post/highway-death-toll-rises-colorado-state-patrol-enforcement-drops <p>The <a href="http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/StatePatrol-Main/CBON/1251592908196" target="_blank">Colorado State Patrol</a> dramatically reduced enforcement of highway safety in 2011 and 2012. During those years, traffic-related deaths on state highways spiked. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:02:14 +0000 Colorado Public News and Ann Imse and Rabah Kamal 42946 at http://kunc.org Highway Death Toll Rises As Colorado State Patrol Enforcement Drops Universal Health Care For Colorado? New Plan May Put It To A Vote http://kunc.org/post/universal-health-care-colorado-new-plan-may-put-it-vote <p>State Sen. Irene Aguilar wants Coloradans to imagine a day when 80 percent of them see their health care costs drop.</p><p> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:05:31 +0000 Colorado Public News and Ann Imse 42292 at http://kunc.org Universal Health Care For Colorado? New Plan May Put It To A Vote