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1. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · UCHealthHealth Column

   Health Column: Tips to keep your student healthy as the school year begins (opens the original)

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   Local students return to classrooms this week with new backpacks, high hopes and possibly some butterflies in their tummy. Unfortunately, they can return home with germs and viruses that lead to respiratory illness and stomach flu that could sideline them, their siblings and parents. “Back to school means close exposure of children with each other in the classroom, at sporting events and at other extracurricular activities,” said Brooke Packard, physician assistant with UCHealth Yampa Valley Med

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2. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · UCHealthHealth Column

   Health Column: Micro-practices for a durability mindset (opens the original)

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   Building a durability mindset may be easier than you think. Dr. Justin Ross, a licensed clinical psychologist and director of workplace wellness for UCHealth, recommends spending a few minutes dwelling on one of ten positive emotions. “All of these emotions are expansive – they broaden and build your sense of well-being,” Ross said. “That broadening and building is really important in terms of creating long lasting durability.” Below, Ross outlines these emotions and how to incorporate them in

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