CU wants your unborn child...for a study

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 6:28pm

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - It will be the largest study of its kind in the nation's history, and Douglas County was just chosen to participate.

The National Institutes of Health National Children's Study will follow 100,000 children from before birth to age 21, and study the impact of their environment on their health and development.

The University of Colorado School of Public Health will conduct the study here in Douglas County.

Researchers hope to enroll 1,000 babies and are currently looking for women between the ages of 18 and 49 who are pregnant, or thinking about getting pregnant. Participants will provide things like soil samples, and water samples, but researchers will also look at the child's social environment.

The goal is to better understand the cause of childhood diseases.

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Funding Forum assembles resources for non-profits and local governments

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, September 27th, 3:13 pm

Growing demands on organizations serving the County’s at-risk populations inspired Douglas County to assemble County-based funding sources, as well as the Metro area’s top community foundations, for a solutions-oriented Funding Forum on Wednesday, November 10, from 8:30 a.m. until Noon, at the Douglas County Events Center, Castle Rock.

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Community gets glimpse at future library

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, September 24th, 2:59 pm

by Ashley Dieterle/Parker Chronicle

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Public invited to Community Wildfire Protection Plan meetings

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22nd, 3:54 pm

If asked to share your opinion regarding your community’s wildfire protection plan, would you speak up?

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Join Douglas County Animal Services For Pawoberfest and help save an animal

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, September 20th, 5:10 pm

Press Release

Founded in 1949, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) is a private, non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to the care and protection of domesticated animals in an area that covers approximately 5,500 Sq. miles with a population of well over 1.5 million. At the center of this area is Douglas County where HSPPR as Douglas County Animal Services has served citizens since 1998.

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Man charged for explosives

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, September 20th, 12:49 pm

By Chris Michlewicz/The News Press

A Highlands Ranch man who made suicidal threats faces charges of possessing explosive devices.

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Douglas Co. wants your pills

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 16th, 10:55 am

Press Release

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Highlands Ranch Metro District/Centennial Water & Sanitation District for this important first time event.

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