National Nurses Week kicks off on May 6 to recognize the dedicated and compassionate nurses, paraprofessionals, and support staff who support the health and safety of our community through their work at Arapahoe County Public Health. 

“We will take this opportunity to celebrate our achievements, acknowledge how far we have come since opening four months ago, and foster our enthusiasm to continue to serve our clients and communities,” said Melissa Spencer, Arapahoe County’s Community Health Nursing director and a registered nurse.

Nationally, the Nurses Week’s theme is: You Make a Difference—something Arapahoe County Public Health’s nursing staff does in clinical and outreach settings as well as through home visits with a variety of services: 

Low- or no-cost clinics in Aurora and Englewood

• Routine childhood and adult vaccines, including COVID-19, influenza and mpox (formerly monkeypox).
• Birth control, family planning, and sexual health services to all genders; testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; and screening for cervical and breast cancer.

Community outreach

• Access to hygiene products, contraceptives, and sterile syringes provided directly to community members by meeting with them where they are. 

Home visits 

• Help for first time mothers of any age to have a healthy pregnancy, become knowledgeable and successful parents, and provide their babies with the best possible start in life.
• Nursing services, support, education, and care coordination to families with small children and at-risk adults.
  

More information, including how to schedule a clinic appointment, is available on arapahoegov.com/health.