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This memorandum provides a summary of the various Executive Orders and Public Health Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to the presence of COVID-19 in Colorado.

This memorandum provides an overview of federal, state, and local programs to assist small business owners and employees in Colorado during the economic instability caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). In order to qualify for assistance programs as a small business, a business must meet certain size standards that vary according to the program. The size standards may include a maximum number of employees and maximum average annual business receipts...

"For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis's taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in traditional in-person care and a rapid expansion of care delivered remotely via telemedicine. This brief uses a unique, Colorado-specific source of clinical data to analyze the shift toward telemedicine, which Coloradans were able to access care through telemedicine, for what types of care, and the implications of these findings for the future of telemedicine in Colorado.

Energy consumption and usage has varied across the country due to COVID-19. The pandemic has caused significant changes in energy supply and demand patterns. Domestic oil demand has decreased since the beginning of 2020 because of less travel and decreased economic activity throughout the world.

This memorandum provides an overview of how the spread of the coronavirus and associated disease (COVID-19) has prompted insurers, federal and state health organizations, and behavioral and mental health organizations to adopt policies that support and encourage the use of telehealth. Telehealth enables long-distance health care and other health-related services to occur with the use of telecommunication technology. Telehealth can assist in the...

The Hybrid Learning Guide is designed to show paths and points of interests as an organization transitions into a Hybrid Learning instructional model. This content is specifically designed in response to Colorado schools that may find themselves needing to transition to a Hybrid Learning model for instruction during the 2020-21 school year as a response to COVID-19 and those schools that are planning to use any form of remote learning.

Colorado's arts and cultural sector is a complex ecosystem with venues and businesses of various sizes, shapes and missions. The purpose of this guide is to provide examples and recommendations that inform your plan for reopening to the public. These are only examples of strategies that could be employed, not a recommendation or endorsement. Each organization must determine the operational guidelines that work with its unique situation and meet guidance...

Colorado's arts and cultural sector is a complex ecosystem with venues and businesses of various sizes, shapes and missions. The purpose of this guide is to provide examples and recommendations that inform your plan for reopening to the public. These are only examples of strategies that could be employed, not a recommendation or endorsement. Each organization must determine the operational guidelines that work with its unique situation and meet guidance...