Universal masking policies needed in all Colorado hospitals Colorado is currently experiencing a record-breaking respiratory illness season. We ask that UC Health and Children's Hospital follow the lead of Banner Health this winter season in ensuring the safe...

Wow! We're nearing 200 signatures! Keep it going! We'll deliver the petition on Monday. Please sign and share this weekend no matter where you live!

#MaskTogetherColorado to save a kid's life from flu this season or keep each other safe from #COVlD ❤️😷

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Universal masking policies needed in all Colorado hospitals Colorado is currently experiencing a record-breaking respiratory illness season. We ask that UC Health and Children's Hospital follow the lead of Banner Health this winter season in ensuring the safe...

#Colorado is having a record-setting #flu season, and yet some of the major hospitals have not reinstated universal masking!

Please sign/share.

Kids are dying preventable deaths, and we can and should do better.

#MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogetherAmerica

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A photo after the event showing panelist Jose Luis-Jimenez (upper left), event organizer Susan (upper middle), panelist and board member Fiona Gau (upper right), moderator Maria(lower left), and co-organizer Mish (lower right). Everyone is in respirators of various sorts, allowing each to breathe clean air as well as filtering the air that they breathe out around others.

Fiona (at left) and Maria (at right) watch as Jose answers a question at the panelist table. Panelist Stephanie Williams is shown on the TV screen behind them, participating remotely. An air filter whirs behind Fiona and UV light illuminates the ceiling.

Mish stands behind the tools table, showing an array of clean air tools to help you stay safe and healthy.

All four of the Aranet CO2 monitors that the organizers and panelists brought agreed - the air in that room was extremely clean! Outdoor air tends to read in the 400s or 500s in terms of CO2 concentration, and despite being indoors the highest readings we got were in the mid-600s. We opened the sliding door and a window and had several large air filters running, as well as UV lights to deactivate viruses in the air. Our Clean Air Event lived up to its name!

Our Clean Air Event was a huge success! Recording at youtu.be/eVfbeJ8J8Ww.

The takeaway? Breathing clean air is a necessity, and we can use simple tools to provide layered protection from airborne hazards, ranging from COVlD to wildfire smoke.

#MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogetherAmerica 😷 ❤️

Maria from Mask Together Colorado is shown wearing an Omnimask clear front respirator with 3M pancake filters, holding an Aranet CO2 monitor, and wearing a Mask Together Colorado T shirt that says "Breathe Clean Air. Anywhere. #MaskTogetherColorado"

An image showing three more of the MaskTogetherColorado organizers, the Mask Together Colorado logo, and the headline "PRESS RELEASE: Local volunteers run an upcoming Clean Air Even with expert panelists amid weakening public health resources". It then quotes the article as saying "“I hope we can help everyone access better tools and data for staying healthy in this day and age,” says Susan, another organizer in the group, whose caregiving role means that she cannot afford to ignore such issues. “Coloradans deserve the freedom to make choices that protect their health and their loved ones, and that includes access to vaccines, the right to wear a mask, access to data, and telehealth options. We’re fighting for those rights.”"

So excited for our clean air event next week! Tuesday, July 8, 6-7 pm, Denver. In person and zoom access available, featuring local experts! Registration link and details here: coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/06/27/p...

#MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogetherAmerica ❤️

An ad for the event with the Mask Together Colorado logo and a sun at the top on a blue background, saying "Join Mask Together Colorado's Clean Air Panel - Tuesday, July 8, 6-7 PM, Denver, CO - In-person and virtual access available" Then a section below with a wildfire smoke background saying: "What are we breathing? How dirty air is making us sick... and what YOU can do to stay healthy! Q&A with expert panelists: Dr. Jose Luis-Jimenez, Aerosol scientist [headshot above] Fiona Gau, Public Health Expert [headshot above] Stephanie Williams, Community Activist [headshot above] "

Mask Together Colorado will be holding a Clean Air Panel in hybrid (in-person plus Zoom streaming) mode on July 8 - all are welcome! Register at bit.ly/3ZpuKz3 #CleanAir #MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogetherAmerica 😷❤️

An image showing an exercise band tied around a face under a respirator to compress a beard, known as the Singh Thattha technique.

If you have a beard, another option for improved fit is to tie a band around your face to compress it. Called the Singh Thattha technique, it is temporary and highly effective (see the explanation here: blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-scienc...) 3/3

#MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogetherAmerica 😷❤️

Two people getting fit tested in parallel at a park on a beautiful day.

The best part? We came together as a community and helped people find masks with a good fit so they can be confidently protected in this world. We #MaskTogetherColorado and keep each other safe! #MaskTogetherAmerica 😷❤️

Proud to be evermaskers here! #evermasking #MaskTogetherColorado

Upper left: A woman being fit tested with a Portacount. Upper right: Mask Together Colorado organizers posing for the camera in masks. Text: "Community Fit Testing Festival By Mask Together Colorado, For You. Prairie Sky Park, 9381 Crossington Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124, Sunday, April 6, 2-4 PM, Rain Date: April 20

Mask Together Colorado is about protecting one another in our local community. Helping you find a mask that fits best is just one of those ways! ❤️😷 #MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogethetAmerica

Our local community fit tester @parentmishmash.bsky.social demonstrates here that shaping the nose wire properly on a bifold mask can improve effectiveness by a factor of 5-10x vs keeping it pointy WTF the nose! Good tip for staying safe this winter! #masktogethercolorado #masktogetheramerica