The most common way to take asthma medicine is with an inhaler.

The medicine from an inhaler is sprayed out and breathed deep into the lungs. Inhalers are made of medicine and propellant (the thing that carries the medicine out). When an inhaler is new, has not been used for seven days, or has been dropped, steps need to be taken to make sure the medicine is mixed in with the propellant.

This is called “priming” an inhaler. When an inhaler is not primed, the person taking it does not receive a full dose of medicine.  

As part of Denver Health's celebration of Black History Month, we asked a few of our employees to introduce themselves, tell us why diversity is important at Denver Health and what Black History Month means to them. Here is just one of those responses:

Hey y’all, my name is Joe Kanzangu. I am a Patient Navigator at Denver Health with the Healthy Communities Outreach Program. I have been working here for approximately nine months, give or take.

We recently asked some of the team members at Denver Health's nine family health centers to give us a list of the most common reasons patients call the clinic. At the top of that list is wanting to speak with their doctor or provider about a health issue or ask follow-up questions from a recent visit.

When your child gets sick or injured and you cannot get an appointment with their pediatrician right away, taking them to urgent care is a good option to make sure they get the care that they need. At the new Denver Health Downtown Urgent Care, we treat all patients, including children six months of age and older.

According to a survey at Denver Health's nine Family Health Centers, one of the biggest questions patients have is how to get their lab and test results.

MyChart makes it easy to manage your health care journey at Denver Health – including getting those test results sent to you, right on your computer or mobile device. Here's how to do it.