All Adams County Health Department offices and clinics are open, and staff are available to assist clients and residents during the federal government shutdown. Todas las oficinas y las clínicas del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Adams están abiertas y hay personal disponible para ayudar a los clientes y a los residentes durante el cierre del gobierno federal.
Sheela Mahnke is a general pediatrician at a non-profit clinic, Every Child Pediatrics, in Thornton. She also has a passion for environmental health issues, particularly climate change, clean air, and environmental justice. She has lived and worked in Adams County for close to 20 years and currently lives in Westminster with her husband and two teenage boys.