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Several media outlets covered CHI's release of new research on the prevalence of COVID-19 in prisons, jails, and detention centers in Colorado. 

More than 16,000 people have contracted COVID-19 as part of outbreaks at Colorado prisons, jails, and other detention facilities, according to an analysis of state and federal data by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI).

As vaccine distribution ramps up throughout the region, the Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) calls for prioritizing equity at all levels of the distribution process and urges federal and state elected officials to support these efforts. 

Jeffrey Moser, a Principal at health care consultancy Sg2, has been elected to the board of trustees of the Colorado Health Institute (CHI). Moser brings more than 20 years of health care advisory and consulting experience with expertise in strategic planning, process improvement, operational effectiveness, and organizational change.

The next four weeks will determine the course of the pandemic this winter in the Denver metro region, according to the Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH).

Returning the youngest students to in-person learning is critical to their overall health and well-being, and experiences in metro Denver’s schools and around the world show this can be done safely. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) today released an updated COVID-19 Strategies for Schools, an evidence-informed guide for the region’s school districts as they plan for in-person learning in 2021.

“As emergency orders forced medical providers to curtail in-person visits, providers had to stand up new technology and processes in a matter of days,” said Michele Lueck, president and CEO of CHI. “Even as medical offices have reopened, telemedicine has established itself an increasingly important method of care delivery, which will have significant policy implications at all levels of the health care system.”

Because of the ACA, about 400,000 Coloradans are receiving coverage through expanded eligibility for Medicaid. If the ACA falls in its entirety, Colorado would almost certainly be unable to find the money to continue Medicaid expansion, CHI's Joe Hanel told the Colorado Sun.