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The Colorado Health Institute is proud to announce that its President and CEO, Michele Lueck, has been recognized as a Most Admired CEO by the Denver Business Journal.

The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) awarded $4.3 million in grants to 26 programs that aim to prevent substance use among Colorado's youth. The award decisions were informed by a needs assessment developed by the Colorado Health Institute.

The Board of the Trustees of the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) has elected Angelina Salazar, CEO of Grand Junction-based Western Healthcare Alliance, as its newest member. She brings a depth of knowledge and experience in rural health care and the health policy issues affecting western Colorado.

Containing COVID-19 and slowing its spread require accurate testing with timely notification of results. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) today released Guidance for Prioritization of COVID-19 Testing, data-informed recommendations to assist health and social service providers, employers, and policymakers in the metro region as they implement testing strategies with their employees, residents, and clients. 

CHI’s President and CEO, Michele Lueck, argues in a Colorado Sun op-ed that the coronavirus failures that led us to this point began years ago.

"In 2019, 15.3% of Coloradans reported poor mental health, compared with 11.8% in 2017, according to a survey by the Colorado Health Institute."

The safe reopening of schools is a critical step in promoting children’s health and well-being, and metro Denver’s school leaders have new guidance for how to safely approach this challenge. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) today released COVID-19 Strategies for Schools, an evidence-informed guide for the region’s school districts as they plan to reopen.

“The fear would be that any financial pressure on hospitals could have access implications for patients, particularly in a rural area,” Spencer Budd told the Denver Post.