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CHI’s analysis and interactive maps showing data from the Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS) were a big hit this week among major media outlets along the front range. Articles covered the analysis and the findings – including the high rates of COVID in neighborhoods where residents had lower education levels and higher concentrations of non-English speakers and people of color.

A July 1, 2021 article in TIME, States Are Leading the Way on a Public Health Insurance Option, covers legislative activity in Colorado, Nevada, and Washington, outlines how the public option works, and reports on the pushback from hospitals and providers.

The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) issued new guidance for Denver metro area residents in response to the rise in the more contagious delta variant of COVID-19.

9News article about uninsured rates in Hispanic/Latinx children cites research from the Colorado Health Access Survey.

The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) has been honored with the 2021 Gold Innovative Practice Award by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). The award celebrates local public health departments for developing innovative programs to meet the needs of their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his new role, Nghe will lead a team responsible for CHI’s financial and operational functions with an aim toward building systems to support CHI’s growth as it advances its mission of improving the health of all Coloradans through independent research, analysis, and insight.

Denver7 covers the debate over the Colorado Option insurance plan in the state legislature and quotes CHI's Joe Hanel. 

“It turned into something that was not classically a public option, but was still a really big, or one of the biggest, ideas that we’ve seen in lowering health care prices,” Hanel said.

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The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH), which represents public health agencies serving the region, is encouraging school districts to continue requiring masks to be worn by all students ages 3 and older and staff in their facilities for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year.