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To celebrate Pride month, we explored data-collection practices for sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status at local public health agencies. Panelists included: Raissa Huntley (she/her), Senior Health Data Analyst Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment; Ash Neufeldt (she/her), Advocacy and Education Manager Rocky Mountain Equality Vanessa Fry (they/she), Senior Health Equity Consultant Michigan Public Health Institute.
In this Hot Issues in Health webinar, we explored the growing connection between climate hazards, homeowners insurance, and health — and how Colorado can reduce risk for its communities and the insurance market. Our panel included State Sen. Cleave Simpson, Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway, and Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association Executive Director Carole Walker.
An interactive graphic and analysis show where federal cuts would hit hardest in Colorado’s state budget
With Congress discussing major cuts to Medicaid, CHI looked to the Colorado Health Access Survey to gauge the potential impact of Medicaid cuts on Coloradans. CHI directors were joined by Adam Fox of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Dawn Joyce of Impact Health Policy Partners, and Gena Ozols of COLOR Latina to discuss strategies to preserve health access for Coloradans.
Congress is proposing to cut federal spending on Medicaid. The Colorado Health Access Survey shows the consequences of cutting the program for Coloradans who use it.
2025 will bring significant opportunities and challenges to Colorado’s health sector. In our first webinar of the year, we heard from experts on the frontlines of responding to these changes: Karen McNeil-Miller, President and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation; Rep. Kyle Brown, chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee; and Cara Bradbury, Executive Director of the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials.
A healthy democracy is not only one where people vote, but one where people understand that civic engagement has an impact on their health
Recent Supreme Court rulings have upended the way the federal government oversees health, air quality, and clean water. In this webinar, CHI explores what it all means for Colorado. Guest speakers from the Environmental Defense Fund and Georgetown University help illuminate a way forward for state policymakers.
Local government elections have direct effects on their residents, but they often get ignored in the heat of a presidential campaign. The Local Ballot Measure Tracker brings attention to these important questions.