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The Healthy Kids Colorado Survey was released today, offering a window into the lives of Colorado’s young people. It presents alarming findings about the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and — especially — transgender students.
As I shared in an earlier CHAS insight, the percentage of Colorado kids with dental insurance is at its highest point – nearly 85 percent of children and youth under age 19. But dental coverage looks very different depending upon where you live.
Bontrager is not a common surname in Colorado. So imagine my surprise when I learned there is another Jeff Bontrager residing in Denver. And that he works in health care.
How healthy do you think you are? Would you say you are in good or poor heath? Your answer may differ depending on where you live.
What do Betty White, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Springsteen have in common?
Given all the attention Colorado’s emergency rooms have received in the past few legislative sessions, it’s fair to ask whether our state’s emergency department use has become an emergency.
Adolescence is a time of great change, many unknowns and great opportunity. And for some, it’s a critical time to get the help they need.
Nearly 29 percent of residents of the San Luis Valley counties of Saguache, Mineral, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Conejos and Costilla reported that they could not get an appointment with a physician when they needed one in the past year, according to the 2015 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS).
This fourth installment of the "Better by Design" series focuses on the connection between housing and health.
Equity in behavioral health will only be achieved by addressing underlying disparities. This was my top takeaway from three days in Tampa learning about everything from the root cause of behavioral health disparities to early intervention in psychosis for children.