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The Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care (CCAHC) began its work Aug. 22, attempting to finish a debate that proved too prickly for the state’s last high-profile health care commission.
Robin Williams had many happy connections to Colorado, including Mork & Mindy’s Boulder setting. But his death last week highlighted a sad connection – suicide.
I don’t usually get reminders for projects I’m working on delivered to my front door, but last week I did. It was a flyer from my local community health center inviting me to celebrate National Health Center Week.
Nearly a quarter (23.5 percent) of Colorado children 12 and under live in households with incomes below the poverty level.
Next up for retail marijuana regulation: emergency rules around serving sizes for marijuana edibles.
For the first time, the 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) asked respondents to answer a question about their sexual orientation. A new publication detailing these data reveal health disparities among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) Coloradans compared with their heterosexual peers.
July is National Parks and Recreation month. And there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy life outside and physical activity during this Colorado summer.
The Colorado Health Institute checks in on the state’s progress in creating a healthier Colorado in our newest publication — Reaching Our Peak: Scorecard for a Healthier Colorado — released today.
Watch for Wednesday’s release of our annual evaluation of efforts across the state to help make Coloradans and Colorado’s communities healthier.
Mental illness in the minority community is in the spotlight this month. Data show barriers to car for Colorado minorities.