Our Work
In Colorado, we often refer to the importance of geographic and demographic variation within our state. However, when we discuss how Colorado performs as a state with respect to health indicators and risk factors, we sometimes miss this variation.
In many of Colorado’s rural areas, it is a challenge to recruit and retain primary care physicians.
If we’re going to make progress on changing Colorado’s obesity rate trajectory, we need to take the long view.
National Public Health Week (NPHW), which kicked off Monday, draws attention to the small stuff—starting small but thinking big to improve the nation’s health.
Each year, CHI produces the Colorado Health Report Card in partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation. The 2011 Report Card, released this morning, has a number of interesting findings.
Last week, The Denver Post published this article about how 1950s mothers (or rather the practices prescribed by their doctors) may have unwittingly contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States.
1.637 billion is a really big number. It’s twice as big as the number of Facebook users worldwide, and that many people would fill every major sports arena in Denver approximately 10,000 times.
In the spirit of year-end wrap-up lists, this week Analysis with Altitude will highlight the most popular publications, news stories, and blog posts of 2011.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could find data from the American Community Survey, Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, CDPHE, and more all in one place?