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Coloradans head to the polls in November to vote on Amendment 69, a constitutional amendment which would create a universal health care system called ColoradoCare.
A new analysis that we released Monday seeks to answer an important question: would its financial plan be viable over time?
The election cycle of 2016 will not be known as a season where fact ruled the day. On a near daily basis, we see episodes where ideology supersedes the facts. This is an election season of emotion and heart.
It’s been said that Denver is becoming the “San Francisco of the Plains.” More people want to take advantage of nearby outdoor activities and a booming economy. But this means extra cars on the road and a growing need for alternative, affordable transportation. The good news? Organizations are noticing this trend and taking action.
We know that Denver’s neighborhoods differ in their socioeconomic characteristics and the health outcomes of their residents. My Colorado Health Institute colleagues and I were interested in understanding this relationship. As luck would have it, a new data source became available to inform our analysis.
The latest Data Spotlight of the 2016 Colorado Health Report Card shines a light on some of the everyday issues that play a big role in shaping health.
The Colorado Health Institute today launches a series of interactive dash boards, accompanied by in-depth analysis, focusing on the rich new dataset provided by the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.
Third in a three-part blog series on the impact of mental health policy changes in Colorado following the Aurora theater mass shootings four years ago.
The policy approaches in Connecticut after the Sandy Hook school shootings - five months after Colorado's Aurora theater shootings - can provide guidance to Colorado and other states that are working to provide better access to mental health intervention services.
Second in a three-part blog series on the impact of mental health policy changes in Colorado following the Aurora theater mass shooting four years ago.
In the four years since the deadly Aurora Theater shootings, many of the resulting policies addressing mental health care and crisis services in Colorado have started to show promise. Others, though, are designed to fix long-term systemic issues and will take much longer to implement and then assess.
First in a three-part blog series on the impact of mental health policy changes in Colorado following the Aurora theater mass shooting four years ago.
I was in Australia on July 20, 2012, studying community mental health and health psychology.