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The waiting room at Denver’s Inner City Health Center was standing room only last Thursday as people gathered to kick off Safety Net Clinic Week, an annual event that recognizes community safety net clinics and rural health clinics across Colorado.
It’s an exciting close to summer at the Colorado Health Institute with a number of new publications set to be released in the coming weeks.
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.
It’s National Health Center Week and the Colorado Health Institute is celebrating with a number of new resources to give you more information about Colorado’s health care safety net.
Next up for retail marijuana regulation: emergency rules around serving sizes for marijuana edibles.
Colorado's Community Living Plan addresses how Colorado will honor the landmark 1999 U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead ruling that said people with disabilities have a right to community-based care, when appropriate, rather than an institutional setting.
Last week marked a first in Colorado Health Institute history, when three new employees started on the same day.
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.
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.