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The Good Food Collective takes a values-driven approach to food justice, dignity, and well-being
School-based health centers play a key role in Colorado's health care safety net. The Colorado Health Institute recently partnered with the Youth Healthcare Alliance and state health department to create the 2024 School-Based Health Care Need Index. Discover key trends and findings, learn how to use the interactive tool, and hear how leaders on the front lines of youth health care are filling this important need.
Today’s Young Coloradans Are Reporting More Mental Health Challenges as They Enter Adulthood Than Previous Generations
Northern Colorado Data Highlight Key Differences Between Counties, Calling for Localized Solutions.
Data Reveal Unique Identities and Experiences Among Groups of Coloradans Under the Hispanic or Latino Umbrella
Adaptive Sports and Belonging Boost Mental Health for Dragon Boat Athletes
Catch up on some of the latest research from the Colorado Health Access Survey. CHI analysts shared their findings on Coloradans' experiences with telemedicine, reproductive health access, substance use treatment, and oral health.
Colorado legislators in 2024 made substantial progress in reducing childhood poverty. The legislature dedicated nearly $700 million to a program that allows families with low and medium incomes to claim a new tax credit of up to $3,200 per child. Supporters say the initiative could bring about a major reduction in child poverty in the state. But that wasn’t all that happened in the 2024 session.
A sense of belonging is important to people’s mental health, physical health, and place in society. But measuring a sense of belonging is difficult. We worked with Over Zero to adapt the national Belonging Barometer survey for Colorado. Learn all about the data and a new funding effort called Belonging Colorado in this webinar.
Coloradans Forgoing Needed Care Due to Discomfort Talking with Health Professionals, Cost, Stigma