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Colorado lawmakers approve bill to address 'crisis' in home care staffing

Colorado Newsline cited data from CHI in an article about proposed legislation that advocates say is a first step toward addressing staffing shortages in the state's home health care industry.

As fentanyl deaths rise, state legislatures resist 'harm reduction' method

NPR’s All Things Considered recently aired a portion of an interview with CHI Research Analyst Kendra Neumann

Colorado students could receive annual mental health screenings under Democratic bill

Content from CHI’s report, Reaching Kids Before the Crisis: Leveraging Universal School-Based Mental Health Screenings, was cited in this March 20 Colorado Newsline story about House Bill 23-1003, which passed the House Monday and moves to the Senate for consideration. The bill would allow public schools to participate in a voluntary mental health screening program for sixth through twelfth graders, referring them to treatment if needed.

Colorado public health goes hyperlocal, using microgrants to tackle vaccine hesitancy and stigma of mental illness

Nicole Weber, senior program manager, was interviewed for a February 8 Kaiser Health News/Denver Post story about the successes of the Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) ambassador programs.

Early-childhood educators adapt to region’s child care gap

The Post Independent quoted Emily Santich, policy analyst, in this March 8 story about the lack of child care available in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Santich described the benefits of using family, friends, and neighbors (FFN) to manage that crisis.

Colorado Legislature considers measures to ramp up reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to address state’s climate crisis

State of Reform interviewed Karam Ahmad, Director and lead of Acclimate Colorado, for this March 3 story about proposed climate change legislation and the ongoing impacts of climate change on health.

How to Protect Your Health From Colorado’s Changing Climate

Director Karam Ahmad was quoted in this 5280 guide to the health impacts of climate change and how to adapt. “A lot of conversations in the climate policy space in Colorado over the last few years have been centered around, ‘We need data, we need data.’… And I think there’s been a shift recently to, ‘OK, we know this is happening,’” he told reporter Meredith Sell.

Recovery in Reach for Anyone Says Lift the Label Campaign

For a November 22 news segment, CBS Colorado quoted data from the 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey showing that of Coloradans who said they needed substance use treatment but did not get it (80,000 people), 77% said it was because of stigma.

Support for Colorado LGBTQ Mental Health in Focus After Deadly Shooting

A November 23 State of Reform article about the response to the Club Q nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs quoted data from the 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey published earlier this year: Mental Health in Colorado’s LGBTQ+ Communities.

Report Suggests Racial Bias Persists in Colorado Health Care Delivery

An October 13 article on the State of Reform website highlighted data from the 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey that was published in CHI’s report, Racial Discrimination and Access to Care in Colorado. Both the report and the article discuss the need to address racial discrimination in the health care system.

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