The safe reopening of schools is a critical step in promoting children’s health and well-being, and metro Denver’s school leaders have new guidance for how to safely approach this challenge. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) today released COVID-19 Strategies for Schools, an evidence-informed guide for the region’s school districts as they plan to reopen.
More than 500,000 Coloradans are projected to join Medicaid by the end of 2020 due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Colorado Health Institute is working with the Metro Denver Partnership for Health to identify and inform strategies and action plans for how to mitigate increased spread of the novel coronavirus. We have produced several guidance documents on testing, containment, and school openings that can be found on the MDPH web page on the CHI website.
A new resource launched by the Colorado Health Institute, in partnership with The Colorado Health Foundation, offers a new lens on how these factors influence mental health and how they play out in different Colorado communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting social-distancing requirements have forced a new reality on the health care system. One of the most significant and potentially long-lasting changes may be the rapid adoption of telemedicine as a method of care delivery.
A new interactive map from the Colorado Health Institute pinpoints census tracts where people are likely to have the hardest time staying isolated because of crowded housing, dense neighborhoods, or the nature of their work.
CHI helped the prepare a policy agenda to improve the system for these children with special health care needs and their caregivers.
CHI built a first-of-its-kind Child Care Model to offer a new look at how Colorado’s youngest children are being cared for today — and how the system would have to change to meet parents’ preferred choices for care.
A new report highlighting the results was released today by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI), which administers and analyzes the survey.
Law enforcement, substance use treatment, public health officials, and other leaders share their ideas for using anticipated funds for greatest impact.