Centers to Offer Alternatives for Pain Management
Colorado’s community health centers are going back in time to help what has been called an opioid epidemic. Ken Davis, a physician assistant at Northwest Colorado Health in Steamboat Springs,…
Longmont Could Be Next Colorado ‘Sanctuary’ City
As the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts, including undocumented immigrants with no criminal record, on May 2nd the Longmont City Council is set to consider a sanctuary-city proposal. Jose…
Colorado Joins Effort to Reduce Food Insecurity for Seniors
April is National Senior Hunger Awareness Month, and Coloradans are rising to the challenge. More than 10 million Americans age 60 and older are at risk of hunger every day,…
ACA Replacement Plan Puts Health Centers at Risk
As the GOP-led Congress struggles to make good on promises to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaders of Colorado’s community health centers say new bills introduced last week…
Colorado Health Care Moves into Digital Age
Colorado doctors are bringing old school home visits into the digital age, thanks to advances in technology and a new state law. Telehealth – a combination of telephone, video and…
Tackling Mental Health on November’s Ballot
Two measures on the November ballot could affect how Colorado delivers behavioral and mental health care to residents across the state. Amendment 72 would increase the tax on a pack…
A Healthy Back-to-School Sendoff
Colorado is celebrating National Health Center Week to recognize the contributions of clinics that serve more than 23 million Americans. The focus this year, according to Laurie Larrick, vice president…
Colorado Needs Minimum Wage Increase
This summer marks the seven-year anniversary of the last time the federal minimum wage was raised, from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour, and the buying power of those dollars has…
Health in Colorado Depends on Where You Live
Colorado is getting its annual checkup as health-care providers, policymakers and elected officials held the Colorado Health Foundation’s 2016 symposium recently in Keystone, CO. Karen McNeil-Miller, the foundation’s new chief…