Symposium Unplugged: Disrupting Poverty

Disrupting the poverty cycle is necessary to bringing health in reach for all Coloradans. Access to quality health care, a living wage, fresh food, transportation, education and affordable housing—all fundamental to our health—are often out of reach for Coloradans struggling to make ends meet. And for those living in rural communities, poverty creates different challenges and requires unique actions to address those issues.

The event, hosted in La Junta, Colorado, featured interactive panels, personal experiences, networking opportunities and a keynote presentation by renowned author and community activist, Michael Patrick MacDonald. 

• Resources:
  • Agenda
  • Video: Archived livestream
  • Cassandra Wyckoff – Intersections of Poverty and Health
  • Kim Gonzales – Disrupting the Public Health Norm
  • Suzanne Anarde – LISC Economic Resiliency
  • Rural Innovation Initiative
  • National Alliance of Counties (NACo) and Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) – TestIT mobile app download
    • iTunes 
    • Google Play
  • Cate Blackford – Economic Resiliency in Colorado Communities
  • Bell Policy Center – Guide to Economic Mobility in Colorado
  • Cynthia Nieb – Community and Economic Development Strategies
  • What is Ogallala Commons?
  • Oallala Commons 2018 Annual Report
  • Economy, Housing and Health Care: Perspectives of Coloradans Living on Low Income