In Good Health

Denver, CO – The Colorado Health Foundation's vision is that across Colorado each of us can say: "We have all we need to live healthy lives." Today's landmark supreme court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is the latest hurdle in our fight to achieve health equity and racial justice. We believe equitable access to a full range of reproductive health services, including abortion care, is a critical component of what it means to bring good health and well-being in reach for everyone in Colorado. Today's Supreme Court decision will affect millions of people in this country, eliminating access to abortion and critical reproductive health services. This ruling will create unnecessary barriers to health and well-being, especially for

Springtime in Colorado is a perfect time to act on change. As we witness the beauty of renewal in nature, I am reminded of all that needs tended to in our collective hearts and minds to make transformative change possible. 

Here at the Foundation we are preparing for the return of our signature event, the 2022 Colorado Health Symposium, taking place July 27-29 in Keystone, CO. Registration for the event is now open. This year’s theme is focused on “game changers” — those small and large shifts that can change the whole paradigm of how we move through the world and how we actualize health. 

Last month, my colleagues Erin Brown and Amy Latham discussed how the Foundation

Harsh realities of our world were heard so loudly over the past two years they could no longer be muted: The deep inequities experienced in communities of color and only deepened by the pandemic; the harms of upholding a status quo that only benefit some; and the dysfunction of “business as usual” in a new and unfolding context. A clear view of these truths cracked open the opportunity to improve our old ways and embark fully and unapologetically on the path of equity and justice.

Last week, we shared a snapshot of how we’re beginning to disrupt the status quo of our own work. While there is always more work to do, much of our progress – within our