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Colorado Health Foundation’s Advance Care Planning Funding Opportunity to Reach More Rural Communities
Colorado Health Foundation’s Advance Care Planning Funding Opportunity to Reach More Rural Communities Home News In partnership with seven new organizations, the Colorado Health Foundation is expanding the Advance Care Planning funding opportunity’s …
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A Place at the (kitchen) Table
A Place at the (kitchen) Table Home News In picturing a food desert, you likely don’t imagine a high-traffic urban area with a large population. Yet, they do exist, even right here in Denver. A couple of months ago, I attended an event at the Westwood …
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Evolving for Impact
Evolving for Impact Home News Every strong philanthropic organization evolves to meet the current needs of those it serves. One definition of evolution that resonates with me: a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development. The …
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Colorado Health Foundation Signs Joint Foundation Statement on Immigration
Colorado Health Foundation Signs Joint Foundation Statement on Immigration Home News The following statement was drafted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and signed by Foundation President and CEO, Karen McNeil-Miller. …
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Bruce Byington Named Chief Impact Officer of the Colorado Health Foundation
Bruce Byington Named Chief Impact Officer of the Colorado Health Foundation Home News DENVER, CO – The Colorado Health Foundation has hired Bruce Byington, its first chief impact officer (CIO). The CIO role, which is new to the Foundation, was designed …
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How and Why We’ll Be Engaging Deeper in Communities across Colorado
How and Why We’ll Be Engaging Deeper in Communities across Colorado Home News Last year, I was fortunate to participate in the #HealthiestCO Statewide Listening Tour with our President and CEO Karen McNeil-Miller. We wanted to hear from residents across …
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New Chapters
New Chapters Home News It's a new day, a new year, with many blank pages ahead. As we enter 2017, we continue to write this important story about how health takes shape in Colorado, and already there is much to put on paper. For us, everything begins and …
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Protect Colorado’s Health Care Access and Coverage Gains
Protect Colorado’s Health Care Access and Coverage Gains Home News In partnership with The Colorado Trust and Caring for Colorado , we authored an editorial to be published in newspapers across the state about protecting and furthering the gains we’ve …
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The Dream: Good Health in Every Community in Colorado
The Dream: Good Health in Every Community in Colorado Home News The holiday season is now upon us. As I reflect on 2016, I recognize all I have to be thankful for — a loving family, a wonderful home life and a very passionate and persistent Board and …
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Planting Seeds of Health in Antonito
Planting Seeds of Health in Antonito Rural Health: Innovating Out of Necessity Home News The thunder of horses’ hooves once filled Antonito’s rodeo arena. Crowds flocked here to celebrate the heritage of the San Luis Valley, where people have farmed and …
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Committed to Health in Rocky Ford
Committed to Health in Rocky Ford Rural Health: Innovating Out of Necessity Home News Doug Miller runs a family health clinic in Rocky Ford, a town of fewer than 4,000 residents in Colorado’s Lower Arkansas Valley. And “runs” perfectly describes his work. …
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Building up Families in Burlington
Building up Families in Burlington Rural Health: Innovating Out of Necessity Home News At the Prairie Family Center in Burlington, Deena Ziegler and her team have learned to look on the bright side. When a family in need arrives at their brick storefront …