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New Report Shows Coloradans Struggling with Mental Health, Obesity
New Report Shows Coloradans Struggling with Mental Health, Obesity Data Uncover Hurdles and Headways to a Healthy Colorado Home News DENVER, CO — Released today, the 2016 Colorado Health Report Card marks 10 years of ranking Colorado against other …
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Day Two on the Ground in North/Northeastern Colorado
Day Two on the Ground in North/Northeastern Colorado #HealthiestCO Statewide Listening Tour Home News Day two of the North/Northeast region began with an early morning drive from Sterling to Fort Morgan , where we had our third tour session at Morgan …
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Day One on the Ground in Northeastern Colorado
Day One on the Ground in Northeastern Colorado #HealthiestCO Statewide Listening Tour Home News October weather in Colorado is always unpredictable. This morning, however, we were greeted by the promise of warmer temps on third leg of the #HealthiestCO …
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Day Three on the Ground in Colorado Mountain Towns
Day Three on the Ground in Colorado Mountain Towns #HealthiestCO Statewide Listening Tour Home News We encountered a small family of black bears on Tuesday night in downtown Steamboat Springs . Two cubs and their mother ran down the sidewalk as we began …
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Day One on the Ground in Colorado Mountain Towns
Day One on the Ground in Colorado Mountain Towns #HealthiestCO Statewide Listening Tour Home News Every listening tour session begins with a key message from the Foundation's new president and CEO, Karen McNeil-Miller: “The data tell me a little bit, but …
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Building Better Health: Morgan's Story
Building Better Health: Morgan's Story Home News Morgan Kinney was struggling to set up a business and a life for himself and his recent bride. As a trained counselor, Kinney had the ability to thrive but needed health coverage to help him bridge the gap …
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Building Better Health: Lee's Story
Building Better Health: Lee's Story Home News The hardy souls populating Leadville — altitude: 10,152 feet; average low in January: 3.1 degrees — have always learned to adapt. So that’s what coverage guide Lee Trujillo does, as he scours Lake County for …
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Building Better Health: Cheryl's Story
Building Better Health: Cheryl's Story Home News Open enrollment takes on new meaning in rugged mountain counties like Chaffee and Lake, home to the breathtaking views around Salida and Leadville, yet also home to heart-straining social challenges. You …
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Building Better Health: David's Story
Building Better Health: David's Story Home News Dr. David Wiener spends his days making his patients’ bodies move better. But in his spare time, he couldn’t help noticing Coloradans who needed help with their joints and bones and were not getting the care …
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Building Better Health: Mallory's Story
Building Better Health: Mallory's Story Home News Redmon, Mallory Redmon is looking forward to the chance to tweak her own health coverage this open enrollment while she nurses a sore runner’s ankle. Redmon, a Young Invincible at age 25, last year signed …
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Building Better Health: Waneta's Story
Building Better Health: Waneta's Story Home News Waneta Timmerman knew she needed expensive surgery. She could feel it, literally in her bones. Standing up all day on the hard floor of her bustling beauty shop in Brighton eventually left Timmerman in so …
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Building Better Health: Maria's Story
Building Better Health: Maria's Story Home News Now that Adams county has made a good dent in the number of people without health insurance or health care, Maria Zubia is fired up to make the dent even bigger. Zubia’s goals for the next year are to …