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Why We Need to Understand What Coloradans Think About Their Health
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Listening is one of the most important investments the Colorado Health Foundation makes with our
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How We’re Working to Improve Our Grantmaking Communications
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A few weeks ago, I was on the phone with a grant applicant who shared thoughts about her recent
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Symposium 2018 Reflections Part Two - What We Learned
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A couple days ago, we published our first reflections blog post about this year’s Colorado Health
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Symposium 2018 Reflections Part One - What We Affirmed
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In Colorado today, we know that far too many individuals, families and communities are facing
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Families Belong Together: Separation Endangers any Chance for Lifelong Health
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The image of a crying 2-year-old girl whose mother is being searched and detained near the Mexican
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Board Perspectives: How We’re Listening to and Seeing Colorado Communities
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In early June, the Foundation’s Board of Directors hit the road on three separate tours of Colorado
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The Connection Between Poverty and Health: A Recap of Symposium Unplugged
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As a Senior Program Officer at the Colorado Health Foundation, I am continuously learning how social
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Meeting Coloradans Where They Are
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“We heard you love bacon!” This is a refrain that Hillary Fulton, senior program officer at the
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Sharing Our Refined Strategy for How We Work
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About two years ago, I was brand new in my role as President and CEO of the Colorado Health
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What We Learned Touring a Cañon City Correctional Facility
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Southeast Colorado is a land of wide-open spaces. Home to the Wet Mountains and Spanish Peaks, the
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A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Addressing Health from a Local Perspective
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Remember those toy kaleidoscopes many of us played with as children? The ones you would shake and
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Exploring the Health Care Perceptions of Low-income Coloradans
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Good health is simply not a reality without adequate and equitable access to primary health care