Grantees

Through a combination of communications, advocacy, leadership, media and network-building efforts, Project Health Colorado helped to increase awareness, understanding and support for making health coverage and health care work better for every Coloradan. This effort to build public will for improved access to health blended grassroots strategies and an overarching communications campaign. Project Health Colorado also included a rigorous, independent evaluation plan to gauge progress toward the overall intended outcomes of the strategy. Learn more.

Supported the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Office of Suicide Prevention in training individuals throughout Colorado to be suicide prevention “gatekeepers”—those likely to come into contact with individuals who may be at risk for suicide and connect the suicidal person to the resource(s) he/she needs.

Provided supplemental technical assistance to Early Childhood Councils and other Children’s Access to Health Care grantees to improve collaboration and create strategic alliances.

Supported efforts by the All Kids Covered Initiative to examine the status of children’s access to health coverage and health care throughout Colorado.

Supported efforts to advocate for improved health care outcomes and experiences for low- and moderate-income Coloradans.

Supported the Colorado Health Institute‘s development of a series of issue briefs based on the Colorado Household Survey data, to inform policymakers nationally and in Colorado on health care reform efforts.

Supported a comprehensive study of state and local government financing in Colorado to improve the state’s ability to expand health coverage and care.

Supported planning and development of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database by CIVHC for the purpose of transparent public reporting of health care information. Learn more.

Supported the Colorado Health Institute in building the statewide Health Professions Database to ensure that programs and policies are data-driven and can strategically address Colorado’s provider shortage.

Supported The Bell Policy Center, Colorado Center on Law & Policy and the Colorado Children’s Campaign to advocate on behalf of an improved system of health coverage and care in Colorado.