Ask Avondale residents for a wish list for their community, and you may hear things that sound a lot like basic political representation and public services.
The Colorado Trust took a dramatic shift in its direction in 2015, going directly to the communities most affected by these ills to ask questions rather than provide answers.
In an effort to help address the disproportionate health burdens of American Indians in Colorado, The Trust created an endowed chair at the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the University of Colorado’s School of Public Health at Anschutz.
An astounding 93 percent of Coloradans had health insurance in 2015, according to the latest count by the Colorado Health Access Survey, up from 86 percent in 2013.
By Ned Calonge, MD, MPH
After 30 years of successfully advancing the health and well-being of Coloradans, The Trust is embarking on a bold new community-level strategy for the future.
The 2015 Colorado Health Access Survey documented a sharp rise in the number of Coloradans with insurance, but underscored continuing health disparities statewide.
By Ned Calonge, MD, MPH
While there is still work to do, federal health care reform and state-level initiatives are taking our system of care in the right direction.
