Stories

Stories play an important role in illuminating the work and accomplishments of our grantees, community teams and other partners. Stories below are specifically related to The Colorado Trust’s work, and may be filtered by funding initiative. To learn more about inequities and injustices faced by Coloradans, visit our Collective Colorado website, an online outlet for reliable, nonpartisan information about issues that impact the health and well-being of the people living in our state.

Learn about the health equity issues affecting Coloradans today.

Three Ways We Are Hurting Our Children

April 2017

Kristin Jones

A report on the prosperity, education and health of Colorado children finds that they are suffering from the effects of deliberate policies and practices, new and old.

The Dark Secrets of U.S. Medical Research

May 2018

Kristin Jones

Author and ethicist Harriet A. Washington detailed the medical profession’s role in the abuse of African-Americans, and suggested reforms, in the latest presentation of The Trust’s Health Equity Learning Series.