All Stories by Michael Booth Follow Michael: Twitter Housing January 6, 2021 Initiatives to Address Homelessness Spurred by New Urgency and Ideas By Michael Booth Stagnating wages and the pandemic are accelerating efforts underway in the Denver metro area to provide housing and services. Environment November 3, 2020 San Luis Valley Air Pollution, Asthma Rates a Growing Concern By Michael Booth Even in one of Colorado’s most famously rural locales, poor air quality and its impacts have become impossible to ignore. Environment November 3, 2020 Denver Aims to Raise Awareness of Steadily Worsening Air Quality on Front Range By Michael Booth Cars, wildfires and global warming are creating respiratory risks like never before, but officials worry not enough people are aware. People & Places September 25, 2020 Pairing Mental Health Counselors with Police on Calls Shows Promise By Michael Booth Pilots across Colorado have resulted in drastically reduced numbers of arrests or emergency department transports, instead providing people with mental health support. Housing August 28, 2020 Fears Grow Over a Forthcoming Eviction Surge in Colorado By Michael Booth The prolonged economic fallout from the pandemic means a recent wave of forced displacements could be just the beginning. Community Power July 30, 2020 30 Years After ADA Passage, Lasting Progress While Key Inequities Remain By Michael Booth People with disabilities continue to report struggles with equitable access to independent housing and jobs statewide. COVID-19 June 19, 2020 For Diabetes Patients, New Health Threats and Cost Concerns During the Pandemic By Michael Booth Insulin prices nationwide, pump access and COVID-19 are exacerbating longstanding disparities in diabetes outcomes. COVID-19 May 14, 2020 Anxieties Familiar and New Persist for People Living with Disabilities During the Pandemic By Michael Booth Coloradans used to being “last hired, first fired” fear for their economic security in the days, weeks and months to come. COVID-19 April 21, 2020 What Happens to School-Based Health Care When Schools Close? By Michael Booth School-based clinics in Colorado are finding ways to continue providing much-needed services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 April 9, 2020 Racial Disparities Among Colorado COVID-19 Patients Remain Unknown, For Now By Michael Booth Colorado has collected little data on the race of COVID-19 patients. State officials are rushing to remedy that. Load More Stories Sign up to receive our original stories by email. Email Address English / Inglés Spanish / Español html text Interest Collective Colorado Sign up Close
Housing January 6, 2021 Initiatives to Address Homelessness Spurred by New Urgency and Ideas By Michael Booth Stagnating wages and the pandemic are accelerating efforts underway in the Denver metro area to provide housing and services.
Environment November 3, 2020 San Luis Valley Air Pollution, Asthma Rates a Growing Concern By Michael Booth Even in one of Colorado’s most famously rural locales, poor air quality and its impacts have become impossible to ignore.
Environment November 3, 2020 Denver Aims to Raise Awareness of Steadily Worsening Air Quality on Front Range By Michael Booth Cars, wildfires and global warming are creating respiratory risks like never before, but officials worry not enough people are aware.
People & Places September 25, 2020 Pairing Mental Health Counselors with Police on Calls Shows Promise By Michael Booth Pilots across Colorado have resulted in drastically reduced numbers of arrests or emergency department transports, instead providing people with mental health support.
Housing August 28, 2020 Fears Grow Over a Forthcoming Eviction Surge in Colorado By Michael Booth The prolonged economic fallout from the pandemic means a recent wave of forced displacements could be just the beginning.
Community Power July 30, 2020 30 Years After ADA Passage, Lasting Progress While Key Inequities Remain By Michael Booth People with disabilities continue to report struggles with equitable access to independent housing and jobs statewide.
COVID-19 June 19, 2020 For Diabetes Patients, New Health Threats and Cost Concerns During the Pandemic By Michael Booth Insulin prices nationwide, pump access and COVID-19 are exacerbating longstanding disparities in diabetes outcomes.
COVID-19 May 14, 2020 Anxieties Familiar and New Persist for People Living with Disabilities During the Pandemic By Michael Booth Coloradans used to being “last hired, first fired” fear for their economic security in the days, weeks and months to come.
COVID-19 April 21, 2020 What Happens to School-Based Health Care When Schools Close? By Michael Booth School-based clinics in Colorado are finding ways to continue providing much-needed services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 April 9, 2020 Racial Disparities Among Colorado COVID-19 Patients Remain Unknown, For Now By Michael Booth Colorado has collected little data on the race of COVID-19 patients. State officials are rushing to remedy that.
