Identity & Bias February 1, 2017 What We Can Learn about Welcoming Newcomers from Refugees Themselves By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Feeling welcome is key to health equity and national security. We shouldn’t forget that. People & Places January 11, 2017 Geography is One Culprit in High Health Care Costs, But Not the Only One By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch A new analysis by CIVHC examines common hypotheses on high health care costs and finds them only partially true. People & Places January 10, 2017 How a Powerful, Principled Press Makes Us Healthier By Kristin Jones A weakened press is bad for the health of us all, and especially bad for those without money, status or privilege. Policing & Incarceration January 6, 2017 Amid Reform, Prison Mental Health Program Audit Reveals Ongoing Challenges By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Colorado’s prisoners with mental illness continue to struggle for recognition and services, according to a recent audit. People & Places December 8, 2016 The Shepherd By Kristin Jones Are western Colorado’s sheep herders routinely exploited? Identity & Bias December 1, 2016 Transgender Coloradans Say Housing Discrimination Persists By Chandra Thomas Whitfield Many transgender Coloradans say Denver-area housing options are limited by rampant discrimination and income inequality. Housing November 30, 2016 New HUD Rule Aims to Help Homeless Transgender People By Chandra Thomas Whitfield Transgender advocates in Colorado are applauding a recent move by the federal government. Mental & Behavioral Health November 28, 2016 Medication for Opioid Addiction Slow To Arrive in Rural Colorado By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Pairing medication with counseling is an increasingly accepted approach for treating opioid abuse, but some rural Colorado residents struggle to access the treatment. Some seek to change that. Identity & Bias November 21, 2016 How Hate Crimes Impact Victims’ Health By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch A growing body of research points to the negative impact of hate crimes on the health of victimized people. Housing November 7, 2016 Affordable-Housing Voucher Payments Don’t Match Rental Costs By Laura Kiesel Section 8 vouchers, a federal program intended to offer choices in affordable housing, may reinforce segregation and further concentrate poverty. 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
Identity & Bias February 1, 2017 What We Can Learn about Welcoming Newcomers from Refugees Themselves By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Feeling welcome is key to health equity and national security. We shouldn’t forget that.
People & Places January 11, 2017 Geography is One Culprit in High Health Care Costs, But Not the Only One By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch A new analysis by CIVHC examines common hypotheses on high health care costs and finds them only partially true.
People & Places January 10, 2017 How a Powerful, Principled Press Makes Us Healthier By Kristin Jones A weakened press is bad for the health of us all, and especially bad for those without money, status or privilege.
Policing & Incarceration January 6, 2017 Amid Reform, Prison Mental Health Program Audit Reveals Ongoing Challenges By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Colorado’s prisoners with mental illness continue to struggle for recognition and services, according to a recent audit.
People & Places December 8, 2016 The Shepherd By Kristin Jones Are western Colorado’s sheep herders routinely exploited?
Identity & Bias December 1, 2016 Transgender Coloradans Say Housing Discrimination Persists By Chandra Thomas Whitfield Many transgender Coloradans say Denver-area housing options are limited by rampant discrimination and income inequality.
Housing November 30, 2016 New HUD Rule Aims to Help Homeless Transgender People By Chandra Thomas Whitfield Transgender advocates in Colorado are applauding a recent move by the federal government.
Mental & Behavioral Health November 28, 2016 Medication for Opioid Addiction Slow To Arrive in Rural Colorado By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Pairing medication with counseling is an increasingly accepted approach for treating opioid abuse, but some rural Colorado residents struggle to access the treatment. Some seek to change that.
Identity & Bias November 21, 2016 How Hate Crimes Impact Victims’ Health By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch A growing body of research points to the negative impact of hate crimes on the health of victimized people.
Housing November 7, 2016 Affordable-Housing Voucher Payments Don’t Match Rental Costs By Laura Kiesel Section 8 vouchers, a federal program intended to offer choices in affordable housing, may reinforce segregation and further concentrate poverty.