Our Work
Health is local. But often, health workforce data is presented at the statewide level, and these aggregated statistics neglect important regional nuances. The numbers are difficult to collect and understand, particularly in a broader statewide context. That’s where the Colorado Health Institute’s new Local Data Workbooks can help.
Colorado’s annual rate of new HIV cases has dropped by a third in the past six years – no small feat. But this success is not shared by urban, suburban and rural areas alike.
Summer is just around the corner, and Coloradans will be outside hiking, biking, white water rafting and quite possibly fishing. But all of those outdoor activities pose a threat to your skin’s health, particularly in Colorado.
A new report by the Colorado Health Institute, Speaking of Health: Spanish Speakers Lagging in Colorado, summarizes key findings on language and health from the 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS).
Are motorcycle and mountain biking video games replacing the real deal? Is the sight of kids biking to school and showing up for their first class with helmet hair a thing of the past?
Here at CHI, we’ve been looking across the state to learn how some of our most innovative practices are going about integrating primary care and behavioral health. The result of this analysis is a paper we are releasing today.
Colorado legislators passed laws on two important marijuana issues in the final days of the 2015 session.
A new report, Assessing the Need for School-Based Health Center Services in Colorado, 2015, identifies which schools and school districts have high needs for an SBHC in order to help inform decisions around placement of new SBHCs.
With momentum in the state around behavioral health, CHI has decided to provide a snapshot of Colorado’s behavioral health both on the state level and for each of Colorado’s 21 health statistics regions. Our newest data workbook, Behavioral Health Data in Colorado, does just that.
Colorado’s Hispanic community faces unique and substantial barriers to achieving good health, according to data from the latest Colorado Health Report Card Data Spotlight.