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The Colorado Health Institute’s new issue brief Early Lessons from Legalized Marijuana: An Analysis of Colorado’s Policy Decisions studies the policy decisions Colorado has made to begin regulating retail marijuana and highlights unanswered questions still facing decision-makers.
Here in Colorado, the 2014 County Health Rankings highlight the stark differences that exist between different regions of the state – even adjacent counties.
After its long-awaited arrival, The 2013 Colorado Health Report Card has been released. The long-term vision has always been to make this report a useful policy tool, and there are several new features of this year’s report card that make that happen.
It’s finally here. The 2013 Colorado Health Report Card will be released Wednesday.
Getting more children walking or “wheeling” to school may be an important step to improve health. This question was discussed at the House Transportation and Energy Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
All the Colorado Health Institute data detectives–who collect, assemble, crunch and interpret numbers to inform health care policy–have compiled their favorite graphics of 2013. Each is an example of how to make numbers accessible as well as informative.
The Colorado Health Institute team is proud to have our work recognized with five Gold Leaf Awards. In case you missed them the first time, here are our award winners.
A mountain hike just feels like Colorado, and it didn’t take long to decide on a theme for our new report: Reaching Our Peak: Creating a Healthier Colorado. We examine policies and programs gaining momentum in Colorado and across the nation within the health care system and beyond – schools, communities, the workplace, and where we age – because the trail to better health most often begins outside a health provider’s office.
My summer practicum at CHI represents the best of two worlds for me: I get to work on projects that will benefit the state that I love while focusing on topics that I am passionate about, long-term care and elder abuse.
This afternoon, under a sunny noon sky in Civic Center Plaza, the governor shared his plan for helping Colorado to reach its goal of becoming the healthiest state in the nation. CHI's newest brief discusses five questions surrounding efforts to achieve the goal.