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Governor John Hickenlooper has set the goal of making Colorado the healthiest state in the nation. CHI analyzes the governor’s health strategy, titled “A State of Health.”
The recent release of the 2013 County Health Rankings provides Colorado policymakers and local health leaders with new insights on the health and well-being of our counties as well as resources and “roadmaps” for tackling complex, but critical, health issues.
New CHI analysis of the 2011/12 National Survey of Children's Health finds that 10.9% of Colorado children were obese in 2011/12. While the data could be a sign of early progress on this important health indicator, it's important to keep in mind that the child obesity rate has increased exponentially over the past few decades.
Coloradans received some good news about children's oral health last week with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's (CDPHE) release of findings from the 2011-2012 Basic Screening Survey.
New results from the state’s ongoing oral health survey show encouraging trends, particularly in the prevalence of untreated tooth decay among Colorado children.
All sides agree that events like Sandy Hook should never happen. However, if we can’t review unbiased evidence regarding possible solutions and their intended (and unintended) consequences, our national dialogue on the issue will continue to be mired in finger pointing.
CHI examines a new provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover - for the first time - the costs of screening and treatment for obese patients.
In a newly-released issue brief, Obesity Treatment: A New Strategy to Address a Growing Problem, CHI looks at the ACA's "Preventive Mandate" and how it engages the health system – insurance companies, health care providers, employers and educators – in addressing obesity.
Here at CHI we love to talk about health policy. And this year we got to do that a lot. Check out our top 10 presentations of 2012.
It’s approaching the end of the year, which means that it’s time for year-end wrap-up articles on Analysis with Altitude. Today, we’re profiling CHI’s top 10 blog posts of 2012.