advocacy denver
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Faulty data doesn’t stop bill to ban corporal punishment
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Colorado would become the 32nd state in America to outlaw corporal punishment in public schools under a bill approved by the House Education Committee, after lengthy discussion and questions about disputed data about the number of such incidents in the Sheridan School District No. 2 and other districts. State Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver, sponsors House…
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Strode: Aguilar bill calls for transparency for Community Centered Boards
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, has introduced a bill to ensure that the state’s 20 Community Centered Boards are subject to regular financial and performance reviews. CCBs, private non-profits designated as entry points into support systems for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, receive funding from state, federal and local governments. Senate Bill 16-038 would make…
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Strode: Community gardens sow community health benefits
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For the past 20 years, Denver Urban Gardens has helped design, build and sustain an expanding network of 150 community gardens throughout the metro area. This year, the organization has 12 new garden projects under construction and is offering technical assistance to other community garden projects around the state. In an interview with Catherine Strode,…
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Strode: ZIP Code matters as much as genetic code
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Where you live, what you do for a living, and how much you make could determine your long-term health outlook. This concept, commonly termed “social determinants,” is gaining equal importance with healthy behaviors as a predictor of an individual’s future health outcomes. Alan Weil, editor in chief of Health Affairs, the nation’s leading journal on…
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Strode: Life or death: A right to choose?
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State Reps. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, and Lois Court, D-Denver, are continuing their effort to give terminally ill patients in Colorado the choice to take a lethal dose of medication when they have six months or less to live. The two state lawmakers are pledging to bring back a “Death with Dignity” bill during the…
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Strode: Oral Health Colorado says it’s crucial Denver Water sticks with fluoridation
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Promoting policies that support oral health for all Coloradans, on the federal, state, and local levels, is the work of Oral Health Colorado. Currently, the eight-year-old advocacy organization is focused on retaining Denver Water’s policy of water fluoridation. In an interview with Catherine Strode, executive director Deborah Foote says the Denver Water Board Commissioners’ Aug.…
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Strode: Colorado’s future health care system a ‘work in progress’
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As a recipient of the State Innovation Model grant, Colorado is playing a leading role determining how the future of health care might look. Focused on integrating care and payment innovations, the grant is one of many projects targeting health care in the state. In an interview with Catherine Strode, attorney Elisabeth Arenales of the…
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Strode: Gardner prescribes health care agenda for Republicans
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Former state Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, co-sponsored several pieces of health care legislation during his four terms in the Colorado House. An attorney, Gardner is running for the Senate District 12 seat that will be left vacant by term-limited Senate President Bill Cadman. State Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, R-Colorado Springs, is also seeking the GOP…
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Champion of services for children steps down
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Dr. Corry Robinson has served as Director of JFK Partners, an interdepartmental program of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the CU School of Medicine, for the past 22 years. In this role, she provided leadership as a clinician, researcher, and educator in the fields of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders in children. At…
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Clinic founder: Lowering barriers to health care
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Jim García founded Clinica Tepeyac 23 years ago. A community-based health center, it provides primary and behavioral health care, and health education to Metro Denver’s medically underserved, predominantly Latino population. Many patients are undocumented. The clinic’s capacity has grown to handle 20,000 patient visits annually. In an interview with Catherine Strode, García discussed how he…
