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Rural Colorado Community Looking For Mental Health Fix
July 01, 2016
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Reducing unnecessary and counterproductive ER visits is one mission of Mi Esperanza, a small wellness center run by a behavioral health group in Alamosa. The goal is to give people in crisis everything they need, including breathing exercises to calm anxiety, talk therapy to handle...
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Medical Students Get Training in Colorado Springs
April 27, 2016
Colorado Springs — Born in an old brick hospital looking out on downtown Colorado Springs, Cody Brevik has always considered this city home. Now, he wants to be the one who wears a white coat and cares for the Pikes Peak region’s next generation of natives and newcomers....
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2015 Colorado Health Access Survey Results
April 04, 2016
The numbers are dramatic, according to the Colorado Health Institute. Nearly five million Coloradans have health insurance, and the state’s uninsurance rate fell to 6.7 percent. Here is an overview of the state of Colorado’s health access:...
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Health Perspectives: Kids’ Dental Care in Colorado
December 16, 2015
This infographic by the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved is part of a series that looks at health from different perspectives: ...
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YouTube Videos on Colorado Rural Health Care Challenges
December 09, 2015
Be sure to check out Health Care Aware Colorado’s YouTube channel featuring 14 videos with Colorado state legislators, local and economic development officials, rural and urban health care providers and patients....
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Colorado Health Institute: Uninsured Numbers
October 20, 2015
The Colorado Health Institute looked into the newest estimates of uninsured, both Colorado and across the nation. The topline news: Uninsured rates have fallen in all states, but the drop has been bigger in states, like Colorado, that opted to expand Medicaid eligibility. Read the...
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