In Good Health

Dr. Leana Wen, health commissioner for the city of Baltimore, shared a striking idea in a recent TEDx talk: that public health is the lens through which we can address poverty, discrimination, injustice and violence. Dr. Wen, who is scheduled to speak at our annual Colorado Health Symposium next month, urged all of us to redefine the role of...

During our last week of the #HealthiestCO statewide tour, we headed 20 miles north of Denver, to the community of Brighton in Adams County. Just far enough outside the city to feel a little more rural and a lot less urban, Brighton has a charming, unique feel. 

With an intimate group of 10-12 attendees, Karen started the conversation by asking...

This week marks a significant milestone for the #HealthiestCO Statewide Listening Tour. In October, we set out to listen to community members from each county across the state. Today, we’ve officially cruised 63 of 64 Colorado counties, with only Denver left to go.

For our final road tour in the Eastern Plains, we traveled the prairielands, crossed paths with tumbleweeds...

Today we visited our 57th (Rio Blanco) and 58th (Moffatt) counties on the tour. The small towns of Meeker and Craig and nearby Rangely in northwestern Colorado offer their residents a good life – one in which they live by the idea of “growing their own.” Less than an hour apart, the three communities boast gorgeous landscapes and cater to...