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Center for Health Progress

COVID-19 UPDATE

To support the good health of our staff and community, our offices will be closed until further notice. Staff are working remotely and staying very busy! See how we’re responding to community needs.

We believe health care is a right.

So, we fight for laws and policies that make it possible for everyone to care for themselves and their families.

STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE

Policy
Advocacy

We shape, impact, and advance good public policy.

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Community Partnerships

We work with communities to create lasting change.

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Community Organizing

Community voices will lead the way to health equity.

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Professional Services

We want to partner with you to improve health.

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From Our Blog

Hear Our Voices

A Latina mother puts a face mask on her daughter

I could only work harder to assert the voices and daily experiences of my communities in the narrow halls of power where decisions are being made.

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Maggie Gómez

Without Transportation, Good Health Is Hard to Reach

Public transportation inside a crowded bus with several backs of heads

I grew up in New York City, a city with a vast public transportation system of subways underground and buses and taxis above.

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Jose Carmona

Medical Transportation Matters

NEMT Van

Transportation is a major barrier to accessing care for nearly 300,000 Coloradans. That’s why Medicaid offers Non-Emergency Medical Transportation.

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Joe Sammen

Join the movement

When our neighbors are healthy, our communities prosper, and Colorado is stronger.

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Publications

No Justice, No Peace

The uprising we’re seeing is a beautifully raw expression of the pain and power of the black community.

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Racism and Nationalism Are Root Causes of Violence in the US

Hate--rooted in racism, nationalism, and other extremism--has festered in our country since its founding and continues unchecked today.

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Beyond Brushing: the Impact of Racism on Oral Health in Colorado

Racism is a significant cause the preventable differences in the health of our mouths, teeth, and gums, which are closely connected to our overall health.

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