Center for Health Progress

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We believe our health care system should work for all Coloradans.

So, we bring people together to ensure factors like race, income, and ZIP code don’t determine a person’s access to care and opportunity to live a healthy life. When we uncover commonsense solutions to these complex challenges, we get closer to ensuring our health care system works for everyone. Because when our neighbors are healthy, our communities prosper, and Colorado is stronger.

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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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From Our Blog

Racism Hurts Our Teeth

Smiling black daughter sits on smiling black dad's shoulders at a community festival

My mom has fillings in 16 of her 28 teeth. She’s the eighth of twelve kids, and her dad used hard candies as a reward for quiet at bedtime.

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Sarah McAfee

The Importance of New Narratives

Looking back at the countless inspirational leaders I’ve heard speak over the years, their impact was in their powerful resistance and counter narratives.

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Joe Sammen

Colorado is Home for Immigrant Families

Parents and two children hold hands in a line walking down the sidewalk

I think often about the immigrant families who shared their time and experiences with me. They are facing new challenges to good health at every turn.

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Chris Klene

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Publications

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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Health Equity Scorecard 2019

Every year, we closely track legislator votes on each bill we are supporting or opposing. At the end of the session, we analyze each legislator's overall voting record and create a scorecard.

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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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