When I was a kid, I was younger and scrawnier than everyone else. My older sister, the natural athlete, would race around the neighborhood with the other kids at breakneck speeds.
Health Equity
Health disparities are differences in health outcomes between groups of people. Read more about how we're working to eliminate these in Colorado.
Just a Few Miles, Worlds Apart
When my wife and I moved back to Denver from Washington five years ago we looked at a few different neighborhoods before buying a house in Sunnyside. One thing we didn’t consider? Life expectancy.
Making the Case for Health Equity
I spent the last week of October in California for PolicyLink’s Equity Summit. Over those three days, I came away with three big ideas that can set the foundation for health equity in Colorado.
Preschool Delinquents
I remember eating breakfast at preschool. We had scrambled eggs and toast. I was more accustomed to eating eggs with a tortilla, but I figured bread would suffice in helping me scoop up the eggs.
Cultural Caregiving
It was Christmas Eve 2007, and I was spending the night in a hospital room, but there was no other place that I wanted to be. My mother and I set up chairs with blankets next to my grandfather’s bed as we took turns watching over him.