Several years ago, I met an Iraqi refugee named Haiffaa. A quiet, grandmotherly woman, her stilted English had a kind of gravitas and confidence that made you hang on her every word.
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.
Economic Development for All
When I first moved to Denver in 2008, the effects of the recession on the state and its residents were clear, and it was a prominent topic of conversation in the legislature and among advocates.
Health Insurance Matters
Health insurance matters. Health insurance matters for my three friends currently battling cancer and health insurance matters for hundreds of thousands more Coloradans.
The Action is Upstream
My parents met in the romantic setting of a fish packing camp in Togiak, Alaska, where they toiled through 20-hour days during the summer wearing rubber overalls and smelling like fish guts.
Mapping Our Way to a Healthier Future
As a child, I remember looking over maps on hiking trips and grappling with how to identify my location and the route of our journey. The skill I never quite mastered was folding the map back up correctly.