The increased diversity in Colorado brings both opportunities and challenges for health care providers, health systems, policymakers, and community-based organizations to create and deliver culturally-responsive care.
Storytelling to Connect
My mom often jokes that I could dance before I could walk. In high school, I realized its potential as a way of storytelling through movement.
Privilegio de Idioma
Gricelda Zamora, de trece años, era como muchos niños cuyos padres hablan el inglés limitado: ella era la intérprete para su familia. Cuando ella desarrolló un dolor abdominal severo, sus padres la llevaron al hospital.
Belonging
Colorado is my home now, but it wasn’t my first home. And since I work primarily with refugee and immigrant populations in Fort Morgan, I can relate to that experience. They are often considered “the other.”
Discord Under the Gold Dome
I’ve always appreciated that even when the issues are complex and partisan, Colorado’s legislative session has felt largely cooperative. But it didn’t feel that way this year to me.