I didn’t know I wanted grapes that day until my mom told me we wouldn’t be buying any. That’s how I found myself ten-years-old and pouting in the produce aisle.
Social Determinants of Health
Right now, factors like race, income, and ZIP code determine a person's access to and opportunities for health. Read more about how we're changing that.
Looking Outside of Health care to Improve Health
In college, I had an internship at the Mobile County District Attorney’s office in a special unit that was formed to address the high and growing juvenile delinquency rate.
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.
Pulling the Trigger
Two weeks before my cousin’s twenty-third birthday, he shot and killed himself. It scarred our family. It was the first time a loved one of mine had committed suicide, but it would not be the last.