Earlier this week I made a familiar drive up Colorado Highway 85 to Fort Lupton. The trip made me nostalgic, as I was meeting with colleagues at Salud Family Health Centers for the umpteenth time.
Providers & Health Care Workforce
Our health care system needs to work for our health care providers, too. Read more about how we're working to ensure it does.
Leading with Data
I enjoyed math and science as a young person, majored in science in college, and was indoctrinated into the public health world’s love of data, methodology, and statistical significance in graduate school.
The Evidence for Empathy
One of the most commonly asked questions we get at CCMU is how we define “medically underserved.” Our answer is that the medically underserved are those who are vulnerable to poor health. A person’s health is shaped by countless things, but our life circumstances are a major determining factor. These
Reading, Writing, and a Year in Review
Every week we publish a new blog post written by one of our CCMU staff or board members. We write from the heart, and we draw from our own experiences to help share our perspective on the issues.
Empathy for Anthony
My ten-year-old brain tried desperately to process the very adult concepts of poverty and inequality, and how these might somehow be connected to one of my own classmate’s ability to do well in school, be healthy, and succeed.