{"id":185,"date":"2023-07-15T04:22:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T08:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/726.local\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:36:02","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/es\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Quienes somos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to Center for Health Progress (CHP)! We are a people-powered, multi-racial, member-led organization in Colorado. We want our communities\u2013not greedy corporations and executives\u2013to have power over the decisions that impact our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHP is a vibrant, grassroots organization spanning communities across the state, with deep ties in Fort Morgan, Metro Denver, and Pueblo. We recruit, develop, and retain hundreds of community members who have a personal stake in this fight. We organize poor, working, and middle class people of all races across Colorado who that have a shared stake in taking on the greedy corporations and executives who\u2019ve rigged our healthcare system, bankrupted our families, and bought the votes of our elected officials. We organize health care workers who worry the care they provide will drive their patients into medical debt, and folks who can\u2019t access the health care they deserve. We organize people who live under the threat of discrimination, and everyone who is struggling to make ends meet. We develop grassroots leaders who are winning campaigns and policies that limit corporate power and strengthen government oversight. We need all of us to build institutions that value people over profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greedy corporate executives and lobbying groups are tearing our communities apart and pitting us against each other. Together, we&#8217;re channeling our individual anger and pain into collective action. We\u2019re crafting strategies to win changes that have immediate impacts on our lives while building the power we need to transform our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"timeline\">Our Fight, Our Future: The Century Long Fight for Health Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we confront ongoing challenges and health care industry opposition, the importance of our community power has never been clearer. This timeline is both a reflection of the past obstacles and wins, and a guide for our path forward.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-timeline\" tabindex=\"0\"><center><em>Scroll to the right to view more of the timeline.<\/em><\/center><ul class=\"wp-block-timeline__legend\"><li class=\"wp-block-timeline__legend--item\"><span class=\"wp-block-timeline__legend--icon wp-block-timeline__legend--icon-positive\"><\/span> Progress<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-timeline__legend--item\"><span class=\"wp-block-timeline__legend--icon wp-block-timeline__legend--icon-negative\"><\/span> Setbacks<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-16\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">Late 19th Century<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">The Roots of Health Care Reform<\/h3><p>Mutual Aid Beginnings: Immigrant mutual aid societies provide basic health insurance, setting a foundation for community-based health care solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-15\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1912-progressive-party.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Teddy Roosevelt speaking at the back of a railroad car\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1912<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">The Progressive Party&#8217;s Health Insurance Proposal<\/h3><p>Formal Proposal for Health Insurance: Theodore Roosevelt&#8217;s platform includes a government health insurance proposal, sparking a national health reform movement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-negative\" id=\"event-14\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1935-social-security-act.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Mock Social Security card\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1935<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Social Security Act<\/h3><p>Missed Health Reform Opportunity: The act establishes a national welfare system without health insurance, showing early resistance to comprehensive health care reform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-negative\" id=\"event-13\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1945-harry-truman.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Harry S. Truman, speaking at podium, at UN Commemorative meeting for 10th anniversary.\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1945<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Truman\u2019s National Health Insurance Plan<\/h3><p>Push for National Health Insurance: Truman&#8217;s universal health care proposal is defeated by intense opposition, highlighting the political challenge of health reform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-12\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1965-medicare-and-medicaid.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"President Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare into law\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1965<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Medicare and Medicaid<\/h3><p>Major Advancements in Health Justice: The enactment of Medicare and Medicaid provides crucial health insurance to vulnerable populations, marking a significant reform victory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-11\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1969<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Young Lords Hospital Takeover<\/h3><p>Grassroots Action for Health Equity: The Young Lords occupy Lincoln Hospital to demand better health services, showcasing the power of community activism in health care reform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-10\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1970<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Black Panther Free Health Clinics<\/h3><p>Community-Led Health Solutions: The Black Panther Party opens free health clinics, offering an innovative model for accessible, community-driven health care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-9\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1971<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Black Panther Free Ambulance Service<\/h3><p>Pioneering Community Health Services: The Black Panther Party&#8217;s free ambulance service addresses urgent community health needs, demonstrating effective grassroots health care delivery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-negative\" id=\"event-8\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-clinton-health-care-plan.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"President William J. Clinton giving a speech on health care legislation at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in October 1993\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">1993-1994<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Clinton Health Care Plan<\/h3><p>Resistance to Universal Health Care: Bill Clinton&#8217;s attempt at health care reform is met with strong industry opposition, illustrating the significant barriers to reform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-7\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-affordable-care-act.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, react in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, as the House passes the health care reform bill, March 21, 2010.\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2010<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Affordable Care Act (ACA)<\/h3><p>Progress Toward Universal Coverage: The ACA&#8217;s passage, despite industry challenges, represents a critical leap towards health justice through expanded access and protections.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-6\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/medicaid-expansion-400x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Medicaid expansion signed into law\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/medicaid-expansion-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/medicaid-expansion-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/medicaid-expansion-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2013<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Medicaid Expansion in Colorado<\/h3><p>Colorado expands Medicaid, increasing health care access, a state-level victory against industry pushback.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-negative\" id=\"event-5\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2018<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Formation of the Partnership for America\u2019s Health Care Future<\/h3><p>Industry Mobilizes Against Reform: This coalition of health care industry groups forms to oppose Medicare for All and other reforms, showcasing organized resistance to systemic change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-4\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2020<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise<\/h3><p>SB20-215 passes in Colorado creating the first of it\u2019s kind subsidy program that makes health insurance more affordable for undocumented immigrants, overcoming industry barriers to expand health care access.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-3\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/colorado-option-plan-400x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Colorado Option plan\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2021<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Colorado Option Legislation Passed<\/h3><p>HB21-1232: The Colorado Option plan is passes despite record lobbying led by the Partnership for America\u2019s Health Care Future. While it failed to create a true public option, it created first-in-the-nation provisions around health equity and made the plan available to all Coloradans including undocumented immigrants, reflecting a partial victory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-positive\" id=\"event-2\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset\" role=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-all-coloradans-400x400.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-all-coloradans-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-all-coloradans-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2022<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Cover All Coloradans Legislation<\/h3><p>Center for Health Progress leads HB22-1289 to expand Medicaid and CHP+ to all children and pregnant people in Colorado who meet the program income requirements regardless of immigration status, a success in expanding coverage despite industry opposition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__item wp-block-timeline__item-negative\" id=\"event-1\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset wp-block-timeline__asset--icon\" role=\"img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-timeline__asset--img\" alt=\"Center for Health Progress icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-timeline__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__brow\">2022<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-timeline__hed\">Do No Harm group founded to oppose equity in health<\/h3><p>In 2022, a retired physician founded the organization Do No Harm to challenge gender-affirming care and efforts to increase diversity in medical programs. The group says it was founded to \u201c[protect] patients and physicians from woke healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hidden\" id=\"staff\">Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-team\"><div class=\"wp-block-team__sbs\"><div class=\"wp-block-team__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-team__hed\">Meet Our Staff: Building Community Power to Transform Health Care<\/h3><p>We\u2019re each driven by our lived experiences and we\u2019re clear about what\u2019s on the line for each of us in transforming our health care system. We\u2019ve all been impacted by our inequitable, profit driven health care system, and we use our frustrations and visions to fuel our organizing.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__cards\"><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-1\"><a href=\"mailto:Andrea.Escalera@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Andrea.Escalera@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Andrea Escalera<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Lead Community Organizer<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-2\"><a href=\"mailto:Marissa.Hallo@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Marissa.Hallo@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Marissa Hallo<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Director of Strategic Initiatives<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-3\"><a href=\"mailto:Dana.Kennedy@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Dana.Kennedy@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Dana Kennedy<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Co-Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-4\"><a href=\"mailto:Perla.Rodriguez@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Perla.Rodriguez@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Perla Rodriguez<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Lead Community Organizer<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-5\"><a href=\"mailto:Joe.Sammen@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Joe.Sammen@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Joe Sammen<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Co-Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-6\"><a href=\"mailto:Theresa.Trujillo@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Theresa.Trujillo@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Theresa Trujillo<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Co-Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-7\"><a href=\"mailto:Carly.Weisenberg@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Carly.Weisenberg@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Carly Weisenberg<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Senior Community Organizer<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__staff\" id=\"team-8\"><a href=\"mailto:Yesenia.Beascochea@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\"><a href=\"mailto:Yesenia.Beascochea@centerforhealthprogress.org\" class=\"wp-block-team__link\">Yesenia Beascochea<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-team__title\">Lead Community Organizer<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading leaders\" id=\"leaders\">Our Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building Our Skills in the Face of Power: Leadership Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Change happens best when those closely impacted by the problems in our society are leaders at the center, so CHP is deeply embedded in the communities where we organize.&nbsp;<br><br>Our formal leadership program deepens our leaders&#8217; analysis on power, and health and health care. It supports them to work through limiting fears and beliefs as they prepare to push themselves, take risks, and take leadership in their team\u2019s shared goals.&nbsp;<br><br>CHP&#8217;s structure ensures community members actively participate in decision-making, informing our priorities, and driving activities. With leaders across Colorado\u2014from agricultural workers in the Eastern Plains, to Chicanos upholding a legacy of resistance in Pueblo, to health care workers disillusioned by a system that favors the wealthy elite \u2014we&#8217;re a community fighting for systems that value our humanity and wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-assembly-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Group photo of staff and leaders.\" class=\"wp-image-979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-assembly-edited.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-assembly-edited-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-assembly-edited-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-assembly-edited-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-assembly-edited-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside\/Outside Strategy: Bridging Health Care Workers and Patients<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3042\" height=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3024-x-4032-website-image-1.png\" alt=\"Healthcare worker in scrubs holding sign that says &quot;you sued me too&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1182\" style=\"width:320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3024-x-4032-website-image-1.png 3042w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3024-x-4032-website-image-1-768x1018.png 768w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3024-x-4032-website-image-1-1159x1536.png 1159w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3024-x-4032-website-image-1-1545x2048.png 1545w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3024-x-4032-website-image-1-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3042px) 100vw, 3042px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Healthcare worker in scrubs hold sign reading &#8220;You sued me too&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We are all patients needing health care at some point\u2013even those who work within the health care system. We recognize the ways that health care workers are uniquely harmed by a system that prioritizes wealth over wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health care workers are fed up with the ways our profit driven health care system uses them as a tool to make money for executives, and prevents them from providing quality care. We build power with both the health care workforce and the broader community because we recognize that we all deserve a system that prioritizes our humanity above corporate profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hidden\" id=\"board\">Board<\/h2>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-team\"><div class=\"wp-block-team__sbs\"><div class=\"wp-block-team__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-team__hed\">Meet Our Board: Fighting Alongside Us for a New Health Care Future<\/h3><p>Our board supports Center for Health Progress to accomplish our mission and goals as a power building organization. They share a commitment to power building and have a personal stake in fighting for a new health care system. Our board is made up of member leaders from across Colorado, seasoned organizers, health care workers, experienced nonprofit directors, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__cards\"><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-1\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Loryn Cesario<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-2\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Felicia Griffin<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-3\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Ben Hanna<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-4\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Tara McLain Manthey<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-5\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Jaime Peca<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-6\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Gloria Perez<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-7\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Selena Ruiz Gomez<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-team__card wp-block-team__board-member\" id=\"team-8\"><figure class=\"wp-block-team__asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No photo available.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.png\" class=\"wp-block-team__asset--img\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-team__details\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-team__subhed\">Ashley Wilson<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joining People&#8217;s Action Institute: Amplifying Our Voice and Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/peoples-action-staff-and-leaders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/peoples-action-staff-and-leaders.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/peoples-action-staff-and-leaders-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/peoples-action-staff-and-leaders-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/peoples-action-staff-and-leaders-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/centerforhealthprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/peoples-action-staff-and-leaders-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, our member leaders voted to join as an affiliate of <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesactioninstitute.org\">People\u2019s Action Institute<\/a>, a national network of 40+ power-building organizations like ours in 30 states advancing equity and justice by winning local, state, and national campaigns. 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