In Good Health

The Colorado Health Foundation’s blog is designed to share perspectives, personal stories and what we are learning in our efforts to ensure that, across Colorado, each of us can say: “We have all we need to live healthy lives.”

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Transgender[1] people and their loved ones are watching and listening as policymakers at the national, state and local levels – including in communities across Colorado – debate whether all Americans, including our transgender neighbors, should be treated fairly and equally.

Misinformation about what it means to be transgender compromises health, safety and well-being, and laws excluding transgender individuals from...

Topics
LGBTQ
Health Equity

In April of last year, we signed Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy’s call to take action against racist targeting as the coronavirus began to spread. Nearly a year into living with the impacts of the pandemic, we are still seeing how misinformation and hateful rhetoric can harm Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) people and communities.

In the shadow of...

Topics
Race/Racism
Health Equity

We saw something yesterday that wounded this nation we love: an attempt to stop the peaceful transition of power that’s been the hallmark of our democracy since our earliest days. We are heartbroken and angry.

The reckless and violent actions at our nation’s Capitol yesterday are alarming. But let’s be clear – this behavior, and the mindset fueling it, is...

Topics
Race/Racism
Equity

In this video, Heather Ditillo, Director of Education and Training at Boulder Insights, walks us through how to use the Tableau dashboard to reveal both topline findings and a deeper understanding of how specific populations responded to poll questions. The Pulse dashboard allows users to explore how respondents across geographies, ethnicities, incomes, ages and nine other demographic factors feel about...

Topics
Pulse Poll
Policy
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