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Colorado organizations |
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Arc of Denver Inc.
Arc of Denver, Inc. is a membership association dedicated to advocating with and empowering people with developmental disabilities and their families to participate fully in community life. |
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Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Promotes justice and economic security for lower income Coloradans through legislative, administrative and legal advocacy. Resources include information on the state budget, welfare reform, and healthcare. |
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Colorado Children’s Campaign
A statewide organization that champions the full development of all children in Colorado. The campaign provides information on child well-being and data on the health, education, safety, and economic security of children in the state. |
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Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
CCMU is committed to access to affordable, timely, quality health care for everyone in Colorado. |
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Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
A unified, statewide organization of consumers and consumer advocates whose goal is adequate and affordable health care for everyone. Many publications and resources available on healthcare issues in Colorado. |
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Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
The state agency responsible for the administration of the Medicaid program, Child Health Plan Plus, and the Colorado Indigent Care program. In a time of fiscal constraints and increasing health care access problems, the Department is finding more efficient and effective ways to provide health care for low-income Coloradans. |
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Colorado Department of Human Services
CDHS oversees the state’s 64 county departments of social/human services, the state’s public mental health system, Colorado’s system of services for people with developmental disabilities, the state’s juvenile corrections system and all state and veterans’ nursing homes. |
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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Committed to protecting and preserving the health and environment of the people of Colorado.
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Colorado Health Institute
CHI is committed to creating a healthier Colorado by serving as an impartial source of reliable research and analysis on health-related issues. |
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Colorado Hospital Association
Association representing all types of hospitals throughout Colorado: private and government-operated, metropolitan and rural, large and small, investor-owned and not-for-profit. |
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The Colorado Health Foundation
Formerly called HealthONE Alliance, the foundation's goal is to improve access to quality health care and empower people to take charge of their health. |
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Colorado Minority Health Forum
A diverse group focused on reducing health disparities among communities of color in Colorado. Throughout the site are links partners, resources, grants, and news. |
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Colorado Rural Health Center
An independent organization that serves as the state office of rural health. The Center offers programs and services to ensure that rural communities have access to adequate healthcare and provides a clearinghouse of information and resources on rural health issues in Colorado. |
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Colorado State Health Facts, The Kaiser Family Foundation
Provides detailed health facts for the state of Colorado for the following areas: demographics, health status, health coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid and SCHIP, Medicare, health costs and budgets, managed care and health insurance, providers and service use, minority health, women’s health and HIV/AIDS. |
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Mental Health Association of Colorado
A non-profit association providing leadership in order to address the full range of mental health issues in Colorado, including improving diagnosis, care and treatment for people of all ages with mental health problems. |
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Partnership for a Healthy Colorado
A coalition of labor, business, health care and advocacy organizations promoting comprehensive health care reform in Colorado: educating communities statewide about the opportunity to achieve meaningful health care reform, engaging in ongoing discussions about solutions to the health care crisis, and encouraging lawmakers to take action. |
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National organizations |
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Child Welfare League of America
Organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm. Research and data collections on juvenile justice, child welfare, child, youth and family development and behavioral health. |
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Children’s Defense Fund
Advocating to Leave No Child Behind and ensure every child a Healthy start, a Head start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passageway to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. Includes annual reports on the state of America’s children and provides informative statistics on children’s well being in every state, including Colorado. |
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The Center for the Study of Social Policy
Public policy analysis and technical assistance to states in the areas of family and children's services, neighborhood-based services, education reform, family support, disability, health care policy, and long term care for the elderly. |
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National Health Policy Forum
A nonpartisan information exchange program that works to foster more informed government decision-making, serving primarily senior staff in Congress, the executive branch, and congressional support agencies. |
Last updated Jan. 20, 2007
