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Lindsey Whittington, CHI’s Data and Analysis Manager, sat down with Denver7 reporter Jeff Anastasio to discuss belonging, findings from the 2023 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS), and hurtful rhetoric during Pride month.

June 26, 2024 — Belonging Colorado, a special fund at The Denver Foundation, announces the launch of the Colorado Belonging Barometer, a pioneering initiative to measure the sense of belonging among Coloradans. This effort, in collaboration with the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) and Over Zero, marks the first time belonging has been assessed at the state level, providing crucial insights into the social fabric of Colorado communities.

Our partners at the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation shared data from the Colorado Health Access Survey and the Colorado Oral Health Data Dashboard in a blog post about

Denver7 cited data from the Colorado Health Access Survey in a story about Denver nonprofit GrowHaus' efforts help local residents grown their own produce.

The Colorado Lotus Project, which the CHI produced in partnership with the Colorado AAPI Circle, has been featured in several local media reports since it was launched in May. Among the articles that discussed the report or cited its findings:

May 8, 2024 — The Colorado AAPI Circle, in partnership with the Colorado Health Institute, on Wednesday released the findings of a groundbreaking new report that highlights Colorado’s Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. 

A KUNC report on climate change in northeastern Colorado quoted Colorado Health Institute Director Karam Ahmad and cited data from Colorado's Climate Preparedness Roadmap. The article explores how how Colorado communities are preparing for and responding to climate change.

"Cities and counties in that region don't really have climate related plans, or strong commitments to climate adaptation,” Ahmad said.