Colorado health varies county to county
Tamara Tormohlen, executive director of the Aspen Community Foundation, interviews CEO Michele Lueck for this column in The Aspen Times. Read the story here.
Colorado’s Vices and Changing Population Are Starting to Take a Toll On Our Healthy Rep
Jeff Bontrager, Director of Research on Coverage and Access, is quoted in this story by KUNC on variations in health by county across Colorado. Listen to the story here.
Health report: Preventative care use lags in Larimer
Reporter Nick Coltrain of the Coloradoan in Fort Collins writes about 2016 Colorado Health Report Card findings in Larimer County. Read the story here.
Lower teen sex and birth rates improve Colorado health report card
The Denver Post covers the release of the Colorado Health Report Card and credits healthier behaviors among teenagers for boosting the state's score. Read the story here.
Colorado Drug Overdoses Up In Almost Every County and Ahead of National Average
John Daley of Colorado Public Radio bases this report about the crisis level of drug overdose deaths in Colorado on CHI analysis and quotes Policy Analyst Tamara Keeney. Listen to the story here.
Drug overdose deaths hit record levels in rural southern Colorado
The Denver Post reports on CHI's research on the increase in drug overdose deaths, with a focus on the troubling trend in southeastern Colorado. Read the story here.
Amid uncertainty, Colorado health exchange sees 12 percent enrollment boost
The Colorado Springs Gazette quotes CHI in a story about the end of the open enrollment period for Connect for Health Colorado. Read the story here.
Colorado drug related deaths increasing at “epidemic“ proportions
7News reports on CHI's new analysis of drug overdose deaths in Colorado and interviews Policy Analyst Tamara Keeney. See the story here.
State senators head west to get a sense of Colorado’s experience with marijuana
The Dorchester reporter of Massuchusetts covers Bay State legislators visited the Colorado Health Institute to learn about this state's experience with legalized marijuana. Read the story here.
National Western Stock Show Health Screenings Target Ranchers, Farmers
The Longmont Times-Call cites data from the Colorado Health Institute and quotes Jeff Bontrager, Director of Research on Coverage and Access. Read the story here.