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Life or Death: A Right to Choose?

An Interview with Catherine Strode

Joann GinalState Representatives Joann Ginal (House District 52) and Lois Court (House District 6) are continuing their effort to give terminally ill patients in Colorado the choice to take a lethal dose of medication when they have six months or less to live. The two state representatives are pledging to bring back a ‘Death With Dignity’ bill during the 2016 legislative session. In an interview with Catherine Strode, Representative Joann Ginal, one of the two prime co-sponsors, says she believes the bill offers Coloradans a civil right to choose.
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Colorado’s Children Experiencing ‘Silent Epidemic’

An Interview with Catherine Strode

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It’s being called a ‘silent epidemic’ among children here in Colorado and nationwide. It’s a condition that affects physical, behavioral, and social well-being. It’s labeled as the most common chronic disease of children across the country. In an interview with Catherine Strode, Dr. William Bailey, former Chief Dental Officer for the U.S. Public Health Service and a Professor in Early Childhood Caries Prevention at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, says tooth decay and oral disease in early childhood is eight times more prevalent than obesity.
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Oral Health Colorado Urges ‘Yes’ Vote

An Interview with Catherine Strode

Deborah Foote, Executive Director, Oral Health of Colorado (picture provided by OHCO)

Promoting policies that support oral health for all Coloradans, on the federal, state, and local levels, is the work of Oral Health of Colorado. Currently, the eight-year-old advocacy organization is focused on retaining Denver Water’s policy of water fluoridation. In an interview with Catherine Strode, Executive Director Deborah Foote says the Denver Water Board Commissioners’ upcoming vote, whether or not to continue this policy, is a crucial one for Colorado and for the entire country.
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ADVOCACYDENVER Joins Denver Broncos to Support Health EXPO

helmetADVOCACYDENVER will participate in the Denver Broncos’ premiere Health and Wellness EXPO over Labor Day Weekend. The EXPO is a first for the Broncos, who are pairing up with UCHealth, to impact the health and well-being of their fans statewide. [Read more…] about ADVOCACYDENVER Joins Denver Broncos to Support Health EXPO

Colorado’s Future Health Care System: ‘A Work In Progress’

An Interview with Catherine Strode

As a recipient of the State Innovation Model grant, Colorado is playing a strong role in determining how health care might look in the future. Focused on integrating care and payment reform, the grant is one of many projects underway in the state targeting health care reform. In this interview with Catherine Strode, one of Colorado’s experts in health care policy, Attorney Elisabeth Arenales with the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, offers her opinion as to where Colorado is headed.
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State Senate Candidate Gardner Prescribes Health Care Agenda for Republicans

An Interview with Catherine Strode

Bob GardnerFormer Representative Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, co-sponsored several pieces of health care legislation during his four terms in the House.  Several of those championed policies for individuals with development and intellectual disabilities.

An attorney, Gardner is now running for the seat in Senate District 12 left vacant by Senator Bill Cadman’s departure due to term limits.  In an interview with Catherine Strode, Former Representative Gardner offers his view of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and calls Republicans to action to create effective health care reform. [Read more…] about State Senate Candidate Gardner Prescribes Health Care Agenda for Republicans