An Interview with Catherine Strode
Jim García founded Clinica Tepeyac 23 years ago. A community-based health center, it provides primary and behavioral health care, and health education to Metro Denver’s medically underserved, predominantly Latino population. Many patients are undocumented. Now the Executive Director of Clinica Tepeyac, Jim says capacity has grown to handle 20,000 patient visits annually. In an interview with Catherine Strode, he discussed how he separates the issue of health care disparities with politics.
[Read more…] about Clinica Tepeyac’s View of Health Disparities and Care for Immigrants
DOI Commissioner Calls Exchange Leadership ‘Strong’ and Predicts Good Future
Colorado’s Insurance Commissioner, Marguerite Salazar, wants state residents to know where they can go for greater understanding of the benefits offered in insurance policies, and, where to file complaints when they are not satisfied with an insurance company’s practices. She says the Division of Insurance relies on consumers to know when something within an insurance company isn’t working for the consumer’s benefit.In this interview with Advocacy Denver’s Policy Outreach Specialist Catherine Strode, Commissioner Salazar also discussed the future of Colorado’s Health Exchange, predicting more financial viability in the years ahead.
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Health Care Advocacy News – June 2015
A big thank you to the National Arc’s HealthMeet Team and the Walmart Foundation!Hidden or Unemployed: America’s Failure to Get Disabled People Jobs
A generation after the Americans with Disabilities Act, states are facing federal demands to rethink their approach to helping disabled people find work. But could the policy shift worsen their prospects?
9Health Fair Results
I would like to recognize our Volunteer Coordinators for this 9Health Fair – Larry Ballonoff, Elizabeth Casswell, Sally Tanner, Shane Sanford, Catherine Strode, Renee
Buteyn, Carissa Casswell, Cecilia Gutierrez, and Kaley Day! Each one of you made our faira wonderful and memorable event! Thank you! [Read more…] about 9Health Fair Results
Cost of Care is Down Says State Medicaid Director
An Interview with Catherine Strode
Over one million Coloradans are now receiving their medical care through enrollment in the Medicaid program. That figure represents 20 per cent of the state’s population. In an interview with Catherine Strode, the Director of Medicaid, Gretchen Hammer, explains how the cost of care is being contained with the rising enrollment rates.[Read more…] about Cost of Care is Down Says State Medicaid Director
‘Value Ideology Differences’ Marked the 2015 Session Says Speaker of the House Hullinghorst
An Interview with Catherine Strode
“It’s been lots of fun.” That’s how Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, characterizes the role she played during the 2015 legislative session. In an interview with Catherine Strode, State Representative Hullinghorst (D-10) acknowledged that fewer bills were passed this Session as compared to last, but says she is proud of the legislature’s bipartisan work results.[Read more…] about ‘Value Ideology Differences’ Marked the 2015 Session Says Speaker of the House Hullinghorst
An Interview with Andrew Romanoff – Mental Health America of Colorado
An Interview with Catherine Strode
The Work of Mental Health America of Colorado Is Personal for Andrew Romanoff
Former four-term State Representative and two-term Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff, took over the helm this month of Mental Health America of Colorado (MHAC). As its new president and CEO, Romanoff will steer MHAC’s efforts to make Colorado a leader nationally in addressing mental health disorders and its movement to end the stigma of mental illness. In an interview with Catherine Strode, he explains how the battle against the stigma of mental illness has become a personal one for him, and, for his family.
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A Kindergarten Student’s First Day in Denver Public Schools Cenpatico Facility Program
by Pam Bisceglia, Coordinator for Child and Family Advocacy
The head of school explains students are
provided instruction in grade level curriculum.
For behavior, the facility uses a daily and
ongoing level system. All students are
required to have five behavior goals. The
privilege earned for the day is in accordance
with points earned; if the student is able to
demonstrate appropriate behavior over the
course of time, they earn additional privileges….
Read more…A Kindergarten Student’s First Day in Denver Public Schools Cenpatico Facility Program (PDF).
March 2015
The Health Care Advocacy Program is organizing a 9Health Fair this spring and we looking for volunteers! Please sign-up for our May 9th fair located at CEC Middle College – http://www.9healthfair.org/find/find.aspx
Legislator Vows To Continue Fight For Juvenile Competency Standard
An interview with Catherine Strode