In an effort to raise awareness of Colorado’s healthcare safety net providers, the Colorado Rural Health Center and ClinicNET are pleased to announce the third annual Safety Net Clinic Week, August 20-24, 2012. The week will be devoted to educating the public and policy makers about these vitally important health care clinics – federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Community-Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs).

Colorado has 53 federally certified RHCs that provide health care in rural and remote areas of Colorado, and there are currently 35 identified CSNCs in Colorado that are free and charitable clinics, community clinics and family medicine residency clinics. These safety net facilities provide primary care and chronic care services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured Colorado residents.

Safety Net Clinic Week Project Coordinator, Charlotte Kaye, will be collaborating with clinics to make this year’s Safety Net Clinic Week a great success! Are you interested in hosting a public official or candidate for office for a site-visit? Do you have an event or activity the same week that could be highlighted by Safety Net Clinic Week? Please contact Charlotte directly if you are interested in participating in Safety Net Clinic Week. She can be reached at