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- December 20, 2022
CEO Update: SB22-200 Rural Provider Access and Affordability Advisory Committee aka Rural Stimulus Grant
By Michelle Mills on December 20, 2022Read moreCEO Update: SB22-200 Rural Provider Access and Affordability Advisory Committee aka Rural Stimulus Grant It’s December already and I find myself wondering where the time went. It’s also a time to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for. This year, one of the opportunities I...
00 - November 22, 2022
CEO Article – Happy National Rural Health Day!
By Michelle Mills on November 22, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Happy National Rural Health Day Each November since 2011 the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC), your State Office of Rural Health and Rural Health Association has been honored to officially celebrate our rural communities and the amazing work they accomplish day in and day out. National Rural...
- October 28, 2022
CEO Update: Conference Recap
By Michelle Mills on October 28, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Conference Recap It’s snowing! Welcome to the first snow of the year, at my house anyways. I love the fall, but the snow brings in the start of the holiday season with Halloween next week. Although it’s great to have snow, I’m really glad it held off...
- September 28, 2022
CEO Update: Credentialing Workshop
By Michelle Mills on September 28, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Credentialing Workshop! It’s nearly October and that means CRHC’s Annual Rural Health Conference is just a few weeks away and I’m excited to see everyone in person. While I can’t wait to visit with you, I hope you take the opportunity to network with your peers and...
- September 19, 2022
Farmers and Mental Health
By Kourtney Richards on September 19, 2022Read moreFarmers and Mental Health
- August 31, 2022
CEO Update: Conference Season
By Michelle Mills on August 31, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Conference Season Summer is winding down and schools are back in session, which always means conference season for us adults. CRHC is once again excited to welcome you in person to the Annual Rural Health Conference and we are ready to see your smiling faces! On the...
- July 27, 2022
CEO Update: Troubling Economic Indicators
By Michelle Mills on July 27, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Troubling Economic Indicators Back in April, my family and I went on a long weekend trip to California, and I was so shocked by the price of gas that I took a picture of the sign. Prices for regular gas were $6.77 a gallon, $6.87 for plus...
- June 29, 2022
CEO Update: Cancer Care
By Michelle Mills on June 29, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Cancer Care Last month I had the opportunity to present at the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network meeting on rural health and cancer in Colorado. It is a topic near and dear to my heart as I have had several family members with cancer and few...
- May 31, 2022
CEO Update: Workforce Shortages
By Michelle Mills on May 31, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Workforce Shortages I just got onto an airplane for the first time since December 2019. The experience was strange at first, but after a bit seemed normal again. While I’ve taken time off certainly in the past two plus years, nothing compares to having the opportunity to...
- April 25, 2022
CEO Update: Saving People Money!
By Michelle Mills on April 25, 2022Read moreCEO Update: Saving People Money! Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the Forum! It was so amazing to spend time with you. You might have seen that The Office of Saving People Money on Healthcare, released a new roadmap. A big focus is “saving...