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- February 13, 2010
New Program to Train Jobless for Nursing Profession
Read moreOtero Junior College and hospitals in La Junta and the San Luis Valley have been awarded a $5 million grant to help jobless people learn to be nurses and nurse assistants. Sen. Michael Bennet and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced the grant Friday. “We have a chronic shortage, in...
00 - February 11, 2010
2009 Colorado Health Report Card
Read moreThe Colorado Health Foundation recently released the 2009 Colorado Health Report Card answering the question–how healthy are we? Now in their fourth year of reporting on the health status of Coloradans, they report that our overall health grades have not improved since 2006 when the Colorado Health Foundation issued...
- February 10, 2010
Collect Rural Photos for AIDS Education
Read moreThe Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) is currently developing HIV/STD prevention materials specifically for rural communities is important given the unique traits of rural areas. They are in the process of building a comprehensive library of images and taglines, and need your assistance! If you are interested in...
- February 9, 2010
Bill Tracking Tool 2.9.10
Read moreThe madness continues at the Capitol! The Senate continues to work on the revenue enhancement measures proposed by the Governor’s office and we can expect next week to focus on the FY10-11 budget. In the House, the first Committee deadline is approaching this Thursday, which means all Committees (except...
- February 9, 2010
Hospice Bills
Read moreThe 2010 Legislative session is zooming along! CRHC has officially taken positions on three bills that seem to be moving through the legislative process fairly easily. That being said, there are two bills that will directly impact the scope of Advance Practice Nurses (APNs), in particular, those that work...
- February 5, 2010
Helping Haiti
Read moreDr. Victoria King, Chief Medical Officer at St. Thomas More Hospital in Cañon City, recently traveled to Haiti on a medical mission, as did several other Colorado doctors. These are her words about the experience: “I went out to the field and did wound care, casting of fractures, one...
- February 5, 2010
Save the Date!
Read moreThe Forum 2010Date: April 19-21, 2010Presented By: CRHC & ClinicNetMore Info: CLICK HERE CRHC Rural Health ConferenceDate: June30-July 2, 2010Presented By: CRHCMore Info: CLICK HERE
- February 5, 2010
CRHC Receives Funding to Enhance Workforce Development Efforts
Read moreThe Colorado Health Foundation (TCHF) has awarded the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) and the Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) a combined $2 million in funding over the next three years to address Colorado’s safety net provider workforce crisis. This funding allows CRHC to expand its current Colorado Provider...
- February 3, 2010
Health Reform?????
Read moreSince federal healthcare reform is stalled for the moment, I thought I’d post another picture from the NRHA Policy Institute. This is a picture of the group of Coloradans who took over the Hill last week along with Senator Udall and his healthcare staffer, Jake Swanton. Wish I had...
- February 3, 2010
2010 Policy Update
Read moreThe 2010 Legislative Session is well underway and the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) is working towards the goal of improving healthcare services available in rural communities to ensure that all rural Coloradans have access to comprehensive, affordable, high quality healthcare. During the 2010 session CRHC is focused on...
