CEO 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...

CEO 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...

CEO 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...

CEO 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...

CEO 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...

CEO 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...

CEO 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...