Policy & Advocacy

2023 Legislative Priorities

2023 Policy Priorities

Support for the Colorado Rural Health Center’s policy program is provided by The Colorado Health Foundation

2021 Legislative Session Final Report Now Available

2021 Session Final Report

Join the Policy and Legislative Committee (PLC)

The PLC serves as CRHC’s advisory council on legislation that affects our members. During session, committee members meet with CRHC ever other week to review positions on bills and to discuss rural health policy. Get involved!

PLC Interest Form

Questions

Contact:
Kelly Erb
Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy
ke@coruralhealth.org
720.248.2748

Learn More about Policy

The legislative process is meant to facilitate public conversations about issues. But it’s pretty confusing. This workshop was presented at Colorado Rural Health Center’s 2015 Forum conference. Kelly Erb, Policy Program Manager, discusses key strategies and presents creative case studies to help you take your organization’s direct advocacy and grassroots efforts to the next level. Explore state and local-level political shifts and legislative trends, and tools to help you follow the action.

During the legislative session, our positions on bills are tracked below:

Support

Monitor

Opposed

Support

CRHC will participate in grassroots engagement of membership and policy makers via letters of support, factsheets, legislative testimony, and any additional appropriate actions.

Monitor

CRHC will monitor and track the bill.

Oppose

CRHC will participate in grassroots engagement of membership and policy makers via letters of support, factsheets, legislative testimony, and any additional appropriate actions.