In 2010, support from The Colorado Trust helped to foster public dialogue, informed by careful research, to get past misunderstandings and misinformation that often prevent a diverse array of stakeholder groups from agreeing on solutions to improve health coverage and care. In November, a three-year effort to build the public will of Coloradans to help shape health care reform decisions got underway. Through a mix of communications, advocacy, leadership, media and network-building approaches, the 14 grantee partners' diverse strategies are aimed at the same goal: help Coloradans become more aware of, better understand and support efforts to expand health coverage and to improve the health care system.
Below is a listing of all Colorado Trust-supported grantees working to Expand Health Coverage.
Expand Health Coverage
Bighorn Leadership Development Program (Colorado State University)
Providing leadership development training for Coloradans to better enable them to advocate for an improved health care system and implement policies that expand access to health.
Outreach.Colostate.edu/GRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2010 | GRANT AMOUNT: $214,888
Colorado Area Health Education Centers (University of Colorado Foundation)
Conducting consumer training in advocacy through five regional AHEC centers statewide focusing on policy changes to expand access to health.
www.ucdenver.eduGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $700,000
Colorado Children's Campaign
Developing a health cost model and advocating for fiscal and policy changes to improve the health care system through "Looking Forward" – a collaborative project with the Bell Policy Center and Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, as well as other funders and nonprofit advocacy organizations.
www.coloradokids.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $350,000
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved - Advocacy for the Medically Underserved
Advocating for improved health care outcomes and experiences for low and moderate income Coloradans.
www.ccmu.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $150,000
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved - All Kids Covered Initiative
Examining the status of children's access to health coverage and health care throughout Colorado.
www.ccmu.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $32,000
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Increasing awareness and providing education to health consumers statewide about barriers to health access, and strengthening advocacy efforts for policy changes to increase access to health care.
www.cohealthinitiative.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $150,000
Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute (Colorado Center on Law and Policy)
Advocating for fiscal and policy changes to improve the health care system through "Looking Forward" – a collaborative project with the Bell Policy Center and Colorado Children's Campaign, as well as other funders and nonprofit advocacy organizations.
www.cclponline.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $150,000
Colorado Health Institute - Colorado Household Survey
Supporting the development of a series of issue-briefs based on the Colorado Household Survey data to inform policymakers nationally and in Colorado on health reform efforts.
www.coloradohealthinstitute.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010 | GRANT AMOUNT: $25,000
Colorado Multi-ethnic Cultural Consortium
Providing a meaningful voice for ethnically- and geographically-diverse health consumers, including faith communities, on mental health, health and behavioral health.
cmecc.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $150,000
Colorado Nonprofit Association - Fiscal Education Project
Help nonprofit organizations in Colorado better educate their constituencies and the broader population about Colorado’s fiscal challenges.
coloradononprofits.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $25,000
Colorado Rural Health Center
Ensuring that state policy and health leaders understand and support the health needs of rural Colorado through a combination of efforts including research, education, communications and advocacy.
www.coruralhealth.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $150,000
Innovation Network
Leading a team of Colorado evaluators in partnering with selected Trust grantees to measure the effectiveness of their advocacy efforts to expand access to health in a changing health policy landscape.
www.innonet.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $847,600
Project Health Colorado
Through a combination of communications, advocacy, leadership, media and network-building efforts, this three-year strategy – Project Health Colorado – is helping to increase awareness, understanding and support for making health care and health coverage work better for every Coloradan. This effort to build public will for improved access to health is an innovative blend of grassroots strategies and an overarching communications campaign.
MOREGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2013 | GRANT AMOUNT: $9.6 million
Southern Colorado Collaborative (Colorado State University)
Helping members of Colorado's south and southeastern communities to identify their health needs and advocate for improved access to health, in partnership with CSU-Pueblo's Hasan School of Business, Action 22 Foundation, the San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center, and the Center for Immigrant and Community Integration, Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo.
GRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $200,000
University of Denver - State Fiscal Study
Supporting a comprehensive study of state and local government financing in Colorado to improve the state's ability to expand health coverage and care.
www.du.edu/economicfuture/HealthCareStudy.htmlGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $25,000
