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Stories play an important role in illuminating the work and accomplishments of our grantees, community teams and other partners. Stories below are specifically related to The Colorado Trust’s work, and may be filtered by funding initiative. To learn more about inequities and injustices faced by Coloradans, visit our Collective Colorado website, an online outlet for reliable, nonpartisan information about issues that impact the health and well-being of the people living in our state.

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Sometimes When We Lose, We Win

July 2018
Mia Ramirez

In the loss of a grant earmarked to revitalize a neighborhood park pavilion, the Hillside community of Colorado Springs has emerged stronger and more unified.

The Dark Secrets of U.S. Medical Research

May 2018
Kristin Jones

Author and ethicist Harriet A. Washington detailed the medical profession’s role in the abuse of African-Americans, and suggested reforms, in the latest presentation of The Trust’s Health Equity Learning Series.

Health Equity Advocacy Strategy: Center for Health Progress

February 2018

Health Equity Advocacy (HEA) is a multi-year Colorado Trust funding strategy with the goal to build a strong and diverse field of health equity advocates in the state. In this video, staff members at the Center for Health Progress, one of 18 HEA grantee organizations, explain how the HEA strategy has informed their work.

Health Equity Advocacy Strategy: Full Circle of Lake County

February 2018

Health Equity Advocacy (HEA) is a multi-year Colorado Trust funding strategy with the goal to build a strong and diverse field of health equity advocates in the state. In this video, a staff member at Full Circle of Lake County, one of 18 HEA grantee organizations, explains how the HEA strategy has informed their work.

40th Anniversary

Health Equity Advocacy (2018)

February 2018

Health Equity Advocacy (HEA) was a multiyear Colorado Trust funding initiative that aimed to build a strong and diverse field of health equity advocates in the state. In this 2018 video, a staff member at Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, one of 18 HEA grantees, explained how the HEA initiative informed their work.

Racism Hurts All of Us

May 2017

So why is it used as a political strategy? Legal scholar and author Ian Haney López explains.

Dog Whistle Politics: Race, Politics and Economic Inequality

May 2017

Ian Haney López, JD, presented on how the last 50 years of American political leadership and public policy has been shaped largely via racial pandering, resulting in public policies that reinforce deep-seated inequities in our society.

Learn about the health equity issues affecting Coloradans at Collective Colorado, a publication of The Colorado Trust.