Caring for Colorado is working to build the capacity of Colorado’s health care system with the goal of improving access to care for underserved populations and people living in rural areas of the state. We are working to:
- Sustain and strengthen health care delivery systems.
- Develop new health care services to address gaps.
- Expand the availability of health services.
- Support the use of tele-health as a means of increasing access to care.
- Assure a diverse and adequately distributed health care workforce.
Examples of Caring for Colorado capacity grants:
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Clinica Tepeyac, Denver
Providing prenatal care services for low-income, uninsured, primarily Spanish-speaking women.
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Eagle County Schools, Eagle County
Offering primary and preventive medical, dental and behavioral health services to youth at a school-based health center.
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Fremont County Public Health Agency, Fremont County
Developing a new public health clinic site in Florence.
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Kit Carson County Health Service District, Cheyenne, Kit Carson and Yuma counties
Adding digital mammography equipment for the hospital.
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Lamar Community College Foundation, Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Prowers counties
Providing simulation learning technology and staff support for the college’s nursing program.
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Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver County
Supporting the development of a new Adult Recovery Center.
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Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, Custer, Huerfano and Las Animas counties
Funding the community case management program that helps manage transitional care and avoid unnecessary hospitalizations.