The Fund for a Healthier Colorado is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that seeks to advance policy that improves the health of our state’s residents. We believe that every Coloradan should have a fair chance at living a healthy life. We engage Coloradans to create a path forward to this goal and educate our state’s decision-makers about action needed to improve our health.
Physical health is the wellbeing of an individual’s body. This looks different for every Coloradan, and the ideal physical health for one person may not be the same for another. To maintain physical health, we seek to ensure that everybody has access to quality, affordable health care, as well the other resources required for physical health, including access to nutritious food, oral health services, and safe spaces for physical activity.
Mental health is the condition of someone’s psychological or emotional wellbeing. An essential part of living a healthy life, mental health affects how we think, feel and act. To positively advance mental health, we seek to ensure that everybody has access to quality, affordable mental health services, such as counseling and treatment for addiction. We also seek to create environments in communities, including in schools, that support mental health.
Social health refers to the ability of everybody in a community having an equal opportunity to attain wellbeing. Factors including racism, income, geography, disability, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation can be barriers to this opportunity. These factors can block access to essential elements of health and wellbeing, including safe and affordable housing, a quality education, legal justice, and access to healthcare. We seek to break down these barriers in order to give everybody a chance at living a healthy life.
Introducing Colorado’s Health Capitol! A home to non-profit organizations that elevate the well-being of people in our state, and serves as a beacon to attract needed attention to the critical work they perform. We collaborate and leverage collective resources that strengthen each organization’s ability to accomplish their respective missions. Together, we make an even bigger impact on improving mental, physical, social and economic health in communities across Colorado. We are Colorado’s first and only shared space with this mission-driven focus. Learn more about the Health Capitol.
Research and Policy Development
The people of Colorado are our organization’s constituency. We take this responsibility seriously and thus conduct a thorough and inclusive statewide process to figure out where to direct our resources and advocacy.
Voter Contact and Education
Voting is vital in making health change happen in our state. The Fund for a Healthier Colorado is committed to educating voters on various issues that will impact their health. We do this in a couple of different ways that include, but are not limited to, door to door voter outreach and informational emails to our network.
Education and Outreach to all
Along with voter outreach and consistent communication with our network, The Fund for a Healthier Colorado is also committed in ensuring that educational resources are easily available to the public. One of the many available resources is our informational website, coloradowaterfluoridation.org. This website serves as a collaborative effort to educate on the importance and benefits of water fluoridation. Our efforts aren’t limited to online. We hold informational and solution oriented panels in various Colorado communities can listen to their community leaders on the issues that are affecting the health of their communities.
Leadership Development Trainings
Our leaders need to hear the voices of the people affected by their legislative choices. We hold advocacy trainings throughout the state to teach participants how to advocate for the health issues they care about most by harnessing the power of their story. These trainings vary based on the needs of the participants but often include an overview of how the Colorado State legislative process works. Additionally, they include mini workshops that teach participants how to testify at the State Capitol, how to develop their testimony, and how to write letters to the editor.
Decision Maker Education
For our civic leaders to best understand the health issues Coloradans care about, it’s important they hear the voices and concerns of the people they represent. Our network provides multiple platforms (phone calls, direct emails, texts…etc) in which they can directly reach out their leaders. In the past year, we have been able to engage Coloradans to partake in a collective 35,000 actions (and counting).
Stand with thousands of Coloradans to make our state healthy.