Bringing Health Home

The Colorado Health Foundation hosted a two-day statewide conference on local health initiatives intended to help communities in Colorado leverage resources and develop sustainable financing solutions to increase coverage and/or expand access to health care services. This conference assisted communities in Colorado leverage resources and develop sustainable financing solutions to increase coverage and/or expand access to health care services.

Date:
September 21-22, 2009
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                

Conference Outline:
Monday, September 21: 
Presenters from across the nation and the state shared their stories of success to inspire Colorado communities to think about the potential of a locally-developed coverage program to expand access to health care services.

Tuesday, September 22 (community teams only):
Community teams worked to identify concrete next steps and create a plan toward developing a local coverage initiative. Facilitators worked with teams to outline a letter of intent for the Colorado Health Foundation's "Next Step" grants.

 See the full agenda. 

Community Teams:
In an effort to maximize and capture the full purpose of this conference, we encouraged participants to register for the conference as part of a community team with a member from at least four of the following sectors: nonprofit, public/government, business, health care, provider/hospital and public health.

Day two of the conference was structured to help each team identify next steps and develop a letter of intent to the Colorado Health Foundation for funding.

More Information:
For questions or additional information, e-mail Erica Snow, program officer, or call 303.953.3658.