Advisory Committee

Development of the 2007 Health Report Card was guided by an advisory committee composed of health care leaders and public health experts from across the state. Members of the 2007 Health Report Card Advisory Committee include:

Ned Calonge, MD
Chief Medical Director
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Irene Ibarra
President and CEO
The Colorado Trust

Patty Gabow, MD
President and CEO
Denver Health

Donna Kusuda
Vice President, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
HCA Continental Division

Donna Lynne
Regional President
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado

Nancy Severson
Manager
Denver Department of Environmental Health

John Steiner, MD
Director
Colorado Health Outcomes Project
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Anne Warhover
President and CEO
The Colorado Health Foundation

Debbie Welle-Powell
Vice President, Payer Strategies & Legislative Affairs
Exempla Healthcare

The 2007 Colorado Health Report Card and the information contained in this Web site were prepared by staff at the Colorado Health Institute including Reid T. Reynolds, PhD, senior research fellow; Jessica Dunbar, MSPH, research associate; and Jessica Waclawski, research fellow. Amy Downs, MPP, director for research and policy and Pamela Hanes, PhD, president and CEO provided editorial support.

Additional input was provided by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment staff including Jillian Jacobellis, PhD, director, Prevention Services Division; Alyson Shupe, PhD, chief, Health Statistics Section; Chris Wells, researcher/analyst, Health Statistics Section; and Ricky Toliver, analyst, Health Statistics Section all from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.