Colorado Organizations

Center for Health Progress (CHP)
Provides policy advocacy, community organizing, and professional services, and works to build community partnerships, focusing on health equity and access to care for Colorado residents.
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Colorado Area Health Education Center
Focuses on improving the quality and accessibility of education for healthcare professionals in Colorado. Works to enhance the delivery of healthcare services in frontier, rural, and urban communities and for minority populations.
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Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN)
Represents Colorado's 20 Community Health Centers (CHCs) that serve as the backbone of the primary healthcare safety-net in Colorado.
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Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF)
Oversees and operates Health First Colorado, Colorado's Medicaid program, Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other public healthcare programs for eligible Colorado residents.
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Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS)
Delivers health and human services to improve the safety and independence of the Colorado residents. Provides resources, assistance, and support. Includes the Divisions of Community Behavior Health, Developmental Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Adult Protective Services.
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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
Protects and preserves the health and environment of Colorado residents. Includes the Center for Health and Environmental Data, Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division, Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division, and Prevention Services Division.
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Colorado Health Institute (CHI)
Promotes health and improves access to healthcare for Colorado residents through research, advocacy, and collaboration.
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Colorado Hospital Association (CHA)
Provides advocacy and representation for hospitals and healthcare systems in Colorado. Offers education, data analytics, and more to improve patient safety, hospital efficiency, and effectiveness.
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Colorado Public Health Association (CPHA)
Works to improve and promote the overall health of the residents of Colorado by providing opportunities for collaboration, education, professional development, and advocacy.
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Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC)
Serves as the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) for Colorado. Offers members programs and services to ensure that rural communities have access to adequate healthcare.
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Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Provides education, training, tools, and workforce development opportunities to community health centers in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Contexture
Health information exchange (HIE) that serves as a resource for health information technology and exchange for providers in Arizona and Colorado by providing information and technical assistance.
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Four Corners Telehealth Consortium
Collaboration between representatives from telehealth and health information technology initiatives in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico that provides information and support for healthcare providers in the region.
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High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS)
Focuses on research, education, prevention, and intervention programs to improve the health and safety of individuals working in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. A NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Center located at Colorado State University.
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High Plains Research Network (HPRN)
Supports a research network of rural primary care practices, hospitals, healthcare facilities, and communities in eastern rural Colorado. Conducts research and quality improvement programs focused on rural primary care practice.
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Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Mountain Plains MHTTC)
Supports the dissemination of evidence-based practices for mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery for Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and focuses on rural health issues. Network is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Mountain Plains Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center (MP ROTAC)
Offers resources, training, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
Helps rural communities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming improve community infrastructure through housing, water, and wastewater program initiatives. Offers numerous services including loans for housing and environment.
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Southwest Telehealth Resource Center (SWTRC)
One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
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Telligen QI Connect
A Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) working to make healthcare safer, more accessible, and more cost-effective in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Colorado
Works to increase homeownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing. Provides information about Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing programs and local contacts for the state.
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USDA Rural Development Colorado State Office
Works to improve the economy and quality of life in rural Colorado. Provides information about Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.
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Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
Provides resources, funding opportunities, and events to support mental health and farm stress assistance in the Western U.S.
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Western Rural Development Center (WRDC)
Participates in rural development research and extension projects cooperatively with universities in the West. Serves Washington, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii, California, Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, and 4 U.S. Pacific Territories.
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