Upcoming Events - Statewide

 If your organization has a community event you would like to advertise, please email the information to cdpheedohd@cdphe.state.co.us .

Training Opportunities - Statewide

• Colorado Patient Navigator Training: The Colorado Patient Navigator Training Collaborative provides training to the growing cancer patient navigator workforce in Colorado. A patient navigator is a trained professional who assists patient access medical services and obtain resources and support by reducing barriers to care. The training program has developed core competencies with input from social workers, navigators, navigator supervisors, psychologists, and an epidemiologist. An online introductory training is free and can be accessed at www.patientnavigatortraining.org.
   
• Community Health Worker Certificate: Community Health Workers provide information about health plans and available services and provide health education and resource referrals in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, clinics and nonprofit agencies. More than 30 health care and community-based organizations have more than 100 Community Health Workers employed by their organizations. Questions? Contact Mary Anne Nickle at maryanne.nickle@ccd.edu.  Click here for more information about the Community Health Worker Certificate

FY 11-12 Grant Awards

• FY 11-12 Grant Awards

Past Years' Grants 

• FY 10-11 Grant Awards
• FY 09-10 funded programs
• FY 08-09 funded programs
• 2006-2007 funded programs 
   
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Precursors Including Diabetes Programs –
    Counties served
  • Crosscutting Programs – Counties served
     
• 2005-2006 funded programs
   
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Precursors Including Diabetes Programs –
    Counties served
  • Crosscutting Programs – Counties served

Technical Assistance

• Current Grantee Directory
• Statewide Contract Management System (SB-07-228 effective July 1, 2009)
• Statewide Contract Management System Update

Featured Grant Projects

This page features some of the current grant projects and the work being done to reduce health disparities in Colorado.

• American Diabetes Association – Por Tu Familia
• Bent County Nursing Service – Living and Learning to be Healthy
• Center for African American Health -- Prostate Health Initiative For African American Men
• North Colorado Health Alliance - Improving Cultural Competence in Integrated Health Care Settings - Project Information Presentation
• North Colorado Health Alliance - Improving Cultural Competence in Integrated Health Care Settings - Curriculum Flyer
• Project T.E.A.C.H (Teaching Equity to Advance Community Health) - Project to address health disparities in Colorado through capacity building for community-based organizations (CBOs).
  • Newsletter
  • Slide Presentation
  • Project staff and description
• Pueblo City & County Department of Health - Community Garden Start-Up Guide
• Pueblo City-County Dept of Health – Neighborhood Approach to Reduce Diabetes and Obesity
• Road Called STRATE – Project START
• Rural Solutions: Improving Access to Cardiovascular Care for the Latino Population in Northeast Colorado
  • Fact Sheet
• Salud Family Health Centers – Patient Health Advocate Program
• Summit Prevention Alliance – La Vida Sana
• University of Colorado at Denver – Web-Based Nutrition
• University of Colorado at Denver - Campaign for HPV Vaccine Use www.Learn-HPV.org

Grantee and Applicant Resources

Links to Programs, Organizations and Grant Funding

• Academy for Health Equity
• Colorado Community Health Network
• Colorado Rural Health Center
• Department of Health & Human Services – The Office of Minority Health
• Unnatural Causes – PBS Series
• Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health:
  http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
• OMH National Plan for Action:
  http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=31
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (Health Equity Program):
  http://www.astho.org/programs/health-equity/
• World Health Organization (Social Determinants of Health):
  http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/
• Unnatural Causes Documentary:
  http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/
• Robert Wood Johnson Commission to Build a Healthier America:
  http://www.commissiononhealth.com/Recommendations.aspx
• The Economic Burden of Health Inequities in the United States
  http://www.jointcenter.org/hpi/sites/all/files/Burden_Of_Health_FINAL_PREP_0.pdf
• American Public Health Association (Health Disparities Database)
  http://www.apha.org/programs/disparitiesdb/

  • Get the latest health statistics for your state from the National Center for Health Statistics!

• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Comprehensive Cancer Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Colorado Physical Activity & Nutrition Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment - Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Asthma Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Arthritis Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Colorado Cancer Registry
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Women’s Wellness Connection
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Oral Health Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Rural and Primary Care
• • Colorado Quitline - Whether you are thinking about quitting tobacco or have already quit, the QuitLine is here to help you.
• Consortium for Older Adult Wellness (COAW)  -- COAW seeks to work on behalf of aging audiences, through training designed to prevent chronic disease and promote healthy lifestyles and nutrition
• LiveWell Colorado
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Women's Wellness Connection
• Women’s Wellness Connection Sites

• Caring for Colorado
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Disease (CCPD) Competitive Grants Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – State Tobacco Education and Prevention (STEPP) Grant Program
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment - Colorado HIV/AIDS Prevention Grant Program (CHAPP)
• Community Resource Center (CRC America)
• Grants.gov - your source to find and apply for federal grants
• Environmental Protection Agency Grants
• Great Outdoors Colorado
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  - Through our investments in our grantees, we seek to improve the health and health care of all Americans
• Office of Minority Health  -  Find government and private funding sources and crank up your grant writing skills
• The Colorado Health Foundation
• The Colorado Trust

• America On the Move
• American Association of Retired Persons (AAPRP) – provides information on a range of health issues for people over 50, including Medicare and other health insurance programs
• American Cancer Society
• Arthritis Foundation
• Association of Community Cancer Centers - education and advocacy for the oncology team
• Centers for Disease Control
• Colorado Public Health Association
• Colorado Dental Charities and Non-Profit Dental Clinics
• Colorado Community Health Network - represents Colorado’s 15 Community Health Centers that together are the backbone of the primary health care safety-net in Colorado
• Colorado Family Leadership Training Institute
• Colorado Foundation for Medical Care
• Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP)
• Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. (Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence Based Tools)
  Links to cancer control resources for health professionals
• Denver 211 web site - Provides health and human service information and referrals for persons in need of assistance in the metro Denver area
• El Pomar Foundation - Strengthening Colorado through grantmaking and community stewardship
• Exercise is Medicine.Org - Calling on physicians to assess and review each patient’s physical activity program at every visit
• GovBenefits.gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs
• Grant Writing USA - Partner with Grant Writing USA to bring a two-day workshop to your community at a facility you provide
• Health.GOV  - portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities
• JVA Consulting, LLC  - partners in community and social change.  Provides listing of available funding opportunities and other resources
• Klein Buendel  - Klein Buendel is a communications firm specializing in the development of programs to educate communities about health issues that impact our daily lives.
• Medicare – US Dept. of Health and Human Services - official US government site for people with Medicare
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship - this website provides resources and tools
• Office of Minority Health  - Capacity Building Division-- provides an array of Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Activities to health care agencies and programs (link to
• Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease - Promising Practices-tools and resources for innovative, common sense solutions to fight chronic disease
• Patient Advocate Foundation - a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability relative to their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating diseases.
• Philanthropy News Digest a service of the Foundation Center
• Research Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPS)
  National Cancer Institute
• SunSafe Colorado is dedicated to the prevention of skin cancer at school, at work and at home

• Demonstrating Success: User-Friendly Evaluation for Public Health Programs
  (December 2007)
• Financial Assessment Questionnaire Presentation (October 2008)
• Building Community Partnerships (October 2008)
• Tools for Writing Your Office of Health Disparities Proposal (October 2008)

• Moyo Nguvu Health Youth Healthy Futures Project
• Rural Solutions Cultural Awareness Trainings
•  University of Colorado at Denver Colorado Campaign to increase HPV Vaccination Use - Spanish
• University of Colorado at Denver Colorado Campaign to increase HPV Vaccination Use - English
• University of Colorado at Denver Project TEACH
• Summit Prevention Alliance – La Vida Sana