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When clarity is scarce, it becomes essential. In 2025, we saw why CHI’s role matters. Communities turned to us for infor...
05/28/2026

When clarity is scarce, it becomes essential. In 2025, we saw why CHI’s role matters. Communities turned to us for information they could trust. Partners relied on us to translate complexity into clear answers. Policymakers and advocates looked to us for data that could inform their work. Our response was to do what we do best: answer critical questions, make sense of complex issues, and help others move toward action. Download CHI’s annual report using the link in the first comment.

According to the 2025 Colorado Health Access Survey, one in nine (11.3%) Coloradans struggled to pay for their rent or m...
05/27/2026

According to the 2025 Colorado Health Access Survey, one in nine (11.3%) Coloradans struggled to pay for their rent or mortgage in the past year, but that statewide number masks wide variation by demographics, location, and homeownership status. Learn more about housing in Colorado by clicking the link in the first comment.

Suman Mathur directs the Colorado Health Access Survey, overseeing data collection, funders and partnerships, and analys...
05/26/2026

Suman Mathur directs the Colorado Health Access Survey, overseeing data collection, funders and partnerships, and analysis. She also leads research and engagement strategy for several state Medicaid projects and facilitates multiyear health policy and research initiatives with stakeholders across Colorado. Suman is skilled in project planning, program monitoring and evaluation, data communication, and working with community and government partners to improve health. A link to read her bio is in the first comment.

Couldn’t make it to last week’s webinar on the 2026 legislative session? Don’t miss our policy team’s analysis. A link t...
05/26/2026

Couldn’t make it to last week’s webinar on the 2026 legislative session?
Don’t miss our policy team’s analysis. A link to watch the webinar is in the first comment.

CHI’s policy team is sharing their analysis of the 2026 legislative session at 8 a.m. today. It’s not too late to join u...
05/21/2026

CHI’s policy team is sharing their analysis of the 2026 legislative session at 8 a.m. today. It’s not too late to join us. Can’t make it this morning? Register using the link in the first comment, and we’ll email you a link to watch the video.

Federal policy actions, the state budget deficit, and emerging challenges like AI and social media all contributed to th...
05/20/2026

Federal policy actions, the state budget deficit, and emerging challenges like AI and social media all contributed to the polycrisis state legislators tackled this session. Join us tomorrow at 8 a.m. to learn more. Click the link in the first comment to register.

Colorado Sun Reporter John Ingold quoted CHI’s Lindsey Whittington and Joe Hanel and cited health and climate data from ...
05/19/2026

Colorado Sun Reporter John Ingold quoted CHI’s Lindsey Whittington and Joe Hanel and cited health and climate data from the 2025 CHAS in a story about Coloradans and climate change. Find a link to his story in the first comment.

05/15/2026

Most Coloradans (81.7%) believe that the climate is changing or that climate change can affect health. One in four said that climate change worsened respiratory issues or breathing problems for themselves or someone in their family. Click the link in the first comment to read our 2025 findings on climate and health.

Researchers from CommonSpirit Health and Colorado State University cited 2023 and 2025 Colorado Health Access Survey fin...
05/14/2026

Researchers from CommonSpirit Health and Colorado State University cited 2023 and 2025 Colorado Health Access Survey findings in an article published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. Find links to the article and the data cited in the first comment below.

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