What Integrated Health Care Means for Patients and Providers

“Integrated health care” is a hot topic these days. But what does it mean? Simply put, integrated health care recognizes the benefit of patients receiving medical, dental and behavioral or mental health care at the same time in the same place. After all, ailments don’t necessarily sti

Visionaries Carry CHCs into the Future

In Colorado, we’re lucky to still have some of the original Community Health Center (CHC) founders and visionaries of the movement on staff. Jerry Brasher helped found Salud Family Health Centers (then Plan de Salud del Valle) which opened as one small site in a converted onion wareho

Rocky Mountain PBS Recognizes a CHC Leader

At the annual NewsMakers Luncheon on April 24, 2012, Rocky Mountain PBS recognized John Parvensky, President of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), with the 2012 Be More Award. The Be More Award honors an individual in the community who demonstrates innovative leadership and se