The Colorado Trust - Publications, Evaluations & Research

The Colorado Trust’s Advocacy Funding Strategy: Lessons Learned for Funders of Advocacy Efforts & Evaluations (2012)

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

To help realize The Colorado Trust's vision of achieving access to health for all Coloradans, advocacy is imperative. Yet conducting effective advocacy, and implementing an effective advocacy funding strategy and evaluation, are challenging. The Colorado Trust's Advocacy Funding Strategy: Lessons Learned for Funders of Advocacy Efforts & Evaluations shares our experiences toward achieving an open learning process for grantees and foundation staff, and toward preparing a field of advocates to address the issues of our time.

Health Policy Brief: May 2012

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Colorado Trust supports policies, systems and programs to achieve access to health for all Coloradans. To help inform work that is vital to its mission, The Trust moitors, analyzes and reports about key national, state and local policy issues, and current events that can affect the health and well-being of all Coloradans. As part of those efforts, this Health Policy Brief is produced monthly thoughout the year (except in July and October). This is the May issue.

Executive Summary for Policymakers: Improving the Oral Health of Colorado’s Children (2012)

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This two-pager provides a high-level overview for policymakers on the causes of oral disease, prevention strategies, accomplishments in improving the oral health of Colorado children and strategies for further improvements. Prepared for The Colorado Trust, Caring for Colorado Foundation and the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation by Diane Brunson, RDH, MPH, Director of Public Health, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

Issue Brief: Improving the Oral Health of Colorado’s Children (2012)

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This brief details the causes of oral disease, prevention strategies, accomplishments in improving the oral health of Colorado children and strategies for further improvements. Prepared for The Colorado Trust, Caring for Colorado Foundation and the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation by Diane Brunson, RDH, MPH, Director of Public Health, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

Addressing Health Disparities Through Organizational Change - Evaluation Report (2012)

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In 2005, The Colorado Trust funded Equality in Health, a five-year $13.1 million initiative to decrease health disparities in Colorado by increasing cultural competency of health care organizations serving racial and ethnic minorities. Community Science, a social research and evaluation firm, conducted an evaluation of the first cohort of grantees. The results of this evaluation, as well as lessons learned, can be found in this report.

Health Policy Brief: March 2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

CHAS Issue Brief: The Affordability of Health Insurance in Colorado (2012)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Affordability of Health Insurance in Colorado issue brief examines why Coloradans are uninsured, including their ability and willingness to pay for health insurance, how much they believe they can afford and what they now pay for out-of-pocket expenses. The brief also addresses the consequences of being uninsured in Colorado. This brief is based on an in-depth analysis of data from the 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey, a project of The Colorado Trust.

Health Policy Brief: February 2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Health Policy Brief: January 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Closing the Gap: How Improving Information Flow Can Help Community-Based Organizations Keep Uninsured Kids from Falling Through the Cracks - Evaluation Highlights (2012)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This issue brief describes and discusses how a systematic and ongoing data exchange between Community-based organizations (CBOs) and the state can minimize enrollment barriers. In particular, this brief describes how such a data exchange was implemented through the creation of the Client Assistance Tool (CAT) – an information and tracking system designed to help Trust grantees monitor their outreach and enrollment efforts – and its associated CAT Feedback Reports.