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Principles of Health Care Reform |
The Colorado Council of Churches has joined 55 other faith organizations from across the country in signing on to a letter to Congress on the need to pass health care reform legislation. To read the letter and the organizations which signed on Click Here.
Senate and House Bills: How do they stack up against our faith principles for health care reform? Click here for an outstanding review from our national partner Faithful Reform in Health Care.
Denominational Executives Issue Pastoral Letter on Health Care Reform.
To read the letter and see the signers click on Health Care Reform in the right hand column.
To learn about the four principles which the Colorado Council of Churches advocates must be a part of any health care reform, click on Health Care Reform in the right hand column and then scroll down. |
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The Colorado Council of Churches is exploring how we might assist local rural congregations in addressing and making an impact on rural health care issues in Colorado. A few ideas that have surfaced are: 1) provide space in their facilities to local clinics to enable them to expand their services; 2) become tech sites which would enable their community to provide better telecommunication diagnostic services. 3) advocate for policy changes that would allow for more flexability for health care providers in rural communities in Colorado. Do you have ideas, suggestions or comments? Click on "Contact Us" and send us an e-mail. |
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A new emphasis of the Justice Commission to involve congregations across the state in combating Domestic Violence |
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Helping Service Personnel Readjust To Being Home |
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Written by Caroline Walles of the Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska
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What they need to do When service personnel return home, they will want to be the same, and their families will be expecting to see the same person who went away. The reality is that this is just not possible, because most service personnel have experienced some form of distress which has changed their perspective on life. |
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Colorado Council of Churches Announces Important Progress in Health Care Reform Initiative |
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Under the leadership of Becky Updike, the Colorado Council of Churches is entering the second year of health care reform work through a project called Colorado Voices for Coverage (See CVC web-site at www.coloradovoices.org). This year CCC will continue to work to influence state and federal leaders to create health care reforms that increase accessibility, affordability, efficiency, and transparency of the health care system for all people. |
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The report, done in conjunction with The Colorado Center on Law and Poverty, is based on input from nearly 100 budget workshops held all over Colorado where approximately 1000 families were surveyed. To learn more about the findings and for access to the full study, click here. |
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Ordering your own Kids 1st license plates is a great way to support programs that promote the health and safety of Colorado’s children. To secure your Kids 1st license plates, you need to make a $30 donation to Colorado Kids 1st. ($20 will be distributed by Colorado Kids 1st and $10 will be distributed by the Colorado Council of Churches. All thirty dollars will go directly to programs in Colorado which support the health and safety of kids in Colorado.) In filling out the application on line at the Colorado Kids 1st web site, please be sure to list the Colorado Council of Churches as the referring organization. |
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