CIVHC Honored with 2023 Innovation in Data Dissemination Award for Health Equity Analysis

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Innovation in Data Dissemination Award by the National Association for Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) for 2023. This remarkable recognition highlights CIVHC’s commitment to publicly disseminating health information to identify opportunities Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago

Part II: The Man in the Arena

This is Part II of a previous blog, “Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell”. The words were crushing. Exiting the ring out of the blue corner, the fatigue and exhaustion sank in but the agony of defeat overrode everything. I wanted to win. Instead, I failed. Failed to meet Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago
A diagram showing long-term effects of COVID-19, with a human figure indicating symptoms like fatigue (58%), headache (44%), and anxiety (31%). Includes a bar chart of symptom prevalence and a pie chart of abnormal lab results.

The Office of Saving People Money on Health Care

COVID-19 continues to impact life through physical, mental, and emotional hurdles. A current area of interest is Long COVID, broadly defined as, “symptoms affecting multiple organs which range from cough and shortness of breath to palpitations, chest pain, joint pain, physical limitations, fatigue, depression, headache, and insomnia which affect people Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago

Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell

I had been asking my girlfriend this question over and over. At the end of January, I found myself doing my usual routine of scrolling through internet and social media updates and a promotion, shared by a friend, caught my eye. It was calling for applications for the next Haymakers Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago
Map showing Denver's neighborhoods with labels. Key roads like Colfax Ave, 52nd Ave, and Hampden Ave are marked. An area is highlighted in red near the center of the map, possibly related to the Sun Valley Phase I study on whether living conditions made residents sick. An airport is denoted in the top right corner.

Environmental Protection Agency

  Built in the 1950’s and located between 6th Avenue and Colfax, Sun Valley is one of Denver’s roughest neighborhoods. It has primarily served as an affordable housing district, as nearly 80% of the residents live in poverty, and are some of the most likely in the city to end up Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago