Evidence indicates that malnutrition puts chronically ill patients at increased risk for complications and that improved nutrition can improve health outcomes. Yet, there is a lack of literature examining the impact of home-delivered meals on chronically-ill individuals. Project Angel Heart used CO APCD data to study the quantifiable impact that customized home-delivered meals have on … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 30 – Project Angel Heart →

As part of their participation in a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment was required to report upon the proportion of adults with diabetes who filled a diabetes prescription, and took their medications as prescribed. They enlisted researchers from the University of Colorado, … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 29 – Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment →

Northwest Colorado Community Health Partnership (NCCHP) used CO APCD data to look at Emergency Department (ED) visits and potentially avoidable costs in northwest Colorado, Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt Counties. During this Chat, we learn about the challenges of their rural service area and what they discovered about ED utilization in these communities. … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 27 – Northwest Colorado Community Health Partnership →