Founded in 1982, the Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) represents the 20 Colorado Community Health Centers, the largest primary care network in the state, serving more than one in seven Coloradans. CCHN is committed to:
CCHN’s mission is to increase access to high quality health care for people in need in Colorado.
Policy Division
The Policy Division advocates legislative and regulatory policies that will increase access to health care for the medically underserved, including Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus(CHP+) recipients, and those who are uninsured or underinsured. The Policy Division:
Division members include: Stephanie Brooks, Maureen Maxwell, Alice Steiner, Liz Tansey, Shoshana Preuss and Grace Trautman.
Health Center Operations Division
The Health Center Operations (HCOPS) Division focuses on growing, strengthening, and sustaining CHCs in Colorado. The HCOPS Division provides technical assistance, training, data analysis, and other resources to CHCs and other partners in the areas of:
The Health Center Operations Division maintains effective relationships with partners to promote and support CHCs in Colorado. Division members include: Suzanne Smith, Kim Moyer, Sarah Macrander, Mickayla Walters and Gustavo Tinoco.
Quality Initiatives Division
The Quality Initiatives Division (QID) supports the Community Health Centers (CHCs) in providing high quality health care to people in need through quality improvement and systems changes. QID helps CHCs improve their care delivery through ongoing coaching and training in quality improvement. QID and Colorado CHC quality initiatives include:
Division members include: Jessica Sanchez, Holly Kingsbury, Taylor Miranda Thompson, Valerie Nielsen, Mike Marosits, and Emily Bauer.