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9Health Fair
Promotes health awareness and encourages individuals to assume responsibility for their own health.
Center For Disease Control (CDC)
The principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Colorado Coalition for Medically Underserved
CCMU is committed to access to affordable, timely, quality health care for everyone in Colorado.
Donor Awareness Council
The Donor Awareness Council is a nonprofit coalition formed in 1989 to increase organ and tissue donation through public education and awareness.
Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life
Partners with the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association to promote health through everyday choices.
Health Care for All Colorado
A volunteer group working to inform Coloradoans about advantages of the single-payer system of financing health care, create a coalition that will develop strategies for achieving comprehensive, affordible and high quality health care for all Coloradoans, and build a grassroots movement that will campaign for a single-payer system in Colorado.
Healthfinder
Healthfinder is an award-winning Federal website for consumers, that was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services along with other Federal agencies. This website helps citizens find the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet.
Institute for Limb Preservation
The Institute for Limb Preservation is a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals dedicated to high quality care for patients with limbs in jeopardy in the Rocky Mountain region.
Institute of Taoist Education & Acupuncture
The Institute has a professional public clinic served by third and fourth year acupuncture interns and supervised by highly qualified acupuncture practitioners. This low cost clinic treats clients using Classical Five-Element Acupuncture, a healing discipline based on the laws of nature and addressing the whole person.
The Lung Connection
The Lung Connection (TLC) is an independent non-profit corpartion designed by lung transplant recipients and their caregivers, both personal and professional. It is a comprehensive resource for families going through the transplant process, both before and after surgery.
303-341-0489
Progressive Health Center
A unique resource Center dedicated to helping individuals improve their quality of life through complementary and holistic therapies that are integrated well with conventional medical treatments.
St. Anthony Hospital Foundation
The St. Anthony Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit, faith-based, health care system dedicated to improving the lives of the people in our communities.
VA Medical Center
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care and benefits for veterans'.
Visiting Nurses Association
Professional home care and equipment for the sick, elderly, and disabled.
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Make A Wish Foundation of Colorado
Granting the wishes of Colorado children who are suffering from life-threatening medical conditions.
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MDS Counseling
Offering a wide range of professional counseling services for adults, children, adolescents, couples and families. They help with marriage & relationship problems, depression, anxiety, addictions, anger, grief and loss, etc.
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Bridgeway Home
Bridgeway is a loving home that provides education and support for pregnant and parenting teenagers. Bridgeway's mission is to build new lives for pregnant teens and their babies by providing shelter, food, clothing, education, life skills, counseling, mentors, career training, and support.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood provides comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual; advocates public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access to such services; provides educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality; and promotes research and the advancement of technology in reproductive health care and encourage understanding of their inherent bioethical, behavioral, and social implications.
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Center For Disease Control (CDC)
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Denver Department of Environmental Health
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Jefferson County Department of Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tri-County Health Department
US Department of Health and Human Services
World Health Organization
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Centura Health at Home
Offering
home care, hospice comfort care, infusion therapy, oxygen and home medical equipment. System includes Porter Hospice and Hospice of Peace.
303-561-5100
Colorado Center for
Hospice & Palliative
Care
The Colorado
Center is the statewide hospice and palliative care information
resource. We advance quality
and access to palliative care and hospice services for all Coloradans.
We promote approaches to care that best support their needs through
public and professional education, access to palliative care
and hospice services, and serving as a resource to providers.
Hospice of Metro Denver
As a licensed hospice and certified home health agency, HMD
has grown to be the largest hospice in the Rocky Mountain
region. They have established a reputation for being the
most trusted and comprehensive hospice care provider serving
the six-county Denver area.
Exempla Lutheran Hospice
Supports initiatives, activities, programs and partnerships in areas
that support community health and well-being. Currently, they are
highly focused on programs and services that enhance the well-being
of children, youth and seniors as well as efforts that build strong
communities.
Hospice of St. John
Provides continuing care that encourages and enables people to live
life to the limits of their horizons, even when their illness cannot
be cured.
Namaste Comfort Fund
Provides hospice and other valuable services at the patient's home.
On a scheduled basis the team members are available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week.
Sunset Hospice
Sunset Hospice believes everyone deserves quality care that leads
to a season of hope. They allow their clients to complete life’s
journey with dignity, support and acceptance.
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Colorado Coalition for Medically Underserved
CCMU is committed to access to affordable, timely, quality
health care for everyone in Colorado.
Face the Challenge, Inc.
Providing free facial surguries and associated medcial care,
primarily for children, in developing countries.
Health Care for All Colorado
A volunteer group working to inform Coloradoans about advantages
of the single-payer system of financing health care, create
a coalition that will develop strategies for achieving comprehensive,
affordible and high quality health care for all Coloradoans,
and build a grassroots movement that will campaign for a single-payer
system in Colorado.
Inner City Health Center
Inner City Health Center is a private, non-profit, volunteer
based health care facility committed to improving the health
of low-income and medically uninsured families. Our primary
motivation is to express our love for Jesus Christ, our love
for people, and our deep concern for their physical, emotional,
and spiritual well-being.
La Clinica Tepeyac
La Clinica's mission is to provide preventive health care for uninsured residents of Denver. Their focus is providing care to the Latino/ Spanish-speaking population.
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Project Angel Heart
Serving meals with love for people living with HIV/AIDS,cancer and other life-threatening illnesses in Denver and Colorado Springs.
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Rainbow House- Volunteers of America
303-355-9581
Ronald McDonald House Charities
A temporary "home-away-from-home" for families to find rest, support and time away from the realities of the hospital procedures and routines.
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