Policy and Advocacy
Colorado’s local public agencies (LPHAs), as front-line public health practitioners, are in a unique position to understand how federal and state-level policies affect their ability to protect and improve their communities’ health. They are also key experts in helping craft new policy solutions to ongoing health and health system issues.
CALPHO’s member-lead Policy Committee, guided by staff and external experts, performs policy analysis, gathers information and experience from their peers, and decides both CALPHO's position and advocacy strategies for specific policies. CALPHO takes both a proactive and reactive approach to working on state-level policies. In some cases, we act to inform and educate decision-makers on the public health system, policy impacts, and solutions. In other cases, we advocate for or against specific policies. These policies are usually bills introduced in the Colorado Legislature or as part of the budget process, but can also include regulations issued by state executives or the rules of specific state agencies. Generally, CALPHO considers potential impact in the following areas:
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