Colorado Resources
Challenges Faced by Rural Primary Care Providers When Caring for COPD Patients in the Western United States
Results of a survey of 71 rural primary care providers in 7 states, including Colorado and Kansas, to examine challenges faced when caring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by age, degree, rural or non-rural practice location, practice type, and state, and survey answers by provider type and location.
Additional links: Online Supplement
Author(s): Fernando Diaz del Valle, Patricia B. Koff, Sung-Joon Min, et al.
Citation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, 8(3), 336-349
Date: 05/2021
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Results of a survey of 71 rural primary care providers in 7 states, including Colorado and Kansas, to examine challenges faced when caring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by age, degree, rural or non-rural practice location, practice type, and state, and survey answers by provider type and location.
Additional links: Online Supplement
Author(s): Fernando Diaz del Valle, Patricia B. Koff, Sung-Joon Min, et al.
Citation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, 8(3), 336-349
Date: 05/2021
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Colorado: Rural Substance Use Disorder Facilities, 2020
Map shows the number and distribution of substance use disorder treatment facilities by type of facility and county in Colorado.
Date: 03/2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Map shows the number and distribution of substance use disorder treatment facilities by type of facility and county in Colorado.
Date: 03/2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Colorado: Mental Health Facilities by Type
Map shows the number and distribution of mental health facilities by type and by county in Colorado.
Date: 03/2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Map shows the number and distribution of mental health facilities by type and by county in Colorado.
Date: 03/2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Rural Hospital Patient and Family Engagement - 2021 Toolkit
Toolkit provides guidance for rural hospitals to foster effective communication between patients, staff, and leadership. Discusses communication strategies in a number of domains, such as data collection, community engagement, and workforce development, among others.
Date: 02/2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Hospital Association
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Toolkit provides guidance for rural hospitals to foster effective communication between patients, staff, and leadership. Discusses communication strategies in a number of domains, such as data collection, community engagement, and workforce development, among others.
Date: 02/2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Hospital Association
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Rural Colorado: Access to Healthcare, 2021
Shows the location of rural clinics and rural hospitals by county. Identifies rural counties without a hospital or clinic.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Shows the location of rural clinics and rural hospitals by county. Identifies rural counties without a hospital or clinic.
Date: 2021
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Colorado: Total Medicare and Medicaid Enrollees, Combined October 2020
Map of Colorado showing the percentage of each county's population enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
Date: 10/2020
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Map of Colorado showing the percentage of each county's population enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
Date: 10/2020
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Colorado: Total Medicare Enrollees, October 2020
Depicts the percentage of Medicare enrollment by county in Colorado in October 2020.
Date: 10/2020
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Depicts the percentage of Medicare enrollment by county in Colorado in October 2020.
Date: 10/2020
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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The Exchange Feature Issue: Preparing for and Responding to Wildfires and Planned Outages
Newsletter issue focusing on lessons learned by medical facilities and communities in Colorado and California during the wildfires of 2017 and 2019. Covers information useful for rural hospital emergency managers and administration, including mass sheltering, hospital evacuation, managing stress and compassion fatigue among workers, and community recovery.
Citation: Issue 10
Date: 03/2020
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Newsletter issue focusing on lessons learned by medical facilities and communities in Colorado and California during the wildfires of 2017 and 2019. Covers information useful for rural hospital emergency managers and administration, including mass sheltering, hospital evacuation, managing stress and compassion fatigue among workers, and community recovery.
Citation: Issue 10
Date: 03/2020
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Enhancing Services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Patients in Rural America
Discusses the barriers to care that rural patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind face, including lack of accommodations and inadequate clinician training. Features a Michigan clinic with American Sign Language-fluent staff, a New Jersey state division providing deaf sensitivity training, and a Colorado program that brings interpreters to rural communities.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the barriers to care that rural patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind face, including lack of accommodations and inadequate clinician training. Features a Michigan clinic with American Sign Language-fluent staff, a New Jersey state division providing deaf sensitivity training, and a Colorado program that brings interpreters to rural communities.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Traumatic Injury and Access to Care in Rural Areas: Leveraging Linked Data and Geographic Information Systems for Planning and Advocacy
Analyzes county-level data representing traumatic injury rates in rural Colorado. Discusses challenges to trauma care in rural areas, including distance to trauma centers, rates of injury, prevention resources, EMS response times, and limited EMS capacity. Includes county-level maps showing transportation time to trauma centers, mortality rates, and hospitalization rates for traumatic injury.
Author(s): Paula Yuma, Rebecca Orsi, Julie Dunn, et al.
Citation: Rural Remote Health, 19(3), 5089
Date: 09/2019
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Analyzes county-level data representing traumatic injury rates in rural Colorado. Discusses challenges to trauma care in rural areas, including distance to trauma centers, rates of injury, prevention resources, EMS response times, and limited EMS capacity. Includes county-level maps showing transportation time to trauma centers, mortality rates, and hospitalization rates for traumatic injury.
Author(s): Paula Yuma, Rebecca Orsi, Julie Dunn, et al.
Citation: Rural Remote Health, 19(3), 5089
Date: 09/2019
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Last Updated: 12/2/2025