CRN’s Associated Partners

Our CRN Associated Partners are agencies that, while not full network partners with the ability to log in and receive electronic referrals, can accept fax and/or emailed referrals from CRN. These organizations are crucial to the health and care of people in our western Colorado community. Let’s take a moment to highlight and thank our Associated Partners!

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Sherri Corey,
Director of Community Relations
West Mountain Region
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West Mountain News

Welcome Our New CRN Partners in West Mountain!

Advocate Safehouse Project

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The Advocate Safehouse Project is the only non-profit organization providing services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Garfield County.

CRN Use:  Accepting and Sending electronic referrals through CRN.

Region: West Mountain

Aspen Community Health (Community Health Services):

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We provide free and low-cost routine vaccines to children and adults through our VFC and 317 programs, in addition to travel and adult immunizations.Our oral health program provides free dental health exams, teleORALhealth consults, therapeutic dental cleanings and referrals for pregnant women, children under 6, and seniors from Aspen to Parachute.As the only Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Title X clinic in the area, we provide free or low cost contraception, STI testing and treatment, and well-woman annual exams, and our CDPHE WWC program provides free or low cost cervical and breast cancer screening. In addition, our clinic offers prenatal care for residents from El Jebel to Aspen with Medicaid and emergency Medicaid. We accept all commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and offer a sliding fee scale for those people who are uninsured and underinsured.

CRN Use: Receiving and Sending Referrals

Region: West Mountain

A Network Partner Organization has users in CRN and may accept electronic referrals through CRN

An Associated Partner does not have users in CRN, but accepts email/fax referrals that are sent though CRN

Angela Rodriguez 
Community Advisor
Mesa County
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Wade Montgomery
Community Advisor
Mesa County
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Mesa County News

Welcome Our New CRN Partners in Mesa County!

Oxford House

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The Rocky Mountain state is Home to a vast network of Oxford Houses of which provide an empowering peer-ran atmosphere that supports healthy lifestyle practices and comradery for those seeking long-term recovery. Colorado is a rapidly growing state through replication and expansion of the number of Oxford Houses by demand.  Our mission is to provide housing supported by the Oxford Model throughout all areas of the state for those in need, as well as contribute as a dedicated partner organization in support of unity and strength within the recovery community

Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Parallel to this concept lies the organizational structure of Oxford House, Inc. This publicly supported, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation is the umbrella organization which provides the network connecting all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate the Oxford House concept where needs arise.  The primary purpose of Oxford House, Inc. is to establish enough self-run, self-supported recovery houses to provide an opportunity for every recovering individual to learn a clean and sober way of life – forever

CRN Usage: Accepts email referrals through CRN

Regions: Mesa County

Strive

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STRiVE, formerly known as Mesa Developmental Services, has been serving Mesa County residents for over 50 years. Offering a variety of services to help families and support individuals with developmental disabilities, STRiVE is a partnership of people supporting people.

Throughout the history of our organization, we have been striving to fill in the gaps that exist in support services by providing qualified occupational therapy, respite, vocational, residential and other child and family support opportunities. As the needs have increased so has the diversity of our programs.

The new identity “STRiVE,” represents our staff and the people we support every day.

As we STRiVE to provide the best possible person-centered services, our clients STRiVE every day to be independent and take greater control of their lives.

CRN Use: Sending and Receiving referrals, participating on client Care Teams

Regions: Mesa County

A Network Partner Organization has users in CRN and may accept electronic referrals through CRN

An Associated Partner does not have users in CRN, but accepts email/fax referrals that are sent though CRN

Cherie Schmitz
Senior Community Advisor
Southwest Region
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Delta/Montrose/Gunnison News

Welcome Our New CRN Partners in the Delta/Montrose/Gunnison Region!

SimpliFed

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We provide virtual, judgment-free breastfeeding/lactation and baby feeding support, centered on parents’ baby feeding goals and can help with breastfeeding (latch assessment, supply concerns, nipple/breast pain, infant oral assessments, etc), pumping (sizing, use, setting up a pumping schedule to maintain supply, etc.), formula prep and use, combination feeding, and more.

Our certified lactation providers deliver virtual, judgment-free breastfeeding/lactation and baby feeding support, centered on parents’ baby feeding goals and can help with breastfeeding (latch assessment, supply concerns, nipple/breast pain, infant oral assessments, etc), pumping (sizing, use, setting up a pumping schedule to maintain supply, etc.), formula prep and use, combination feeding, and more.

Health First Colorado, Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Colorado Access members have unlimited access to comprehensive breastfeeding and baby feeding support with SimpliFed throughout the baby feeding journey, starting in pregnancy. – These benefits are covered under the mother/ birthing parent or infant.

SimpliFed is an in-network provider with Aetna & TRICARE West; patients have access to 6 covered lactation appointments, starting in pregnancy.

No prior authorization or copays are required. We continue to expand our relationships with other health plans.

CRN usage:  Receives referrals via email from CRN

Regions:  Statewide

Charlie Health

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Charlie Health’s accessible, completely virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is designed for those 11-33 who need more than one-time-per-week therapy. Our IOP consists of curated and customized groups, individual therapy, and family therapy. With our virtual and accessible platform, healing is possible from home. Our trauma-informed, masters-level clinicians use evidence-based therapy including DBT skills, CBT, ABFT, EMDR, and others. Our expert, creative arts therapists guide our patients through music, art, dance, movement, and meditation therapies. We offer specialized tracks based on the needs of our patients, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, trauma, substance use, and others. We work with all major health plans, including

Medicaid, to ensure that treatment is accessible and affordable. We take ALL Commercial and Medicaid plans in CO including Tricare and Kaiser. We can work with individuals and families with depression, trauma, mood disorder, anxiety disorders, self-harm, substance use disorders, gender dysphoria, and suicidal ideation.

CRN Usage: Receives referrals via fax and email via CRN

Regions: Statewide

A Network Partner Organization has users in CRN and may accept electronic referrals through CRN

An Associated Partner does not have users in CRN, but accepts email/fax referrals that are sent though CRN

from the Colorado Regional Health Connector Program

Funding Opportunities

• Funding (no deadline) – Building and Bridging Connections Funding
• Mini-Grants (first come, first serve) – Office of Suicide Prevention
• Loans (no deadline noted) – Rural Community Facility Loans
• Funding (open for non-binding letters of intent) – Making Care Primary Model
• Funding (due date extended to 10/13) – Community grants to support and promote Healthy School Meals for All | The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger is uniting communities to ensure access to nutritious school meals. We have community grants available ranging from $5,000 – $20,000 to support community-based organizations in actively promoting the new program locally.
• Funding (due 10/15) – The Colorado Health Foundation| Open opportunities for funding cycle are:
  • Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities (due 10/15)
  • Advancing Advocacy and Justice with Communities of Color (due 10/15)
  • Applications Open for Clinics Advancing Health Equity: A Team Approach (Cohort 1 due by 11/6) – The Colorado Health Foundation is collaborating with Think Equity and Healthy Places by Design to support Colorado’s primary care safety net clinics in building their capacity to engage in deep diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work to advance health equity. We believe this is foundational in delivering high quality integrated primary care that can help identify and address inequity in health outcomes.
  • 2024 Nonprofit Sabbatical (due 12/15)
• Funding (due 10/23) – Applications Open for Advancing Health Equity through Improving Clinic Data Collection Initiative
• Funding (due 10/23) – Catalyzing Housing and Health Collaborations in Small and Midsize Cities
• Funding (due 10/31) – COVID-19 Health Equity and Immunization Funding Opportunity RFA #40624 | CDPHE is inviting any organization in Colorado to consider applying under the Health Equity and Immunizations Events Program. The funding parameters have recently changed to allow for flexibility in the vaccine education, outreach, and hesitancy work that can be funded under this grant program. The CDPHE has received a no cost extension for this grant program and will now be accepting applications in October 2023 and January 2024 for projects that end by June 2025.
  • Projects funded under RFA #40624 can provide education about all routine vaccines so long as COVID-19 is included in the work. For example, you may consider projects that address vaccine hesitancy and education related to the newly announced RSV vaccines or other childhood immunizations, so long as COVID-19 is included in this education effort.
  • The October application cycle is open now through October 31. We encourage you to talk with the Equity Resource Support team about this funding opportunity. The team is available during open office hours on Tuesdays at 10am and Thursdays at 1pm. Please contact us at cdphe_dcphr_health_equity_community_grants@state.co.us for the invite. You may also request an individual meeting with an Equity Resource Specialist by contacting mary.burt@state.co.us.  (❤ 😊 ❤)
• Funding (due 12/22) – Policies for Action Effects of State Preemption Policies on Racial Justice and Health Equity
• Funding (extended through May 31, 2024) – COVID-19 Health Equity and Immunization Funding Opportunity

Webinars, Trainings & Conferences

• Event Calendar – Telligen QI Connect Trainings, Meetings, and Other Opportunities for October
• Stakeholder Calendar – Behavioral Health Administration
• Virtual Briefings (various dates) – The Colorado Health Foundation Poll
• Listening Sessions (various dates) – HCPF Listening Sessions | The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) is hosting a series of listening sessions for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) members and family members who are impacted by the criminal justice system.
  • For in-person opportunities, register here.
  • For virtual opportunities, register here.
• Community Forums (10/11, 10/19) – HCPF Community Forums on APM 1
• Webinar (10/10) – Creating Accountability Through Data: From Racism and Neglect to Transparency and Repair
• Echo Series (10/10) – Pediatric Suicide Prevention
• Input Opportunity (10/12) – Building Public & Political Will to End Hunger | The input phase of the Blueprint to End Hunger’s yearlong strategic planning journey will be coming to an end soon. They’ll host their last virtual listening session on Thursday, October 12 – and they welcome you to join and share your perspectives as they seek to transform and become more community-centered.
• Education Series (10/12, 11/9) – The History of BIPOC Social Movements in Colorado
• Meeting (10/12) – Peer Workforce Quarterly Collaborative | This interactive meeting takes place from 12:00-1:30 pm MST.
• HB1302 (Behavioral Health Integration) Training (10/17) – PTO Training Registration | Optional for RHCs to attend, but register if you’re interested in learning more about 1302 and practice facilitation.
• Virtual Convening (10/17 – 10/19) – Building Power for Health Justice
• Training Webinar (10/18) – Systemic Thinking and Practice – What Is It and How do We Do It?
• Virtual Symposium (10/25) – Modern Healthcare’s Social Determinants of Health Symposium | Join healthcare executives, policymakers and community leaders for this virtual event with a vital focus on addressing health disparities across the U.S. Learn strategies for expanding community support; addressing social, economic and environmental health factors; and delivering more accessible, equitable care.
• Symposium (10/26) – Geriatrics & Aging Symposium
• Summit (10/26, register by 10/12) – Healthcare Workforce Summit
• Virtual Event (11/3) – Finding Purpose Across the Lifespan
• Webinar (12/1, see attached flyer) – Black Women Accessing Care Our Way and Being in Charge of Our Health | The webinar is sponsored by the PCDC Sexual Reproductive Health Committee, whose mission is to provide culturally responsive SRH training and technical assistance that promotes health equity and reproductive justice. The webinar will focus on: Identifying how sexism, racism, misogynoir, and xenophobia impact Black women’s engagement in care; Identifying how intersecting identities result in different quality of and access to care for Black women; Discussing how U=U (Undetectable=Untransmittable) and HIV care and treatment are essential components of SRH care; Identifying at least two strategies to improve access to care for Black women.