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LiveWell’s Health Equity Journey | Understanding & Addressing Implicit Bias

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Reflections on implicit bias, its impact & implications for LiveWell’s work “Implicit bias is a problem for everyone,” proclaimed Hillary Clinton in the first 2016 presidential debate, a moment that many social justice activists say brought the concept of implicit bias to the mainstream media and public for the first time. “I think, unfortunately, too many […]

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Letter from CEO Gabriel Guillaume | LiveWell Colorado’s Evolved Mission, Vision & Values

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Dear Valued Partners – Since our founding in 2009, LiveWell Colorado’s core purpose as an organization has been to advance healthy eating and active living in Colorado. Like any nonprofit, we’ve evolved over time as we’ve gained a better understanding of where our work is most impactful and as we have heard from communities what

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Exploring New Frontiers for Healthy Food Access in Colorado

Food Systems, Health Equity, Healthy Food Access, Partnerships / Nourish Colorado

Exploring New Frontiers for Healthy Food Access in Colorado A look at how public institutions can contribute to a more sustainable, equitable food system in our state One of LiveWell Colorado’s primary goals is to build a more equitable, sustainable, and health-promoting food environment. Our food systems work focuses on increasing the availability, affordability, and

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LiveWell Voices: Responding to Executive Orders on Refugees & Immigration

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Olga González, Director of Equity & Inclusion, Shares Her Powerful Perspective on Recent Political Events As part of our ongoing commitment to integrating a health equity focus into all aspects of our work and organization, we’re pleased to announce that Olga González has accepted the newly created position of Director of Equity and Inclusion at

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Feeding Larimer County

Health Equity, Healthy Food Access, Partnerships / Nourish Colorado

A New Food Pantry Clinic & Emergency Food Assistance Program is Fighting Hunger in Fort Collins, CO Hunger in America is often described as a hidden epidemic. In such a beautiful and vibrant state as Colorado, it can be even easier to overlook if you or your loved ones are not personally affected. Yet nearly one

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Westwood Residents Make Big Push to Improve Recreation Opportunities

Health Equity, Healthy Kids, Physical Activity, Policy / Nourish Colorado

Westwood Residents Make Big Push to Improve Recreation Opportunities On December 8th of last year, the city of Denver held the last of a series of public meetings to help determine the city’s priorities for its upcoming bond proposal. At roughly 5 degrees out, it was an exceptionally cold evening. The Denverites who braved the

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Letter from LiveWell Colorado CEO Gabriel Guillaume on the Importance of Health Equity

Health Equity, Healthy Food Access / Nourish Colorado

Dear Advocates, From launching the Double Up Food Bucks program to increase access to fruits and vegetables for Coloradans who receive SNAP (food stamps) benefits, to our statewide #NoMore24 campaign that recruited grassroots advocates from across the state to fight for childhood physical activity, 2016 was an important year for LiveWell and our efforts to

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LiveWell’s School Food Initiative: Q & A with Program Director Gabriella Warner

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LiveWell’s School Food Initiative (SFI) partners with Food & Nutrition Service Departments to serve up freshly prepared meals to students across the state. The Initiative began in 2010 and has continued to grow and evolve into an impactful program reaching well over half of Colorado’s 178 school districts. Gabriella Warner, MS, RD, joined LiveWell as

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SNAP Authorization Days for Direct Market Farmers in Colorado

Double Up Food Bucks, Events, Food Systems, Health Equity, Healthy Food Access / Nourish Colorado

Get SNAP authorized in person in early 2017! Food insecurity is a significant issue in Colorado, with 11 percent of the population living in poverty,[1] making it a huge challenge to afford enough healthy food for their families. More than 480,000 Coloradans rely on food assistance programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food

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Partnership Spotlight: Colorado Food Systems Hub

Double Up Food Bucks, Food Systems, HEAL Cities & Towns, Health Equity, Healthy Food Access, School Food Initiative / Nourish Colorado

Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on the Community Commons blog. The Colorado Food Systems Hub is designed to advance the research, policy, and community engagement work of the 18+ food policy councils across the state. The Colorado Food Policy Network (COFPN) works to ensure all Coloradans have access to affordable, nutritious food by promoting

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