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National Alliance on Mental Illness, Boulder County
Apr 1st
Boulder Channel 1 talks with the Boulder N.A.M.I. (The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) about their contributions to the city and county to the people who live here with mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and other severe anxiety disorders, autism and pervasive developmental disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and other persistent mental illnesses that affect the brain.
Residents may notice a change in taste of water starting tomorrow
Mar 21st
The possible taste change is due to differences in source water chemistry between the Boulder Reservoir Plant and the Betasso Treatment Plant. For more information, contact the city’s Betasso Water Treatment Facility at 303-441-3249.
County awarded grant from Colorado Health Foundation to help with medical insurance for children and families
Mar 2nd
The grant – to be paid over the next two years – benefits the Boulder County Healthy Kids initiative, a countywide effort to enroll pregnant women and eligible children and their families in Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus, and to connect those families to the appropriate care.
“The initiative, which was created in 2008, supports Boulder County’s commitment to improve access to affordable physical, mental and dental health care services for its most vulnerable residents,” project manager Christina Ostrom said. “Funding from the Colorado Health Foundation will provide streamlined access to families.”
Boulder County Healthy Kids will partner with the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts to increase access to health benefits by stationing an eligibility technician at each district. The tech will help screen and enroll students and their families in Medicaid and CHP Plus health coverage.
Please call the Healthy Kids hotline at 303-441-1589 for more information and eligibility standards, or to refer an uninsured child.
Medicaid is a no-cost health insurance plan for low-income Colorado children, pregnant women, parents with dependent children, and elderly or disabled populations. CHP Plus is low-cost health insurance for Colorado’s uninsured children and pregnant women without private health insurance but whose household income is too high to qualify for Medicaid.
The Colorado Health Foundation works to increase the number of Coloradans with health insurance, ensuring they have access to quality, coordinated care and encouraging healthy living. The foundation invests in communities through initiatives and grants to health-related nonprofit organizations, and by operating medical education programs to increase the health care workforce. Visit www.coloradohealth.org for more information.