Pillar: Pursue & Champion Health for All

We are committed to advancing health for all people. Our dedication and our actions ensure that every community and each individual can achieve optimal health and wellness. 

To learn more about each initiative and the related tactical plan, reach out to the strategic pillar leader. Associate Professor Katherine Dickinson, PhD, MS, is the leader for this pillar. 

Increase ColoradoSPH engagement in policy processes at organizational, local, state, and federal levels to catalyze systemic changes and advance public health for all communities. 

Focus on policy and practice opportunities to advance public health for all through mechanisms such as the Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Club and collaborations with state legislators; elevate the capacity of faculty, staff, and students to engage in relevant policy issues, create infrastructure within the school for recognition and mobilization on policy issues that impact the mission of optimizing health for all.

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Elevate a “health for all” approach across ColoradoSPH research, education, and practice to serve our community and decision-making partners’ needs and train an action-oriented public health workforce.

Promote adoption of best practices in teaching the principles of expanding health for all; facilitate paid opportunities for students to conduct practicums with community organizations focused on these efforts; collaborate with public health practice and research partners to identify and act upon opportunities for health focused work for our students, faculty, and staff.  

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