Pillar: Pursue & Champion Health for All
We are resilient in our pursuit of health for all, with a focus on engaging communities and decision-makers at multiple levels to promote change and enhance social determinants of health for all people. Our dedication ensures that every community and each individual can achieve optimal health.
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.
Stand as the “go to” experts for best practices for developing and implementing public health initiatives geared towards improving health for all communities.
Elevate awareness of the school’s leadership in the public health realm by convening thought leaders for panels, seminars, and other events, and investing in initiatives and partnerships related to creating opportunities to optimize health for all.
Elevate a "health for all" approach within our teaching and educational opportunities to serve our community and decision-making partners’ needs, and train a public health workforce oriented towards creating opportunities to maximize health for all individuals.
Promote adoption of best practices in teaching the principles of expanding health for all and facilitate paid opportunities for students to conduct practicums with community organizations focused on these efforts.
Expand research and practice partnerships with Colorado’s communities, including rural and urban areas, to advance knowledge and promote action.
Collaborate with public health practice and research partners to identify and act upon opportunities for health focused work for our students, faculty, and staff.
Increase CoSPH engagement in policy processes to catalyze systemic changes at organizational, local, state, and federal levels to advance public health.
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.