Colorado Rural Health Center

Save the date! The Colorado Rural Healthcare Conference will be moving to The Inverness Denver in April 2027.

Stay tuned to our social channels, newsletters, and our event webpage to see when speaker, sponsor, and exhibitor opportunities open later in the year.

We hope to see you there!

Through the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation, NRHA encourages states to integrate rural age-friendly care initiatives and older adult health priorities into their implementation. Find out how: https://generations.asaging.org/integrating-rural-age-friendly-care-initiatives-into-states-rhtp-implementation/

CRHC staff had a great time this morning at the Gubernatorial Forum on Youth Mental Health, hosted by Mind Our Future Colorado.

At the Forum, Colorado gubernatorial candidates Senator Michael Bennet, State Senator Barb Kirkmeyer for Governor, and Attorney General Phil Weiser, discussed the mental health challenges facing Colorado's young people, and reinforced something we deeply believe: this issue matters in every part of our state. From urban schools to rural communities, kids and families need leaders who take youth mental health seriously.

Thank you to Mind Our Future Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and Healthier Colorado for bringing this conversation to the forefront!

Championing your health includes self-advocacy — speaking up about your needs, understanding your options, and making informed decisions. This Older Americans Month, commit to taking charge of your well-being.



Administration for Community Living

A key piece of and the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative is strengthening the role of community health workers, who are trusted advocates in rural communities, to ensure older adults can age in place.

Administration for Community Living

May is Older Americans Month!

The 2026 theme, , highlights prevention, wellness, and personal responsibility as cornerstones of healthy aging. Join us in celebrating the resilience and vitality of older adults.

Administration for Community Living

ACTION ALERT: Protect Rural Healthcare in Colorado from Proposed Budget Cuts

On April 3, 2026, President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request, which includes billions of dollars of cuts that would strike hardest at the rural hospitals and clinics that tens of thousands of Coloradans depend on.

These cuts call for the elimination of bipartisan, fundamental, and long-standing rural health programs, including the State Office of Rural Health (SORH), the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (FLEX), and the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). These programs are essential to providing improvement, support, and technical assistance that is imperative to our rural communities.

Please click below to tell Colorado members of Congress to oppose these threats to our rural healthcare system. Share this alert with your staff, board, and community members. These cuts will impact us all.

https://www.votervoice.net/CRHC/campaigns/136360/respond

Protect Rural Healthcare in Colorado from Proposed Budget Cuts The Colorado Rural Health Center, and your community, needs you to act right now.On April 3, 2026, President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request , which includes billions of dollars of cuts that would strike hardest at the...

CRHC's Internal Grant Opportunities for 2026 are now open!

Each year the Colorado Rural Health Center hosts two opportunities for funding for our rural members -- the Marva Jean Jackson (MJJ) Scholarship and the Seed Grant.

CRHC created the Marva Jean Jackson (MJJ) Rural Community Health Scholarships Program to encourage rural facilities and communities to develop or support local scholarship programs. The MJJ Scholarship is intended to provide a fund match to rural programs that support healthcare training and education for people from their community.

The Seed Grant is available for rural projects whose intent matches the mission of CRHC. Seed Grants are intended as “seed” money and should only be a portion of a new program or service.

Applications to both the MJJ Scholarship and the Seed Grant are open to CRHC members now through May 31st. Learn more and apply today: https://coruralhealth.org/crhcs-internal-grant-opportunities

Thank you for joining us for The Colorado Rural Healthcare Conference! We had such a great time, all thanks to our members, sponsors, speakers, and exhibitors that made it happen.

A very special thank you to Maitri Healthcare Solutions for their generosity in sponsoring our Thursday Happy Hour, where we celebrated 35 years of the Colorado Rural Health Center with a signature drink, temporary tattoos, an AI photobooth, and of course, cake.

We look forward to seeing you all again in 2027!

The Colorado Rural Healthcare Conference week kicked off strong yesterday with our Clinic Lobby Day!

The CRHC team and our members from rural clinics had a great time connecting with our representatives, and sharing our rural stories. Thank you to Senator Kyle Mullica for Senate District 24, Senate President Senator James Coleman, Representative Dusty A Johnson , Speaker of the House Representative Julie McCluskie, Representative Brandi Bradley, and Assistant Minority Leader Representative Ty Winter for taking time to meet with our members and have these important and productive conversations.