Community health workers have been on mind quite a bit lately. Not totally surprising, as the core of Health Outreach Partners’ work is strengthening, supporting, and integrating outreach programs in communities and health centers. No other profession has more...
Today’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning the landmark cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey is not only devastating to women but to humanity. This court has turned back the clock on human rights that will have far reaching...
Sitting in a Denver hotel lounge enjoying the company of my colleagues after two years of isolation, Zoom meetings, and COVID anxiety, my phone is blowing up with messages. There is a leaked opinion document with a majority vote that will overturn Roe v. Wade and...
Every year, as a new year is upon us, I feel hope and excitement for all the possibilities the new year has in store. As we approach 2022 and look back on the last year (or two) it is hard to not be discouraged, exhausted, and filled with stress and anxiety as the...
It’s hard to believe 2021 is almost over as we transition from summer to fall and the Covid-19 pandemic continues to leave us feeling isolated, insecure, and exhausted. Many of my friends, co-workers, and family have expressed frustration at the lack of boundaries...
A letter from the Executive Director Last year as I locked up our offices on March 13, 2020, I never imagined we would still be in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic one year later. As I reflect back on the last year my mind immediately goes to the many losses we...
I am saddened and deeply troubled by the events in our Nation’s Capitol on Wednesday. Health Outreach Partners condemns these acts of violence and insurrection led by white nationalist groups and other extremists. They acted with total disregard for the law and the...
There is no doubt that 2020 has been a turbulent year filled with challenges and uncertainty. I did not predict on March 13th, when I packed up my office, that six months later I would still be working remotely in the midst of a pandemic – a crisis that has taken the...
Say their names. George Floyd! Breonna Taylor! Ahmaud Arbury! Tony McDade! The team at Health Outreach Partners are saddened and horrified by yet another senseless murder of an African American person in our nation. We send our heartfelt condolences to the friends and...
Dear friends- It only takes an instant for life to change. Just three short months ago, I wrote looking to 2020 and the future with hope and opportunity. Today like so many, Health Outreach Partners is grappling with anxiety and uncertainty brought on by Covid-19. I...
