In a region with a severe shortage of behavioral health specialists — only one mental health provider for every 6,000 individuals — and a staggering one psychiatrist for every 20,000 individuals — there is a significant need to increase access to behavioral health services in our region. Teletherapy helps to fill that void. Teletherapy utilizes videoconferencing communication technology… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Kody Gerkin
Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters is a 6-week evidence-based course that teaches participants how to eat and cook healthy meals while on a budget. Participants cook and eat in class together, take groceries home to make the recipe on their own, are given kitchen essentials throughout the course, and learn how to compare prices, read labels, and much… Continue Reading
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month!
TCHNetwork has five important events coming up for Suicide Prevention Month. We will collaborate and engage our community members to spread awareness and hope, end the stigma, educate each other on suicide, and raise money for suicide prevention, research, education, advocacy, and support. To begin, during the week of September 15th, 2019, we are holding free safeTALK suicide… Continue Reading
Immigration and Health
What does immigration have to do with health? What does health have to do with immigration? The more you know about how these two systems relate, the more you realize the answer is everything. Immigration policy IS healthcare policy. Health insurance, through the marketplace or government benefit programs (e.g. Medicaid and Medicare) is not available… Continue Reading
Thirteen with a Mental Illness: Hope and Recovery
“I was thirteen when I first noticed the nagging urge to wash my hands after I touched doorknobs or my locker. What started as a small problem spiraled out of control very quickly. I spent hours washing my hands. No one could touch me. My parents couldn’t hug me.” Today, Lisa, a former Telluride resident,… Continue Reading
May Mental Health Month
May has been nationally recognized as Mental Health Month for the past 70 years. A person’s overall emotional and mental functioning can yield great impact on the physical health of their body and vice versa. This connection between the mind and body is extremely fascinating and currently a hot topic for discussion and research. With… Continue Reading
Platicando con Marlen
Marlen Olivas Romero, Navegadora Cultural – Cultural Navigator ¿Que he aprendido de trabajar informando a la comunidad inmigrante? Que a veces en es un reto tratar de llevar información a mucha gente, aun haciendo publicaciones en Facebook o en otros medios, ya que la mayoría de la comunidad latina trabaja todo el tiempo y nunca están… Continue Reading
The Value of Marketing in Public Health
According to Mediabistro, a media analytic site, over 40% of consumers claim that information found through social media affects how they deal with their health. As a public health nonprofit, we create and share content to help inform the community about our programs as well as health-related subjects. We strive to share information that is accurate… Continue Reading
TCHNetwork Holds to Raise Colorado’s SNAP Enrollment Percentage
More than 10% of Coloradans struggle with hunger. That’s an estimated 560,700 individuals by 2017 statistics. For some, this may be a result of unexpected financial hardship, job loss, health issues, working a minimum wage job or other misfortune, either long or short-term. Luckily, Tri-County Health Network (TCHNetwork) has staff dedicated to helping enroll individuals in the Supplemental Nutrition… Continue Reading
Cooking Matters!
Me interesa mucho la salud en general, pero creo que hay una gran falta de conocimientos en el tema de alimentación, por lo que decidí involucrarme en las clases de Cooking Matters. Los objetivos de las clases de Cooking Matters son para compartir opiniones y nuevas recetas, hechas con ingredientes no tan caros pero saludables, y preparar nuevos alimentos con la comunidad y aprender juntos. Creo que el informarse sobre los productos que… Continue Reading
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