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Pub. Date
2010.
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Child hunger is a serious, and often invisible, problem in Colorado. In thousands of homes in Colorado, parents are struggling to put enough food on the table. The problem of child hunger in Colorado has risen dramatically as poverty has worsened. In the last decade, the rate of child poverty has skyrocketed to 15 percent, nearly an 80 percent increase. Colorado now has the fastest growing rate of childhood poverty in the nation.
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REDI report volume 2020 April
Pub. Date
2020.
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Currently in Colorado, as in rest of the country, we are experiencing a health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus. The necessary social distancing measures to control this pandemic have already caused our economy to spiral and millions of people to lose their livelihoods. The health crisis has now evolved into an economic crisis, the impacts of which vary by gender, race/ethnicity, immigration statusand class. In this preliminary research, we...
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
This fact sheet provides information about some of the major health indicators for the population in Colorado. Like other communities of color, Asian/Pacific Islander experience some differences in health, risk factors and behaviors in comparison to other population groups. The data presented show comparisons between the Asian/Pacific Islander population and the States population as a whole and identifies where there are differences.
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