ACBC99CE34F4BEDD87258773006E5FD1 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HEALTH DISPARITIES AND EQUITY – STATE PERSPECTIVEINTERIM COMMITTEE STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Oct 19, 2021 Location HCR 0112 Health Disparities and Equity – State Perspective - Committee Discussion Only 02:05:38 PM Dr. Sheila Davis, Director of Health Equity, CDPHE, presented to the committee on the health disparities landscape in Colorado and CDPHE's approach to address those disparities. Dr. Davis' presentation slides may be found at: http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/5_cdphe_health_disparities_and_equity_0.pdf. Dr. Davis spoke about the changes in life expectancy in Colorado, mortality rates for people of color, the underlying conditions found in populations with the greatest disparities, access to care for various populations, and discrimination in health care. She pointed out that racial and ethnic health disparities in Colorado are widening, racial and ethnic health disparities exist across many disease classifications and throughout the health delivery continuum, and structural inequities (e.g., racism, heterosexism, ableism, etc.) are at the root of these issues. She discussed the effects of racism and discrimination on the health of minority populations. She spoke about CDPHE's approach to addressing health inequities and solutions to barriers that prevent health equity. Committee questions followed.
