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Health & Wellness

  • LIFESAVERS

    Adam Roberts is a dad. And like many dads, he makes the occasional run to Culver’s. One evening, he was picking up a to-go order of burgers and fries, wearing a sweatshirt with a logo that proudly displayed the place where he works: Diversus Health. The young woman behind the counter looked at Adam and noticed his sweatshirt.
  • Kaiser Permanente: Caring for and growing with southern Colorado

    Most things in life are smarter, more personalized, and more convenient. But health care? Not so much. It doesn’t have to be this way.

    Kaiser Permanente delivers a different kind of health care experience. As one of America’s leading health care providers and nonprofit¹ health plans, we offer care and coverage together. Here in Colorado, our care model has helped keep Coloradans healthy for more than 50 years.
  • How connected care supports mental well-being

    Mental health impacts everyone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with a mental illness. That’s equivalent to over 50 million Americans. In Colorado, the percentage of adults living with a mental illness is higher than the national average at 23.2% (roughly 1 in 4 people). 
  • Facing Extinction

    In a medical system where money is king, patients are left behind and small providers have become an endangered species. The surprising focal point? Medicare.
  • Life 2.0

    How compassionate doctors and innovative technology gave a local woman a second chance.
  • How To Talk About Electric Eels

    Why is it so hard to talk about mental health? Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership is tackling the stigma around suicide – and the statistics show it’s working.
  • RUNNING FOR LIFE

    New technology offers an alternative to joint replacement for this devoted runner.