Colorado Collaborative for Reproductive Health Equity – 2017 to 2021

Launched in partnership with The Colorado Health Foundation in late 2017, The Colorado Collaborative for Reproductive Health Equity (Collaborative) is a unique and innovative model that has incubated several reproductive health and rights projects. Guided by a vision for reproductive health equity, The Collaborative engages funders, clinicians, researchers, community organizations and grassroots community leaders in projects that call on systems, institutions, and our own expertise to reimagine what is possible when diverse communities across the state determine their own sexual and reproductive health.
Built on the foundations of the Colorado Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancies (Colorado Initiative), the Collaborative coordinated strategies in contraceptive access, policy advocacy, human-centered design, comprehensive sexual health education, and provider training to leverage the wins from the Colorado Initiative, while addressing lingering opportunities and emerging needs. The Collaborative implemented five interconnected strategies with nearly 20 projects and engaged over 80 partners from rural, statewide, and national networks.
Guided by a set of reproductive health equity principles, we acknowledge and respond to social, economic, and political conditions of oppression which limit reproductive and sexual health choices. The Collaborative cultivated partnerships with reproductive justice organizations such as the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity for Reproductive Rights (COLOR) and Soul to Soul Sisters; safety net clinics, such as Marillac, Clinica Tepeyac and Doctors Care, and the Colorado Community Health Network; and policy advocacy organizations, such as Cobalt and the Colorado Children’s Campaign. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarOctober2024