process to achieve health equity. MAPP provides a structure for communities to assess our most pressing population health issues and align resources across sectors for strategic action. It emphasizes the vital role of broad stakeholders and community engagement, the need for policy, systems, and environmental change, and alignment of community resources toward shared goals. Throughout the BCHA process, anonymous surveys will be collected from Black residents over the age of 18 years old who reside within the City and County of Denver. In addition, multiple listening sessions will be held so that we may hear the stories and healthcare experiences of Black Denver community members. The data gathered from both the surveys and listening sessions will be used to develop a report which will inform the services,
programs and interventions truly needed within our community, and will then be used to inform our Black Community Health Improvement Plan.
Project Support
Since the idea for this project was presented in April 2025, multiple community partners have rallied to show support. Partners such as Metropolitan State University College of Health and Human Sciences Department of Social Work, Denver Health Community Integrated Health Care team, Denver Health BEING ERG (Black Excellence In Navigating Growth Employee Resource Group), Be Well, Denver Health EYE for Prevention team, the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce and a multitude of community based organizations and community volunteers have informed the process.
Call to Action: How can you get involved? The Black Community Health Assessment Survey is available on the Ducks in a Row Human Services Inc. website ( BCHA survey ), through multiple community partners including Denver Health, Inner City Health, The Center for African American Health and Be Well. Additional opportunities to engage with the Black Community Health Assessment are as follows:
Date
Time
Location
Event
Saturday, July 26, 2025
11am - 3pm The Centers for African American Health 3350 Hudson St. Denver, CO 80207 12pm - 2pm Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library 2401 Welton St. Denver, CO 80205
The State of Black Health in Denver, CO *BCHA Listening Session & Survey
BCHA Listening Session & Survey
Saturday, August 9, 2025
BCHA Listening Session & Survey
Saturday, September 13, 2025 Sunday, September 21, 2025
12pm - 2pm Green Spaces 2590 Walnut St. Denver, CO 80205 3pm - 6pm Majestic View Farm 7000 Garrison St. Arvada, CO 80004
Frontline Farming The Black BBQ *BCHA Survey
BCHA Listening Session & Survey
Saturday, October 11, 2025
12pm - 2pm Green Valley Ranch Library 4865 Andes Ct. Denver, CO 80249
It is important that you get involved because we have got to start using data specifically about our community to tell our policy makers, healthcare providers, healthcare payers, nonprofit/community based organization, etc. what we need from them in order to improve our health and health outcomes, instead of allowing them to develop and implement solutions to issues that we have not identified as the community being served. Any questions regarding the Black Community Health Assessment can be directed to Principal Investigator, Genene Duran, PhD, MHA, CPH at areyourducksinarow15@gmail.com or the contact us page at https://diarhs.org/ .
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