Patients at Clinica Family Health can now schedule most of their own appointments on-line! No more waiting for a call-back or waiting on hold. You can schedule telehealth, teledental and most types of medical appointments. Go to clinica.org and click on “My Appointments” in the black bar. See you soon! ----- ¡Los pacientes de Clinica Family Health ahora pueden programar la mayoría de sus citas en línea! No más esperas para una devolución de llamada o espera en la linea. Puede programar telesalud, teledental y la mayoría de citas médicas. Vaya a clinica.org y haga clic en "Mis citas" en la barra negra. ¡Nos vemos pronto!

VOTE FOR THE HEALTH CARE YOU WANT! VOTE FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR DEMOCRACY! JUST VOTE! Clinica is committed to helping our staff, patients and communities vote in 2020. While visiting any Clinica location look for the voter registration posters for information on how to easily register and/or verify that you are registered to vote for the November 3rd General (Presidential) Election! Moreover, you can easily review your voter registration status from the comfort of your home by texting “VOTE CLINICA” to 34444 or visiting vot-er.org/CLINICA. #VotER #RegisterToVote #registertovote2020

A huge thank you to Frontline Foods Denver and Mr. Miner’s for providing lunch to our Pecos staff! We are very appreciative! #FrontlineFoodsDen

Check out our CEO Simon Smith’s op-ed in the Daily Camera about Proposition EE, one of 11 statewide measures on the ballots this fall. This measure would be tackling a public health issue that has grown worse over time by choosing to boost the tax on tobacco products, including cigarettes as well as choosing to institute a first-ever tax on vaping products in our state. DAILYCAMERA.COM Guest opinion: Simon Smith and Danielle Butler: Close vape tax loophole to help our students

Every year in Boulder Colorado, our community partner El Centro Amistad hosts the Women’s Summit Compañeras and the Youth Summit. This year it will take place September 17-19. This event will celebrate the strength, resilience, and empowerment of youth and adult women in our community. This event consists of two conferences running in parallel, the Youth Summit will take place with its own themes and speakers for middle and high school youth. The theme of this year's Summit is Healing Justice: Compassion, Reflection, Action and will be virtual in response to COVID-19. For more information and details, please check out their event page, thank you! THU, 17 SEP XIV Cumbre de Mujeres Compañeras y Cumbre Juvenil

Last week, Clinica received a Quality Improvement Award (QIA) from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The QIA recognize the highest performing health centers nationwide as well as those health centers that have made significant quality improvements from the previous year. We were recognized for our achievements in clinical quality improvement, receiving patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition, as well as advancing the use of health information technology. We are honored to receive this recognition from HRSA.

CLOSURE UPDATE, 10:45AM, Mon., March 15 -- Due to poor road conditions, Clinica Family Health is closed for the entire day. All appointments, including telehealth visits, are cancelled. We will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, Mar. 16, and will reschedule appointments as quickly as possible. You can go to www.clinica.org/my_appointments to reschedule your appointment. Please stay safe.

Due to the heavy snowfall, Clinica Family Health will not open until 1pm on Monday, Mar. 15. All appointments between 8am and noon are cancelled. This includes all services at all locations, including telehealth appointments. We will reschedule these appointments as soon as possible. Go to www.clinica.org to reschedule your appointment and get the latest updates on the snow closures. Please stay safe and warm.

Thurs., March 4: FREE DISCUSSION OF COVID-19 VACCINES Our partners at the Tri-County Health Department are hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall on March 4 at 6:30 p.m. The discussion will be simultaneously translated into Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Russian. The event will also be closed captioned for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Those interested in participating in the Town Hall can call the following phone numbers for their language of choice: o English: 833-305-1713 o Spanish: 833-305-1699 o Korean: 833-305-1692 o Chinese: 833-305-1698 o Vietnamese: 833-305-1691 o Russian: 833-305-1694 People can also join from the Tri-County Health Department website -- www.tchd.org. Or join through Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/events/144702180849690/. Tri-County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall: DATE: Thursday, Mar. 3, 2021 TIME: 6:30pm MT

Today at 6pm: FREE DISCUSSION OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND THE LATINX COMMUNITY Our partners at Kaiser Permanente are offering a town hall meeting today that will feature members of the Latinx community discussing and answering questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. The town hall is free and open to all members of the community. You do not need to be a Kaiser Permanente patient. Today: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 UPDATED TIME: 6pm mountain time Go to https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_YWRkYTU4ZmMtN2Q3ZS00YjU0LThmNDEtOWE3MjYwYjdiYTA0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257B%2522Tid%2522%3A%25223f8a7bc4-e337-47a5-a0fc-0d512c0e05f1%2522%2C%2522Oid%2522%3A%252271c785a3-3afd-4656-b835-ad776bebe15d%2522%2C%2522IsBroadcastMeeting%2522%3Atrue%257D%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=cf7f541d-4a85-4efb-be14-bf48c4730902&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

Clinica Family Health is partnering with Community Food Share for another free food distribution to support the struggling families in Boulder and Broomfield counties. The distribution will occur at our Lafayette clinic located at 1735 S. Public Road on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10am to noon (or until supplies last). Proof of need is not required. Remember to wear a mask, and stay well.

Clinica Family Health is partnering with Community Food Share for a free food distribution on Saturday for families in Boulder or Broomfield counties. If you or your family is struggling, please come by our clinic at 1735 S. Public Road, Lafayette, CO, for a free box of groceries. The distribution runs from 10am to noon or until supplies run out. No proof of need will be required. Stay well. See you Saturday, and remember to wear a mask!