Friends of Public Health & Prevention Fund

Funding for public health and prevention has always been dynamic, complicated, and uncertain and has involved a blending and braiding of insurance reimbursements, county contributions, and grants. 

In order to be as proactive as possible to sustain Chaffee County’s local public health system, the Friends of Public Health Fund will give the community a chance to financially support a wide variety of free and low-cost programming for people of all ages including, but not limited to, nurse home visitation, disease prevention and immunizations, epidemiology, health navigation, consumer protection, emergency preparedness and response, community health assessment and improvement planning, storytelling and advocacy, social connection, aging well, health insurance literacy and coverage, oral and behavioral health, and education. 

Chaffee County Public Health will be thoughtful and strategic in identifying funding priorities based on the local, state, and federal landscapes and will be accountable to maintain current programming and personnel as well as respond to future public health threats. To make a tax deductible donation to the Friends of Public Health and Prevention today 

Our Vision Mission & Values

Vision

All people in Chaffee County have opportunities to achieve healthy and connected lives in a community that embraces every aspect of health and well-being.

Mission

Through leadership, expertise and collaboration, we enhance Chaffee County's wellbeing by promoting and protecting health where we live, learn, work, and play.

Values

• Reverence: Every person has immeasurable worth.  We treat everyone with dignity, compassion and respect, regardless of origin or life circumstance.
• Integrity: Words and behaviors have tremendous power to either heal or wound individuals, families or communities.  We lead with good character and ethics in our work and personal lives.
• Advocacy: Historic and contemporary injustices impact our work.  We honor and include people with lived experience.
• Strategy: Assessing, planning and critical thinking lead to informed decision making and program development.  We apply lessons learned from the past and anticipate future challenges to guide our work.