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Public Health and Environment Division

Healthy Communities

Healthy Communities provides application assistance to pregnant women and families that may be eligible for Medicaid and/or the Child Health Plan Plus Program (CHP+). The program also assists those already receiving Medicaid and/or CHP+ in understanding their benefits and accessing medical, dental, vision, mental health and specialty services. We help pregnant women find providers for their prenatal care, helping to ensure a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. We encourage parents to take advantage of the preventive health care benefits for their children and help them to find providers for those services. By using preventive services, children will be less likely to end up in the emergency room for a condition that could have been treated in a doctor's office, or for treatment of a condition that could have been prevented.

The Family Health Coordinator can help you with:

  • Information and assistance in applying for Medicaid and CHP+

  • Medicaid and CHP+ benefit information

  • Referrals to Medicaid and CHP+ providers

  • Assistance with eligibility issues

  • Assistance in scheduling appointments

  • Health information

  • Referrals to community resources

  • Presumptive Eligibility information for pregnant women  

The Healthy Communities Program supports the" Medical Home" approach to health care. A medical home is not a place.  It is a way to help you make sure all of your individual and/or family's health care needs are met. The medical home approach looks at the whole person, taking into consideration all medical, dental and mental/emotional health and community-based needs. Through a medical home approach to health care, your ideas, concerns, culture and values are respected. "Medical Home" is the 'new, old-fashioned care" - a partnership between you and your health care providers.

Eligibility

Health Communities is available for pregnant women of all ages and children, newborn through 20 years of age who are enrolled in Medicaid. 

Services

  • Well child screenings

  • Immunizations

  • Dental Care

  • Vision Care/Glasses

  • Hearing Screenings

  • Outreach/Resources and Referrals

  • Assisting families in obtaining coverage and Access to Health Care Services and community resources

Health Screenings

Health check-ups are important because they can help to identify health problems early so that treatment can be started early. Some health problems can become a lifetime illness if not treated early. 

Medicaid will pay for these health check-ups at no cost.  If a problem is found that is not covered by Medicaid, the Family Health Coordinator will help find a program which will provide treatment at little or no cost.

This program is designed to detect and treat health problems early through health check-ups to include the following:

  • Health history of your child's growth, eating, and past illnesses,

  • A "head-to-toe" examination of your child,

  • A screening of your child's development,

  • Urine and blood tests as needed, including blood lead testing,

  • Immunizations,

  • Other tests or examinations as needed, and

  • Regular medical, dental, vision, hearing checkups and other medical screenings as needed.

Recommended number of check-ups by age:

Age Number of Check-ups
Birth-1 year 6-8 per year
1-2 years 2-3 per year
3-6 years 1 per year
7-20 years 1 every 1 to 2 years

Dental and Vision Benefits

  • Dental exams and treatments

  • Dental cleanings every 6 months

  • Dental education to keep teeth clean and healthy (dental braces and retainers are not covered unless there is severe handicapped malocclusion)

  • Vision examinations and glasses

For more information, please contact the Family Health Coordinator at (720) 887-2220 or visit the Health and Human Services Department, Public Health and Environment Division as 6 Garden Center, Broomfield, CO 80020. 

Additional resources:

For information about Medicaid such as what it is, what are the eligibility requirements, how to apply, and how to find Medicaid providers, please visit the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Finance (CHCPF) website at http://www.chcpf.state.co.us/.

View frequently asked questions about this program from the CHCPF website.