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NEIGHBORS WORKING TOGETHER FOR HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018
Our Vision: We envision a partnership between the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and
the surrounding neighborhoods that is equitable, mutually respectful, sustainable, responsive
and that results in vibrant, healthy, learning communities both on and off campus.
Robert McGranaghan
Director of the Community-Campus Partnership
www.Com-Cam.org Community-Campus Partnership Newsletter page one
Dear Partners, Friends and Supporters of the CCP:
Welcome to this edition of our bi-monthly newsletter. In keeping with previous editions, we are
pleased to share with you a variety of articles that highlight the various programs and activities that
promote community-campus connections and partnerships. For example, our Resident Leadership
Council (RLC) recently held a successful day-long retreat with the collaborators working with us to
“Build Quality Schools in North Aurora”. This work, funded in part by a grant from the Walton Family
Foundation, stems from the RLC’s priority of addressing education in their community and our aim is
to develop an action plan that helps families feel better connected to their children’s schools.
Since we began our Learn Local Program two years ago, we’ve been building a listserv of faculty,
students and staff on the campus who are interested in volunteering for various activities we coordi-
nate, primarily for Aurora schools. That listserv has grown enormously – we currently have 240. That
list enables us to recruit volunteers from across the campus for events like Find Your Future Friday at
Rangeview High School, described below. The spirit of volunteerism on the Anschutz Medical Cam-
pus is strong and growing, and that spirit further strengthens our partnership with Aurora.
Our campus hospital partners are integral to our efforts to connect the campus with the community,
and in this issue we highlight a special program at UCHealth for transgender people. Speaking of the
hospitals, please note that we are making a concerted effort through our Hire Local Program to help
people learn about and become prepared to apply for positions such as Certified Nursing Assistant,
Medical Assistant, Patient Access Representatives and various health tech jobs. Please spread the
word to interested people and help the hospitals “hire locally”.
I hope you enjoy this edition of our newsletter. Thank you for
your ongoing support and partnership.
Yours in good health,
Newsletter
Resident Leadership Council Visioning Retreat
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Attendees set session norms with the facilitator.
Attendees pose for a group photo.
Attendees participate in a small-group brainstorming
activity.
On Thursday, Septem-
ber 20th the Resident
Leadership Council
(RLC) and the Commu-
nity-Campus Partner-
ship (CCP) hosted an
education visioning day
on the Anschutz Medical
Campus with over 20
leaders from organiza-
tions who are collabora-
tors with the RLC.
We were thrilled to have representation from Climb Higher Colorado, A+ Colorado, The Denver
Foundation, UCHealth, the CU Anschutz Chancellor’s Office, Denver School of Science & Technology,
Daniel’s Fund, the Aurora Public School (APS) Superintendent’s Office, Rocky Mountain Prep, Aurora
Community School, Vega Collegiate Academy, and the Academy of Advanced Learning.
The purpose of the visioning day fo-
cused on providing feedback to the
RLC regarding its community en-
gagement work with residents in
North Aurora for better access to
school performance data. Another
focus was providing overall public
relations feedback on how the RLC’s
community engagement work is per-
ceived among peer community or-
ganizations, school leaders, founda-
tions and leaders within the APS sys-
tem. The retreat was a success and
attendees were very excited to offer
feedback to the RLC and CCP.
Over the next three months the RLC will send the
outcomes from the visioning day to all participants
and will then invite a smaller group of attendees to
meet a second time to discuss three high-potential
opportunities to collaborate on over the next year.
The RLC and CCP would like to thank all the APS
officials, school, and foundation leaders who at-
tended the visioning day! The RLC and CCP look
forward to a long-lasting collaborative effort with
the intent of improving school quality for all stu-
dents and families in North Aurora.
Find Your Future Friday at Rangeview High School
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Hire Local Call for Candidates!
The Community-Campus Partnership Hire Local program is actively seek-
ing Certified Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, and
Patient Service Representatives who want to work on the Anschutz Medical
Campus. We are funded by UCHealth and Children's Hospital to help you
in your job search for positions in the hospitals on the Anschutz Medical
Campus. We are looking for people with integrity, a strong work ethic,
and a desire to contribute and grow. If that is you, or someone you know,
please call us at 303 724-7287. The Hire Local program supports job seek-
ers with customized, practical guidance and coaching to improve your
chances for getting the right job for you. We'd like to hear from you!
Rangeview students interact with a CU Anschutz volunteer.
Rangeview students rotate around the gym to
speak with different CU Anschutz volunteers.
On Friday, September 21st the Com-
munity-Campus Partnership recruit-
ed 12 volunteers from the CU An-
schutz Medical Campus to talk with
students at Rangeview High School
about careers in health sciences for
their Find Your Future Friday (FYFF)
event! Volunteers were stationed at
tables throughout one of Rangeview’s
gyms and over 40 students rotated
around the room, making stops at
each table, giving them a chance to
hear about a wide variety of careers.
The experience of our volunteers spanned
many different areas in the health sciences,
and we were excited to have representa-
tion from Neuroscience, Molecular Biology,
the School of Pharmacy, the School of Med-
icine, UCHealth Social Work, the Health
Sciences Library, Family Medicine, a Reg-
istered Dietician, the Graduate School, the
College of Nursing, and Biochemistry. We
look forward to continuing our partnership
with Rangeview High School and hope to
join them at their next health sciences-
focused FYFF!
Partner Highlight: UCHealth’s Integrated Transgender Program (By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, full length story featured on UCHealth.org)
www.Com-Cam.org Community-Campus Partnership Newsletter page four
In photos from childhood, Mal Foust wears short hair, baseball hats, jeans and T-shirts. Looking back,
it seems obvious that Foust was a boy. But, he had been born in a small, conservative town in Nebras-
ka and was identified as a girl. Few residents ever had heard of transgender people. So, even though
Foust knew he was different, he didn’t have the words or concepts to explain that his body didn’t
match what he felt in his mind and his soul.
Many years later, after countless cruel incidents and years of introspection, Foust has transitioned to
the male he always knew he was. And finally, after years of insensitive medical care, he is grateful to
be a patient in one of only a handful of multidisciplinary clinics in the U.S. designed specifically for
transgender adults, the UCHealth Integrated Transgender Program at the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Foust started using male pronouns in 2013. Even then, however, he felt a great deal of conflict about
fully transitioning. It’s common for trans people to feel stigma, even within the LGBTQ community.
Getting adequate health care also was a struggle, as it is for many transgender people. They suffer
higher rates of depression and suicide than non-trans people, along with greater substance use prob-
lems, according to studies on transgender health from the LGBTQ advocacy group, One Colorado.
Even though [Foust] had health insurance and the psychological approval he needed to begin transi-
tioning, he struggled to find a doctor who could give him male hormones.
Now, thanks to the new Integrated Transgender Program, care for Foust and others has improved
dramatically. Not only do transgender patients get to see a team of people all of whom understand
how to properly care for them, but the highly educated providers put patients at the center of the
care. Instead of having to schedule multiple separate visits with various doctors on different days,
trans patients can come from near and far and see all their providers on a single afternoon. Patients
can see whomever they need: a primary care provider, an endocrinologist, a gynecologist, a psychi-
atrist and a plastic surgeon.
Dr. Micol Roth-
man hatched the idea
for the clinic with col-
leagues a couple of
years ago, then she
and her co-founders
opened it a year ago.
The logistics of getting
several specialists to-
gether are complicat-
ed. But Rothman and
her fellow providers
wanted to make life
easier for transgender
patients and be able
to collaborate in real
time.
Members of UCHealth’s Transgender Clinic Care Team. Photo courtesy of
UCHealth.org.
(Continued on next
page.)
UCHealth’s Integrated Transgender Program (Continued)
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For Foust, life has gotten easier thanks to
sensitive medical care and an incredibly
supportive partner, [Jessica Wheeler], who
eagerly attends medical appointments with
him and serves as a bridge to his family.
She met Foust before he transitioned. The
two built a relationship first as friends,
working together in the UCHealth Universi-
ty of Colorado Hospital ER, where she’s a
nurse, [and he worked as a paramedic].
Foust and Wheeler started dating two
years ago and now share a home and a
puppy named Indie.
“Mal singlehandedly educated the entire
Emergency Department,” Wheeler said.
“I’m an open book,” Foust said. “I talk a lot
about being transgender. I feel it’s the only
way to normalize it.”
Especially in health care settings, he press-
es everyone to become much more knowl-
edgeable.
“The health care community doesn’t know
anything about transgender health. This
should be taught. That’s why trans people
don’t come in for health care. They feel
they have to educate providers. Or they
feel like they’re going to deal with discrim-
ination,” Foust said.
For Foust, seeing Rothman was a breath of
fresh air. Finally, he found a provider who
was knowledgeable and cared about his story and his views on improving care.
The positive moments can’t erase all the ugly ones in the past, but kindness goes a long way. When
Foust is down, he can think back to the day in the spring when a surgical team made big difference in
his life.
“They saw me as a person,” Foust said.
And they had a simple message: “We’re all rooting for you.”
The services offered in the UCHealth Integrated Transgender Program include: gender-affirming hor-
mone therapy, primary care, mental health care, sexual health and screening for sexually-transmitted
infections, surgical and dermatologic care, and fertility preservation. Call 720-848-2650 with ques-
tions or to schedule a visit.
Mal Foust with his partner, Jessica Wheeler. Photo
courtesy of UCHealth.org.
Community Highlight: Food Bank of the Rockies
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Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope
One in ten Coloradans worry where their next meal will
come from. These are people you meet every day- those
with low wage jobs, children, seniors on fixed incomes,
those with health issues. Surprisingly, the homeless rep-
resent only 10% of our food recipients. Nearly half of the
food we distribute feeds children.
Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) is committed to meeting
unmet food needs in Colorado and Wyoming by provid-
ing food to nearly 700 hunger-relief programs and direct-
ly to clients through their programs. Thorough our part-
ner agencies, we distributed nearly 65 million meals last
year for hungry children, seniors and families.
Do You Need Food Assistance?
If you are in need of food assistance, we are hap-
py to help you with a referral. Visit
www.foodbankrockies.org/get-help/ to find
available resources near you.
We reach our community through Agency Part-
ners proving services including through kids
programs, meal sites, food pantries, and mobile
pantries.
Do You Know A Senior In Need?
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
is a USDA program designed to improve the health of
low-income people age 60 and older, by supplement-
ing their diets with nutritious foods. Eligible seniors
receive a monthly food box along with nutrition edu-
cation and recipes. The box contains non-perishable
protein, milk (powdered or UHT), juice, cereal, pasta
or rice, canned or dried fruits and vegetables, and
refrigerated cheese. To learn more, call 720.473.6323
ext. 24.
$1 = 4 meals
Less than 4 cents of every dollar for administra-
tion. 96 cents of every dollar contributed goes
towards food distribution. And every dollar we
receive provides four meals for our hungry
neighbors.
Make a donation at: www.foodbankrockies.org.
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Buy Local Corner: Jubilee Roasting Company
Welcome to the newest edition of the Buy Local Corner! This
time I want to share with you about one of the CCP team’s fa-
vorite spots for a good cup of java: Jubilee Roasting Compa-
ny, located at 1452 Kenton Street in Aurora, just a few blocks
from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
The CCP team met there for our team meeting a couple
weeks ago and I had an opportunity to sit down with the own-
er, Peter Wanberg. This young entrepreneur opened Jubilee
in December of 2015, which he named after the Hebrew
word meaning a season of celebration and restoration. Peter
chose North Aurora to start his business because he values
the diversity and sees a great opportunity to engage with the
community.
His vision for Jubilee was to have a creative space where lo-
cal artists could interact with each other and the community,
to have a retail space, a space for community building, and
of course to offer a great cup of coffee! A unique feature
about Jubilee is the studio space that is utilized by eight local artists, which is also open to the commu-
nity to walk through and enjoy. Additionally, all the art hanging from the walls in the coffee shop was
created by local artists which is one example of how Jubilee supports the local community.
A big part of Jubilee Roasting Company’s business is roasting and selling coffee to other coffee shops
in the metro area. They import seasonally fresh crops to support sustainable agriculture, and the
beans are always roasted at Jubilee. “Each coffee bean has its own story,” said Peter, and it was then
that I could see and feel his love and passion for what he does. He and his team spend a lot of time
choosing the coffee beans, and last year they flew to Yepocapa, Guatemala to build a relationship
with a cooperative that is starting to work directly with roasting companies here in the US. “This is a
good way to make sustainable roasting possible,” Peter noted, “We plan to go back next year to con-
tinue to build and enhance our existing relationship with them.”
When asked about plans for expansion, Peter said he is focusing on growing the space in the current
shop, as well as increasing the roasting and distribution of coffee around the metro area. He would
also love to open a second location on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus to better serve all the stu-
dents that currently patronize the shop on Kenton Street. And it’s no surprise he sees a lot of students
– no one can beat a bottomless $3 cup of coffee, free WiFi, a cozy study space, and great ambiance!
Jubilee is also available to cater meetings and large events. They have everything from coffee boxes
for pick-up, to a coffee bar for large events where they bring espresso machines, drip coffee brew-
ers, and cold brew. If you want to learn more about their catering services, you can email them at
So go ahead, visit them, support the local economy and let me know what you think!
Email me at: [email protected] and let me know if you have a favorite local spot you
want me to write about. Until next time, don’t forget to buy local!
*Any reference made here about a specific place, product, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Community-Campus Part-
nership, its affiliates, or donors. Any views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the CCP, its affiliates, or donors.
Members of the CCP team pose for a
picture with Jubilee owner, Peter Wan-
berg.
Community-Campus Partnership
*Campus Office Location:
Community-Campus Partnership
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
12348 East Montview Boulevard
Mailstop C263, Aurora, CO 80045
*Please direct mail to this location only
Community Office Location:
Hoffman Center-City of Aurora
1298 Peoria Street, Aurora
(ground floor)
Contact Us:
Director
Director of Hire Local Program
Associate Director
Program Manager
Hire Local Manager
Community Connector
Coordinator
www.com-cam.org
(303) 724-8584
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Community Partners:
2040 Partners for Health
Aurora Health Access
Aurora Strong Resilience Center
Aurora Public Schools
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
Central Colorado AHEC
City of Aurora: Ward 1
City of Aurora: Neighborhood Services Department
City of Aurora: Parks, Recreation and Open Space
Colorado Access
CCP Resident Leader Council
Community College of Aurora
Moorhead Recreation Center
North Aurora Neighborhood Organization (NANO)
Stapleton Foundation/be well NW Aurora
The Denver Foundation
The Fields Foundation
The Village Exchange Center
Together Colorado
Tri-County Health Department
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus:
CU Anschutz Chancellors Office
University of Colorado Hospital
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Colorado School of Public Health
CU College of Nursing
CU School of Dental Medicine
CU School of Medicine
CU Health Sciences Library
CU Health and Wellness Center
CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
CU Urban Underserved Track
Primary Care Progress Colorado Chapter/ DAWN Clinic
CU Communications
CU National Mental Health Innovation Center
CCP Coalition Members
Search for Opportunities!
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