Community Outreach

The Center of Bioethics and Humanities (CBH) is committed to provide opportunities for students, faculty and staff at the University of Colorado along with our growing local community, national and international public audiences to meaningfully engage with topics in bioethics and the health humanities.

Each year, CBH hosts over 50 programs, lecture series, events, and art exhibits addressing topics relevant to health, health care, bioethics, public health, policy and the arts and humanities. All events are free and open to the public.  To stay up-to-date on CBH events and programs, join our mailing list!

For additional questions please contact:

Meleah Himber, MEd, MS
meleah.himber@cuanschutz.edu
Communications Program Manager


 

 

 
Community Board Group Photo

Colorado Collaborative for Health Ethics and Arts (CCHEA)

The Colorado Collaborative for Ethics, Arts and Health (CCHEA) connects, coordinates and enhances the work of the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities with initiatives of organizations that work to promote human health and wellbeing at the intersections of health humanities, bioethics and the arts. Meet our CCHEA Partners!

Bruce Blankenship Bruce Blankenship
 Bruce Blankenship has been involved in bioethics and clinical ethics for over fifteen years. He currently  serves on the clinical ethics committees of two area hospitals and is an experienced clinical ethics consultant. He has also served on the boards of various healthcare-related non-profits. He has a special  interest in the ethical, legal and social issues surrounding advances in genomics.

Peter Fox Peter Fox
 Peter Fox, PhD, retired, was a health services researcher and consultant specializing in managed care   and delivery system issues.  He spent 10 years with the federal government, including serving as the  Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services.  He has authored two books and numerous journal articles.
Griselda Pena-Jackson Griselda Peña-Jackson, Vice-Chair
 Griselda Peña-Jackson is the Executive Director of 2040 Partners for Health, a non-profit committed to improving the health of Denver/Aurora Metro communities.  Griselda has 15 years specializing in non- profit organizations focused on community engagement, health equity, and education.
 Shakari LeeShakari Lee
 
Shakari Lee, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Colorado Black Health Collaborative, a community-  based organization that is committed to improving health and wellness in Colorado’s Black, African, and African American communities through collaborations, partnerships, and teaming arrangements with community-based organizations, non-profits, public organizations, private entities and government agencies.
Mark LevineMark Levine, Chair
Mark Levine, MD, is a past member of the AMA’s Ethics Council.  After practicing internal medicine and serving in various administrative roles, he now is engaged in fostering the integration of clinical and social services to address health-related social needs and the study of medical history to improve today’s health care.
Krista Robinson Krista Robinson
 Krista Robinson is the Executive Director of Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, a non-profit community art center for kids in northern Aurora.  For 30 years DAVA has engaged diverse youth in arts education that sparks creativity, increases opportunity, and strengthens community. 
 D SchultzDanielle Schultz, Secretary
 Danielle Schultz is the Associate Director of Lifelong Learning and Accessibility at the Denver Art Museum.  During her 10+ years in the art education field, she has worked closely alongside community members to bring attention and elevate the role of creativity in healthy aging for adults of all ages and abilities.
Nancy Sharp Nancy Sharp
 Nancy Sharp is an award-winning writer with an MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She authored the memoir Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Bold Living, the children's picture book Because the Sky is Everywhere, and a new program that builds connection and community called Tell Your Resilient Story.  As a professional speaker and trainer, she frequently presents to healthcare and medical groups on resilience. See www.NancySharp.net for more information. 
Todd SilerTodd Siler
Todd Siler is a multimedia artist who received a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology and Art, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He was a Research Affiliate at MIT’s Center for Advanced Visual Studies, and a Forum Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The World Cultural Council awarded Siler the 2011 Leonardo DaVinci World Award of Arts.

Bruno Sobral Bruno Sobral
 A systems thinker with scientific and executive experience designing, and managing research institutes, research strategy, and implementation and execution of such strategies. Over last 30 years has led interactions between wet-lab and computational scientists with the goals of scientific discovery and informatics infrastructure development, deployment and evolution.  Most recently focused on social infrastructure development and  implementation in increasingly participatory action research models, from a salutogenic perspective.

Intrigued?
Learn more about the Community Board, by contacting meleah.himber@cuanschutz.edu

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