Berta Rivera (She/Her/Ella)
Berta Rivera is a Regional Health Connector (RHC) serving Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, and Summit counties that make up Region 12 of Colorado’s Health Statistics Regions. She is hosted by the West Mountain Regional Health Alliance.
Born and raised in the Roaring Fork Valley, Berta worked for Pitkin County Public Health before her role as the Region 12 Regional Health Connector, where she’s been supporting local communities for two years. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding and cooking.
To connect with Berta, reach out at brivera@westmountainhealthalliance.org.
Areas of Focus
Communities across Colorado have unique public health needs.
RHCs live, work, and play in the communities they serve. Their lived experience and expertise, combined with local data and community partnerships, equip them to address the diverse social needs of their communities.
In Region 12, Berta focuses on the following key programmatic areas:
Access to care
Tri-county collaboration
Resource/data collection/sharing
Systems Partners
Regional Health Connectors are relationship builders.
Focusing at the systems level, RHCs build and bridge connections with primary care providers, public health organizations, social and behavioral health services, and other community resources to ensure that these partners have knowledge of and access to resources available within their region to meet the needs of their community.
In Region 12, Berta has fostered key relationships with:
Multisector organizations
Nonprofits
Clinics
Local government
About West Mountain Regional Health Alliance
West Mountain Regional Health Alliance’s (WMRHA) mission is to build an integrated health system that supports optimal health for all residents in the West Mountain region (Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties in Colorado). Visit their website to learn more.