Jamie Fanselow works through the Front Range Area Health and Education Center (FRAHEC) to address the root causes and upstream factors of youth tobacco and substance use in Gilpin, Clear Creek, and Park Counties. By engaging with community partners such as the Park County Mental Health Alliance, Park County’s SE2 End Stigma: Start Recovery campaign, and the Gilpin Public Health Partners group, this RHC aims to increase youth protective factors. These include developing new skills and relationships, decreasing social isolation, and increasing youth involvement in positive extracurricular activities. Jamie also works to increase regional vaccination uptake by channeling state funding and compensation to local volunteers who support public health vaccination efforts. Additionally, Jamie shares access to care resources via a monthly newsletter. 

Jamie served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in rural West Africa.

To connect with Jamie, reach out at jamie@frhealth.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 17, Jamie focuses on the following key programmatic areas:

  • Rural youth

  • Youth tobacco/substance use

  • Youth community engagement

  • Employment

  • Access to care

  • Substance use disorders (SUDs)

  • Health equity

  • Behavioral and mental health

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 17, Jamie has fostered key relationships with:

  • Faith-based organizations

  • School districts

  • Law enforcement

  • Parents and caregivers

About the Front Range Area Health Education Center

The Front Range Area Health Education Center provides opportunities for students, health care providers, and other professionals and community members to be part of long-term solutions to health and healthcare disparities. Visit their website to learn more.

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