We learn about a unique up-and-coming nonprofit working to “navigate communities towards wellness,” plus Dave fact-checks Al on driving the speed limit (and loses). We’re joined in this spirited episode by Jennaya Colóns, executive director of Highroots Wellness & Consulting. She’s also a Physical Therapist Assistant, Certified Brain Injury Specialist, and outreach liaison at CommonSpirit. Community health is her passion, and when she saw gaps that needed to be satisfied in the city she loves, she founded Highroots Wellness & Consulting.

We were struck by Jennaya’s statement, “Everybody does matter, every single last one of us.” Jennaya served as co-chair of Common Spirit's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. She is currently Chair of the Patient Navigation Taskforce for the Colorado Cancer Coalition, Chair of the Healthy Community Collaborative's Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Workgroup, sits on the advisory board for the Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance (PPBEA), and is a recent Mayor's Civic Leader Fellowship graduate.

Later in the episode we learn about the “5-Car Rule” on two-lane highways, and about “normalized deviance,” as Dave continues his crusade to “re-normalize” driving the speed limit – for safety and reduced CO2 emissions.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Peak Education
Stompin’ Groundz
Widefield Recreation Center
Panorama Park
RISE Southeast
Yolanda Avila
Alan Beauchamp
Mayor’s Fellowship Program
Amy’s Donuts
Closure of libraries
Denver Broncos

LINKS:

Highroots Wellness & Consulting

https://www.highrootswellness.org/

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-4-1103. Minimum speed regulation

https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/co-rev-st-sect-42-4-1103/

Road Rules: The five-car rule

http://pointroberts.staging.communityq.com/stories/road-rules-the-five-car-rule,22803

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