Advocacy & Press
Julissa uses her decades of experience to advocate for health equity for Latino immigrant communities and underserved populations. For media and advocacy requests, please contact Julissa.
Boards & Commissions
Advocating for Health Equity & the Needs of Underserved Communities
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Finance
Ambassador - Colorado Migrant Rural Coalition (CMRC)
Board Member - Colorado Suicide Prevention Commission + Postvention Workgroup
State of Colorado - Health Equity Commission
Colorado Department of Public Health - Kansas Community Health Worker Coalition
Advisory Member and Co-Chair, Advocacy Committee - KIPP Colorado Public Schools
Board of Directors - Legislative Leadership Network – Colorado Catholic Conference
Representative - National Association of Community Health Workers
Member - National Association of County and City Health Officials
Immunization Workgroup - National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships
National Coalition Conference Planning Committee - National Hispanic Medical Association
Member - National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health Steering Committee
United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Vaccine Community Advisory Member
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital - Vaccinate Your Family
Cultural Advisory Board Member
Prevention is Health on Tigre Radio
Prevention is Health – Tigre Radio Broadcast Show
Julissa Soto proudly hosts, Prevention is Health, on Tigre Radio (KGRE) the first Mondays of each month. KGRE is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Tigre Radio is proudly the first Spanish station in all of Northern and Southern Colorado managed and operated locally. Broadcasting out of Mexico City, Radio Educación is known for producing high-quality Spanish language educational and informational programming. It operates as a decentralised body of the Ministry of Education, and functions in cooperation with the National Council for Culture and the Arts. The station places a focus on highlighting aspects of Mexican culture, with a particular emphasis on the creative arts. It has a long-standing tradition of producing popular audio soap operas, but also features informational features on serious subjects like history, politics, literature, science and sexual health.
Featured Guests
News, Media & Policy
Representing the Interests of Health Equity, Latino Immigrants and Underserved Populations in the News, Media and Policy
- New billboards in Spanish aim to reach more teens | 9news.com
- U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing
- New state law removes court fees for juveniles (koaa.com)
- Advocacy Groups Launch Nationwide Campaign to End Juvenile Court Fines and Fees – The Imprint (imprintnews.org)
- The $8,000 Tube of Toothpaste: Courts Are Charging Young People Thousands of Dollars in Fees and Fines They Can’t Afford | Arnold Ventures
- “Punishing poverty”: Colorado lawmakers confront a legal system that taxes the poor (denverpost.com)
- House Judiciary Committee Lets States Handle Court-Imposed Fees and Fines, Not Feds. For Now. | Davis Vanguard
- Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
- Voices for Vaccines Podcast
- Facing Challenges in Public Health Change for a Person of Faith in Colorado
- Pikes Peak Region’s DEI Advocacy Awards Featuring Julissa Soto
- A Strong Voice for Hispanic Heritage Month – KOAA
- Colorado-Nurse-11_22-2.pdf (healthecareers.com)
- KRDO Health Equity Promo
- Supporter – SB23-002 – Medicaid Reimbursement for Community Health Services
- Colorado’s Latino Community Hit Disproportionately Hard