Awards

Awards

Tepeyac's community impact has been recognized recently through the following awards:

• Arc of Excellence Award for Community Outreach and Partnership to Benefit Families and Individuals, The Arc of Adams County, Tepeyac Community Health Center, 2024

• Sandra Watts Community Outreach Award, Cecilia Rivera, Tepeyac Health Promotions Coordinator, 2023

• HRSA Addressing Social Risk Factors Awardee, 2023

• HRSA Advancing HIT (Health Information Technology) for Quality, 2023

• Colorado Academy of Family Physicians Family Physician of the Year, Pamela Valenza, MD, MPH, Tepeyac Chief Health Officer and Family Physician, 2023

• Migrant Clinicians Network Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award, Paulina Segovia, Tepeyac Physician Assistant, 2022

• Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award, Joey Cleveland, Tepeyac Volunteer  2021 

• Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver Leadership Award, 2021

• Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champion, 2020

• HRSA Health Center Quality Leader for overall clinical performance in the top 20% of all health centers nationwide, 2020

• Colorado Health Service Corps Community Day Award Recipient
  Erin Bender, Tepeyac Physician Assistant, 2019

• NCQA PCMH Recognition, 2019

• Colorado State Innovation Model (SIM) "Health Care Innovator," 2018

• Susan G. Komen Colorado’s Karen Hornbostel Award, 2016

• Mayor’s Diversity Award, 2015

• Against All Odds Award from HealthTeamWorks, 2014

• Rosa Parks Award for Diversity, University of Colorado Denver, 2013

• The NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award, 2013

• The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission’s Humanitarian, 2010

• The Community Shares Momentum Award, 2008

• The El Pomar Foundation Award for Excellence for Self Sufficiency, 2008