Awards

Recognized for Care, Quality, and Community

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

2026

  • Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Opportunity Now Performance Award

2025

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  • CHAMPS Stanley J. Brasher Legacy Award, Jim Garcia, Tepeyac CEO

  • HRSA Advancing HIT (Health Information Technology) for Quality Badge

  • HRSA Improving Healthcare Access Badge

  • University of Colorado School of Medicine Community Health Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) Champion Award, Daniel Wells-Prado, MD, Tepeyac Family Physician

  • Invest in Kids Nurse-Family Partnership Referral Partner of the Quarter

  • Community Health Provider Alliance Quality Performance Pinnacle (QPP) November Top Performer for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Shirley Hass Schuett Quality Award for the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Program Health Navigation and Clinical Services Strategies, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

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

2024

2023

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

  • HRSA Addressing Social Risk Factors Badge

  • HRSA Advancing HIT (Health Information Technology) for Quality Badge

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

2022-2008

  • 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

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A collection of badges and awards related to health care programs and initiatives. Top row features three badges for the HRSA Health Center Program, focusing on quality, access, and addressing social risk factors, with awards from 2023 and 2025. Bottom row includes awards for adolescent-centered environment, health center quality leadership, COVID-19 vaccinations, reducing health disparities, value enhancement, recognition as a patient-centered medical home, and 2020 champion awards.