Alamosa County Home Health Clinical Manager Tammy Garcia, center, holds an award with Home Health Administrator Jordan Kemp, County Commissioner Helen Sigmond, County Commissioner Michael Yohn, Public Health Director Della Cox-Vieira and County Commissioner Darius Allen during Wednesday's commissioner meeting after being appointed to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s home care advisory committee.

"Rural communities don't really get heard the way that they need to be heard," Garcia said. "We practice so much differently and often times have fewer resources so I think this is a really great thing and I'm really excited."