Our History
The clinic began in 2016 by Dr. Judith Alvarez, who through her work with Valley Settlement, discovered that many immigrant women were not receiving any medical care. Lack of access was due to a lack of trust in government funded institutions, language barriers and low incomes. Alvarez, a licensed Doctor in her country of origin, understood the importance of health equity and access. While teaching the first Spanish language Cooking Matters classes, Dr. Alvarez began talking with her students about their primary care and realized she could make a difference.
Judith enlisted the help of Valley Settlement, Dr Lintner and volunteers from Mountain Family Health Center for a Saturday morning clinic once a month. As word of mouth grew, so did demand. In 2020 Dr. Feinsinger, a retired family physician, and Dr. Alvarez joined forces in the Third Street Center, where La Clinica del Pueblo is still located. Through the generosity of two individual families, and Dr. Feinsinger’s volunteering, La Clinica expanded, providing patient hours during the week and two Saturdays a month.
Current Clinic
La Clinica del Pueblo is in an exciting time of growth. With support from the Colorado Health Foundation, La Clinica is expanding again. Remodeling a larger space at the Third Street Center and providing additional services, allows access to health and education for many. The key to this growth is the addition of Jenny Lang N.P. and added hours for Dr. Alvarez. In addition to its focus on lifestyle changes to improve chronic health conditions, primary care for any uninsured families is available. All staff are Spanish speaking, and fees are based on ability to pay. Services are provided free of charge to those that cannot pay. Supplemental services such as Shop with a Doc and plant based cooking classes are offered throughout the year. With the transition, La Clinica is adding behavioral health services as funds are obtained.
We cannot provide the services we do without the generous support of:
Colorado Health Foundation
Aspen Community Foundation
Pitkin County Healthy Community Fund
Alpine Bank
Town of Carbondale
Thrift Shop Aspen
Reproductive Collaborative
The Alpenglow Foundation
Robert and Susan Pew
Larry and Susan Marx
James and Katherine Moser
Frances Ginsburg
Robert Olsen
MEET OUR STAFF
Jenny Lang - Medical Director
Family Nurse Practitioner
Jenny has over 30 years of experience in healthcare. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Nursing. Her career started with placement in Yemen with for the Peace Corps. She then traveled to Guatemala with a mission and worked in a small village. She went on to complete her master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Nurse Midwifery.
After completing her degree in Nurse Midwifery, Jenny worked in the South Bronx in a fee-standing birth center. In 1995, she moved to Glenwood Springs and eventually returned for her Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) post-master’s certificate from the University of Colorado. Jenny enjoys developing strong relationships with her patients and helping them to improve their health and wellbeing through positive lifestyle changes. She is conversational in Spanish.
She is married and has two beautiful adult daughters. She loves the outdoors and all that it has to offer.
After completing his family medicine residency in 1973 he joined Glenwood Medical Associates, where he practiced for 42 years. Greg always had passion for disease prevention and started a heart attack, stroke, and diabetes prevention center in 2003.
Late in his career he found out about the power of unhealthy food to cause disease and the power of healthy food to prevent, treat, and reverse most of the chronic diseases people on Western diets suffer and die from. After retiring he began doing pro bono work through his non-profit Center for Prevention and Treatment of Disease Through Nutrition, and later with Dr. Judith Alvarez La Clinic del Pueblo.
As his career wound down, he started promoting a plant-based, low-fat diet and providing free counseling on heart attack prevention.
In her free time she like to read and ride bicycles on the many paths and trails in the Roaring Fork Valley.
On her time off, she enjoys spending time with her daughters and with her dog Coco. Her favorite is hiking with him and exploring the local parks.
Black Fashion Extravaganza and oversaw the Carbondale Mountain Fair for 19 years, as well as overseeing Carbondale's annual Dia de Los Muertos Celebration. She writes grants for several nonprofits, including La Clinica, and led the creation of Carbondale's Latino Folk Art Garden.
MEET OUR BOARD
In his free time, Jim pursues his lifelong interest in the arts with a focus on sculpture. He’s had a metalworking shop in Omaha and Snowmass where he has made sculptures for over the past 45 years.
Previously a volunteer for La Clinica, she has now accepted a position on its board of directors.
She currently lives in Carbondale, Colorado where she is active in her community. She practices via telemedicine at Love.Life/Telehealth.