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Increasing Access to Health Care Providers and Broadband in Rural Communities
At our last meeting, we started looking into possible ways that we can increase access to healthcare providers and increase access to...
May 10, 2024
Hearts With Hooves - Special Needs Camps
Studies have shown that Equine Assisted Learning and Expressive Equine Therapy can help children with special needs increase their...
Apr 20, 2024
Bryant Scholars Pre-Admissions Program Application Open
Attention Pre-Med Students from Rural Missouri! The MU School of Medicine Bryant Scholars Pre-Admissions Program online application has...
Mar 14, 2024
Southeast Voices Survey!
Step into the forefront of community empowerment! Your voice holds the key to shaping the future of health initiatives in Missouri. We...
Feb 13, 2024
As Inflation Squeezed Family Budgets, Food Insecurity Increased between 2021 and 2022
With significant food price inflation in 2022 and the expiration of COVID-19 pandemic aid, food hardship has increased for many...
Feb 13, 2024
Schools used COVID aid to house homeless students. Soon, that option won't exist
School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide a variety of healthcare services in a convenient and accessible environment. In this article,...
Feb 13, 2024
Biden to invest $8B toward vision for nationwide expansion of passenger rail
President Biden unveiled his administration’s vision for a more robust passenger rail network throughout the country, with more than $8...
Feb 13, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen the Lead and Copper Rule to Protect All Communities in America from Lead in Drinking Water
On November 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that...
Feb 13, 2024
The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health
This plan sets the stage for structural changes – from the federal to state and community levels, both inside and outside of government –...
Feb 13, 2024
The Role of Critical Access Hospitals in Collaborative Community Health Networks
This report explores Critical Access Hospital (CAH) involvement in collaborative community health networks, and features interviews with...
Feb 13, 2024
Community Health Workers in Missouri
Missouri Foundation for Health recently published a report on Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Missouri. CHWs work in a variety of...
Feb 13, 2024
Alarming increasing in mental health issues among youth
Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019 [Jama Network] U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing...
May 22, 2023
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