Missouri residents are concerned about the future availability of birth control, according to a new survey of state residents. Approximately six in ten (59%) are concerned about elected officials in the state enacting laws that restrict people from getting birth control. In addition, almost one-third of survey respondents (31%) believe that birth control will be…
Note: This campaign is part of the legacy work showcased on our website and is no longer active. On August 4, 2020, Missouri voters said loud and clear that expanding Medicaid just makes sense! As of August 10, 2021, following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Missouri, Missouri Medicaid has expanded – giving more…
With all that we’ve endured over the past two years with the pandemic, it may have been easy to forget how, prior to COVID, the damage of opioids was tearing families apart. Anxiety and isolation spurred by COVID worsened the deadly impact of what was already a national public health crisis. And now, the pandemic…
August 9th should cause us all to take time for reflection. Michael Brown Jr.’s killing five years ago was a tragedy for his family, and it sparked a tempest of activity that came to be known simply as “Ferguson.” Ferguson reached across greater St. Louis, the country, and around the world, tattooing an identity on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Courtney Z. Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org Foundation CEO Announces Retirement MFH to launch a national search in the fall of this year ST. LOUIS, MO (June 25, 2020) – Missouri Foundation for Health President and CEO Bob Hughes announced today that he will retire from…
It took more than a decade of work from countless organizations and dedicated individuals to make it a reality, but on July 22, the Missouri Supreme Court reaffirmed the will of the state’s voters by unanimously declaring that Medicaid expansion is the law of the land. Having only moved to Missouri and joined the Foundation…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MFH Contact: Courtney Stewart cstewart@mffh.org (314) 345-5505 MHA Contact: Dave Dillon ddillon@mhanet.com (573) 893-3700, ext. 1311 New Missouri Health Data Resource Unveiled exploreMOhealth.org website will power better community health research and investment Community health improvement stakeholders and the public now have access to a unique tool to identify health factors and outcomes…
How we define ourselves, and how we ask that you describe us. About Missouri Foundation for Health Missouri Foundation for Health is building a more equitable future through collaboration, convening, knowledge sharing, and strategic investment. Working in partnership with communities and nonprofits, MFH is transforming systems to eliminate inequities within all aspects of health and addressing…
Our grant recipients and community partners work at the local level to address critical health needs and can provide essential information to policymakers about the health challenges in their districts. In 2006, we launched our Link Project to help grantees and community partners understand the policymaking process in Missouri and learn when and how they…
Over the last few months, we have learned that 127,000 people, more than 90,000 of them being children, have been dropped from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet. Not only is that a big number, it is also far above any other state in the country. In fact, it’s more than seven-times higher than the national…