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MFH Honors Dr. Jason Purnell with Fourth Annual Walentik Leadership in Health Award
On December 14, during Missouri Foundation for Health’s annual dinner hosted by its Board of Directors, Dr. Jason Purnell will accept the 2016 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award. Purnell is an assistant professor at Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work and project director of For the Sake of All, a multi-disciplinary project…
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DiAnne Mueller, CEO of Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, Honored with Health Leadership Award
Missouri Foundation for Health has named DiAnne Mueller, CEO of Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, as the 2017 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award honoree. Mueller has served as the CEO of the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery for more than 23 years, and has dedicated her professional life to helping marginalized people live healthier lives…
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MFH Honors Dr. Sarah Garwood with 2021 Walentik Leadership in Health Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org MFH Honors Dr. Sarah Garwood with 2021 Walentik Leadership in Health Award ST. LOUIS, MO (December 7, 2021) – Missouri Foundation for Health has named Dr. Sarah Garwood, medical director at school-based health center the SPOT at Jennings High School, as…
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Sister Francioni Honored with Third Annual Walentik Award
On December 16, during Missouri Foundation for Health’s annual dinner hosted by its Board of Directors, Sister Anne Francioni, director of Whole Kids Outreach, will accept the 2015 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award. Now in its third year, the award was created to honor the late Dr. Walentik’s commitment to serving vulnerable populations.…
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Dr. Kathy Fenger Honored with MFH’s 2020 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award
Missouri Foundation for Health has named Dr. Kathy Fenger, Head of School at LOGOS, as the 2020 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award honoree. LOGOS is a therapeutic school in St. Louis that specializes in behavioral therapy for adolescents. Fenger has spent her nearly 30-year career there helping students that struggle with mental and emotional issues,…
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Dr. Nick Holekamp Named Recipient of Missouri Foundation for Health’s 2019 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award
Missouri Foundation for Health has named Dr. Nick Holekamp, vice president and chief medical officer at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, as the 2019 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award honoree. For nearly 20 years, Holekamp has ensured that Ranken Jordan patients have the best chance for a full recovery by combining the care…
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Brittany “Tru” Kellman honored with the 2018 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award
Missouri Foundation for Health has named Brittany “Tru” Kellman, founder and executive director of Jamaa Birth Village, as its 2018 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award recipient. Since 2015, Kellman and her team at Jamaa have been caring for and empowering expectant mothers and their families through midwifery services. The organization focuses on racial…
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Nationally Recognized St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund Awards 21 Grants Totaling More Than $394,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Seaton (212) 784-5705 JSeaton@groupgordon.com Nationally Recognized St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund Awards 21 Grants Totaling More Than $394,000 Funding will facilitate sustainable, community-driven efforts to heal racial trauma and dismantle systems contributing to racial inequities for people of color in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, MO (August 17,…
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MFH’s Cover Missouri Coalition Called What’s Right with the Region!
On May 7, 2015, FOCUS St. Louis, the region’s premier leadership organization, will honor 20 organizations, individuals, and initiatives that are making a difference in St. Louis at the 18th annual What’s Right with the Region! awards celebration. The honorees were nominated by the public and selected by a panel of community judges for their impact and service…
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Dr. Ashlea Cardin Chosen as 10th Annual Walentik Leadership Awardee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org ST. LOUIS, MO (November 17, 2022) – This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award. On Thursday, December 16, 2022, recipient Dr. Ashlea Cardin will be honored during Missouri Foundation for Health’s annual dinner*,…
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MoCAP: Another Way We’re a Resource for the Region
We’re proud to share some of the latest grants received by participants of our MoCAP program. MoCAP is another way we catalyze change in the region, in this case by acting as a resource to qualified groups that are pursuing federal or national funding for their health- or prevention-focused work. Through MoCAP we assist organizations…
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Behavioral Health Care: Time to Get it Right
From 2013 to 2016, Missouri Foundation for Health spent over $14 million on behavioral health-related work in Missouri. Yet the impact of those efforts is dwarfed by the enormous need for more and better behavioral health care across the state. The behavioral health umbrella is massive; it includes alcohol and drug abuse, opioid addiction, depression,…