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Missouri’s Healthy SNAP Delay Shows Why Listening Matters
For the first time in history, Missouri is preparing to limit what families can purchase through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is the largest nutrition safety net program in the United States and provides monthly food benefits to one in nine Missourians. The new changes will restrict the purchase of certain foods, including products categorized as “candy, prepared desserts, and certain unhealthy beverages.” But…
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Growing a Successful Opportunity Fund Grant
Our new Opportunity Fund program only launched this past February, but we’re already proud to share the first approved proposal, “Missouri’s First Agricultural Park.”…
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Ferguson: Where Are We Three Years Later?
Michael Brown’s death on August 9, 2014, sparked a cascading series of protests, reactions, and racially charged dynamics that have come to be broadly…
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The Many Factors That Lead to Lifelong Health
I don’t think I’m biased when I say that we have an exceptional organizational mission – “to improve the health and well-being of individuals…
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Looking Back on Oral Health: Our Commitment to Evaluation and Learning
In the field of philanthropy, we often wonder if what we’re doing is working. Are our resources – both human and financial – being…
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Healing America’s Health Care System: What now?
In previous posts, I’ve discussed why the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is the wrong medicine and explored the right medicine – universal, affordable…
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The Right Medicine for American Health Care
In a previous post, a diagnosis of American health care ills revealed that – for various reasons – the American Health Care Act is…
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Why the American Health Care Act is the Wrong Medicine
American health care is sick. It is a big, complicated, vitally important part of American society – it is woven into our culture, our…
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New Foundation Program Aims to Strengthen and Encourage Innovation in Public Health Infrastructure in Missouri
Multifaceted plan will help communities develop and sponsor new ideas to improve infrastructure, while also offering much-needed direct support. ST. LOUIS, MO (April 24,…
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Making Sense of Public Statements: Universal Access to Coverage
As news reports attempt to keep up with the fast-paced developments in ideas for fundamentally changing the nation’s health insurance infrastructure for low-and moderate-income…
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Seize the Opportunity Fund
Missouri has its share of health issues – big and small. Some, like infant mortality, require long-term commitments and resources to see impact, while…
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Health in Rural Communities: Invisible in national health reform?
Recently I met with community health leaders in three Missouri communities – Kirksville, Unionville, and Hannibal. In wide-ranging discussions on the state of health…
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Our 2015-16 Annual Report
You’re invited to join us on a trip through our region as we highlight a sampling of accomplishments from the last two years. Explore…