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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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Keeping Missourians Covered in a Time of Uncertainty
Looking back on Missouri’s extremely successful Affordable Care Act open enrollment period last year (2015-16), I have to say it’s bittersweet. As you can…
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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…
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The Future of Missouri Medicaid
Among President Trump’s first official acts after taking oath of office was signing an executive order regarding the Affordable Care Act, signaling that the…
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What Makes a Healthy Community?
In the mid-90s the Bosnian war brought thousands of Muslim refugees to St. Louis. As the resettlement began, many locals had a predictable and…
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Show Me Healthy Housing Year One Report Released, Highlighting Progress, Lessons Learned, and the Value of Collaboration
Though still early in the process, our Show Me Healthy Housing (SMHH) work is already showing impact. SMHH is the Foundation’s first foray into…
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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.…
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Health Equity as a Pathway to Unity
In the past few weeks, there have been 11 hate-related incidents reported in Missouri. These acts of harassment, which have been aimed at minorities,…
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What’s Next for Health in Missouri?
While politics might still remain in the forefront of our minds, it’s essential that our focus turns forward to the crucial task at hand…
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Changing How We Describe Ourselves to Match Our Evolving Organization
The work we undertake at Missouri Foundation for Health is both impactful and inspirational; it’s something I feel every morning when coming into the…
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Making Health a Priority
Growing up, the priorities in our family were food, shelter, and utilities. Going to the doctor was only on the list if there was…
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The Future of Universal Health Insurance (Deja Vu)
When I was working at Bellevue Hospital in New York City after college, it felt like national health insurance was “just around the corner.”…
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Partnerships and New Strategies Expand Our Show Me Healthy Housing Work
Our pilot program Show Me Healthy Housing continues to expand in size and scope. The effort provides funding to health-related nonprofit agencies for the…