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Diego Abente – Spark Prize 2025 Awardee Spotlight
Over the next few months, we’ll be recognizing each awardee of our new Spark Prize with a feature article.The Spark Prize is a $200,000 award for individuals with outstanding vision, commitment, and promise to improve health and well-being in Missouri. The award is an investment in future impact, giving recipients the freedom to use the…
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Confronting Health Issues Highlighted in Forward Through Ferguson Report
Missouri Foundation for Health has designated up to $6 million toward addressing health issues highlighted in the Ferguson Commission’s 2015 report. The Foundation identified…
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Our VP of Policy Named to Distinguished Council
We are proud to announce that Vice President of Policy Ryan Barker, was appointed as one of the 14 inaugural members of the Midwest…
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Welcoming Our New CFO
Missouri Foundation for Health has hired Jill Nowak as its chief financial officer. Nowak, a certified public accountant, will lead the finance and administration…
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A New Online Identity, a Message From Our CEO
Most of you are aware that over the past three years, Missouri Foundation for Health has been evolving in various ways. What initially began…
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Welcoming Our 2016-17 Health Leadership Fellows
We are proud to announce the first cohort of our new Health Leadership Program! This cadre of diverse, highly skilled leaders will spend the…
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Show Me Healthy Housing
The connection between health and housing is a growing topic in the philanthropic community, and it’s not difficult to understand why. Adequate housing is…
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Food Insecurity Report Reveals Scope of Problem in Missouri
Food insecurity in Missouri continues to be a major issue, affecting one in five households with children. In an effort to raise awareness on…
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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,…
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Foundation Hires New Vice President of Programs
Missouri Foundation for Health has hired Stacey Easterling as its new Vice President of Programs. Easterling will lead the design, development and delivery of…
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Infant Vitality Convening Gathers Partners to Share and Learn
Last month, partners of Missouri Foundation for Health’s Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative (IMRI) gathered in Cape Girardeau for a joint convening, Better Together: Community…
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MFH Hosts Coro Fellows for the Second Time in One Year
After completing a five-week session at Missouri Foundation for Health earlier in the program, two Coro Fellows opted to return to MFH for the…