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Changemaking Now – Fall 2023
Our fall issue of Changemaking Now is out! In this edition, we give you a glimpse into the heart of MFH. From unveiling a new vision statement to an in-depth look at the Walentik Award and the doctor who inspired it. Join us for a deeper dive into what’s energizing our work.
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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…
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Strengthening Missouri’s Harm Reduction Approach
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,…
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Protecting Maternal Health After Childbirth
Bringing a new baby home can be a time that passes in a happy blur for most families. Weeks of lost sleep and teething…
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New Survey Finds Majority of Missourians Worry About High Health Care Costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Molly Crisp Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5579 mcrisp@mffh.org New Survey Finds Majority of Missourians Worry About High Health…
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MFH Initiative Learnings: A New Vision for Providers
Missouri’s health and social safety nets were hanging by a thread even before the pandemic. This is nothing new. Nursing and doctor shortages result…
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Foundation Welcomes Executive Director of Build Missouri Health
Foundation Welcomes Executive Director of Build Missouri Health Hall Ratliff Poised to Chart Course, Shape Nonprofit ST. LOUIS, MO (July 6) –Missouri Foundation…
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Roe v. Wade: The Wrong Way for Our Rights
When I started my job at MFH in the summer of 2014, I was pregnant. That year was one of the happiest of my…
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Roe v. Wade: The Wrong Way for Our Rights
I remember how excited my parents were when they learned I was going to have a sister. They were young — 21 and 24.…
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Roe v. Wade: The Wrong Way for Our Rights
Women have long been discriminated against, and while progress has been made, we are now at a point where our reproductive rights are under…
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Roe v. Wade: The Wrong Way for Our Rights
In retrospect, I was just lucky — I was 6 years old on January 22, 1973. By virtue of my birth year, I have…
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Roe v. Wade: The Wrong Way for Our Rights
Unlike most men, in our society, a women’s life trajectory is often inextricably linked to childbearing. Childbearing can be a joyous and life-affirming occasion.…
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Roe v. Wade: The Wrong Way for Our Rights
While the Supreme Court has decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, thereby further upholding discriminatory oppression and damaging our health systems, Missouri Foundation for…