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Introducing the MFH Creator Fellowship: Apply by July 3
We’re proud to launch the inaugural MFH Creator Fellowship: a six-month paid program for Missouri-based content creators who want to dig deeper into the issues shaping health and wellbeing in their communities and share what they learn with a broader audience. Learn more and start the application process here. Missourians are the best messengers to
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New Research Shows a Disjointed Regional Public Health Response to COVID-19 – Lessons Learned Two Years Into the Pandemic
Taking stock after two full years of COVID-19 can feel overwhelming. How do we measure it – in deaths, illnesses, shelter-in-place orders, scientific breakthroughs,…
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The Numbers Don’t Lie
This piece was originally published in the St. Louis American. Solutions to firearm violence seem elusive even under the best of circumstances, and yet,…
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Ensuring Healthy Moms: The Case for Extending Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Missouri is experiencing a maternal mortality crisis, with mortality rates double the national average. The situation is even more dire for Black parents, who…
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New Campaign Features Testimonials from Missourians With Long COVID to Encourage More Vaccinations Statewide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Z. Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health cstewart@mffh.org New Campaign Features Testimonials from Missourians With Long COVID to Encourage…
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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…
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Most Missouri Residents Support Greater Access to Birth Control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org or Leslie Pritchard Missouri Family Health Council, Inc. (573) 694-4898…
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New Research Shines a Light on Missouri’s Public Health Response to COVID-19 and Offers a Transformative Path Forward
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org or Kathy Fackelmann The George Washington University (202) 994-8354 kfackelmann@gwu.edu…
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Missouri Pediatricians Speak Out in Statewide Vaccination Campaign to Curb Surge in Child COVID-19 Cases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Z. Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health cstewart@mffh.org Missouri Pediatricians Speak Out in Statewide Vaccination Campaign to Curb Surge in…
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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…
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For the Sake of Racial Equity, It’s Time for Nationwide Medicaid Expansion
It took more than a decade of work from countless organizations and dedicated individuals to make it a reality, but on July 22, the…
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Medicaid Expansion Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court
In August of 2020, a substantial majority of Missouri voters approved an amendment to ingrain Medicaid expansion into the state’s constitution. Today, in a…
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“How Did We Not Know?” Clarifying the Connection Between Firearms and Suicide
How did we not know? This is what more and more firearm owners are asking themselves in conversations involving suicide. A recent New York…