As Missourians head to the polls today, new insights from the third Speak Up MO report underscore how essential economic stability is to the health and well-being of communities across the state.
In August of 2020, a substantial majority of Missouri voters approved an amendment to ingrain Medicaid expansion into Missouri’s constitution. Despite this progress, today,…
As a former public health department director, I like to think I know a thing or two about public health infrastructure and preparedness. I…
Sometimes things work out exactly how they are supposed to. Call it kismet, call it karma, call it dumb luck. For me it happened…
There is no single issue more important to the Foundation’s work and mission than Medicaid expansion and achieving health equity in Missouri. In August…
Missouri Foundation for Health is disappointed in the legislature’s decision not to fund Medicaid expansion in the state fiscal year 2022 budget. Last August,…
It should not take the world witnessing the last nine minutes and 42 seconds of George Floyd’s life for us to declare that racism…
To my fellow changemakers, The end of my tenure at MFH is drawing near. My upcoming retirement gives me the opportunity to reflect on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Molly Crisp Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5579 mcrisp@mffh.org Missouri Foundation for Health Commissions Research on Attitudes and Perceptions of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Z. Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org Missouri Foundation for Health Names Dr. Dwayne Proctor as its…
In normal times, the public health system operates in the background, largely unnoticed by most of the public. The ability to turn on the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Molly Crisp Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5579 mcrisp@mffh.org Foundation’s Opportunity Fund Focused on Partnerships and Testing Ideas That Tackle…
In 2021 all Missourians are participating, one way or another, in a life-and-death undertaking to bring the pandemic under control by reaching herd immunity…