Category: Health Equity
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Revitalizing Public Health in Missouri
In normal times, the public health system operates in the background, largely unnoticed by most of the public. The ability to turn on the…
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My Take on the COVID-19 Vaccine: Choice, Lived Experience, and Trust
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…
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Systems Change is the Change We Need
Conversation starter: Ask your friends if they feel optimistic about the times that we’re living in and the progress being made. Depending on who…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions- Housing
Keeping people safely housed during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for keeping everyone healthy. And yet the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 is threatening…
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What Brings Us Together in Missouri?
Missouri’s recent passage of Medicaid expansion was a significant step toward the long-term goal of everyone having access to affordable health care. The expansion…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions-Paid Leave
Even before the current pandemic, 33.6 million Americans were without a single day of paid leave to care for themselves or a family member. This…
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Missourians Say Yes to Medicaid Expansion
Missouri voters have made clear that our state must move forward to expand Medicaid for the health of our communities and the health of…
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A Stronger Safety Net Means a Healthier Future in Missouri
As published and seen on July 29, 2020, on Medium Like most other states, Missouri is struggling to achieve health equity. Medicaid has not…
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Medicaid Expansion Makes Sense for Rural Missouri
Rural hospitals are in crisis. Over the past decade, 128 rural hospitals across the United States have closed. 2019 was the worst year yet,…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions – Telehealth
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every facet of our daily lives — from where we work and worship to how our children learn…
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A Tale of Two Systems – The shortchanging of public health
We have two health systems in this country. One – our health care system – is anchored in medical treatment delivered one patient at…
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Birth Control Access and the Supreme Court’s Ruling
We believe a woman has the right to make her own decisions about her health care. Extensive research has demonstrated that policies and practices…