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SNAP Is an Investment in Missouri’s Health
What kind of Missouri do we want to live in? One where every child starts each school day with a full stomach, ready to learn and grow. Where retirees can stretch their fixed incomes to cover both medicine and meals. Where families don’t have to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table.…
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White Mortality Report for Missouri Shows Stark Reversal in Long-Term Trends
A new report titled “Why Are Death Rates Rising Among Whites in Missouri?” has put the spotlight on a disturbing trend in life expectancies…
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DiAnne Mueller, CEO of Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, Honored with Health Leadership Award
Missouri Foundation for Health has named DiAnne Mueller, CEO of Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, as the 2017 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award…
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Why Isn’t Health a Greater Priority in Missouri?
United Health Foundation’s latest America’s Health Rankings of states came out this week, and as the leader of a health-focused foundation in Missouri, I…
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Grantee Perception and Self Reflection
As a Foundation we’re not static. We’re always evaluating our effectiveness, our impact, our strengths, and our weaknesses. This requires us to reflect on…
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Affirming Our Social Compact: A Step Toward Fixing Our Fraying Safety Net
We live in unusually contentious times in our country. Our fundamental social compact – the mutually beneficial agreement on how we will live and…
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MoCAP: Another Way We’re a Resource for the Region
We’re proud to share some of the latest grants received by participants of our MoCAP program. MoCAP is another way we catalyze change in…
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The Time For Courageous Leadership is Now
As shared with the inaugural cohort of our Health Leadership Fellows Program during its graduation ceremony on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Central Reform Congregation…
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The Evolution of the Epidemic: Missouri’s Opioid Crisis
The opioid epidemic is one of Missouri’s most pressing health issues. To put it in perspective, roughly 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in…
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Growing a Successful Opportunity Fund Grant
Our new Opportunity Fund program only launched this past February, but we’re already proud to share the first approved proposal, “Missouri’s First Agricultural Park.”…
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Ferguson: Where Are We Three Years Later?
Michael Brown’s death on August 9, 2014, sparked a cascading series of protests, reactions, and racially charged dynamics that have come to be broadly…
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The Many Factors That Lead to Lifelong Health
I don’t think I’m biased when I say that we have an exceptional organizational mission – “to improve the health and well-being of individuals…
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Looking Back on Oral Health: Our Commitment to Evaluation and Learning
In the field of philanthropy, we often wonder if what we’re doing is working. Are our resources – both human and financial – being…