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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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Changemaking Now – Winter 2022
Through Changemaking Now, we highlight stories that exemplify our commitment to achieving health equity in Missouri. Stories in this issue include: Looking back on…
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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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Changemaking Now – Summer 2022
Through Changemaking Now, we highlight stories that exemplify our commitment to achieving health equity in Missouri. Topics in this issue include Medicaid expansion, our…
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New Firearm Suicide Prevention Campaign Launching in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org New Firearm Suicide Prevention Campaign Launching in Missouri End Family Fire…
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Long-time Executive to Leave MFH to Lead Foundation in Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org Long-time Executive to Leave MFH to Lead Foundation in Georgia ST.…
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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…