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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. LOUIS, MO (April 7, 2022) – Missouri Foundation for Health today announced that Chief Strategy Officer Kristy Klein Davis will be relocating to Atlanta to take on the position of president…
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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 LPritchard@mfhc.org Most Missouri Residents Support Greater Access to Birth Control New Survey Released by The Right Time Initiative on “Thanks, Birth Control” Day JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI (November 17, 2021) – Three…
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National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and MFH Announce Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Study Gun Violence in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and MFH Announce Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Study Gun Violence in Missouri As Gun Violence Surges Amid COVID-19 in Missouri and the U.S., the Need for Rigorous Research Intensifies ST. LOUIS, MO (August 4,…
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The Right Time Initiative Increases Access to Quality Contraceptive Services for Women in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leslie Pritchard Missouri Family Health Council (573) 694-4898 LPritchard@mfhc.org The Right Time Initiative Increases Access to Quality Contraceptive Services for Women in Missouri Nineteen additional health center locations across Missouri to offer free or low-cost birth control JEFFERSON CITY, MO (July 14, 2020) – Deciding if, when, and under what…
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Look Back on a Very Different Year With Our 2019 Annual Report
It is a strange experience to look back on our work from 2019 through the lens of our current reality. Our annual report’s theme, “Convening for the Common Good,” feels out of touch when you think about not being able to physically convene at all today. Yet, we still want to acknowledge the power of…
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New Impact Report Shows Broad Economic Benefits to Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org New Impact Report Shows Broad Economic Benefits to Medicaid Expansion in Missouri ST. LOUIS, MO (June 9, 2020) A new report released by Missouri Foundation for Health shows the projected impact of Medicaid expansion on Missouri’s economy from 2022-2026. The report details…
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Our Response to Ongoing Racial Injustice
Racism is a public health crisis, resulting in a shocking and appalling number of deaths among black Americans. Beginning with and stemming from slavery, decades of public policy decisions have firmly instituted racism in all our public systems and structures. The practices, behaviors, and attitudes generally accepted or ignored by a majority white society resulting…