We are a resource for the region, working with communities and nonprofits to generate and accelerate positive changes in health.
Our Initiatives
Behavioral Health
By utilizing a statewide, community-level approach we are gaining a deeper understanding of what works and greater insight into the structural barriers limiting a person-centered, recovery-oriented system. Through this work, we and other stakeholders are influencing the field and providing support to reshape it.
Our 5 service areas include 84 counties and the city of St. Louis
Northeast
Famous author and humorist Mark Twain was born in Florida, MO, and his boyhood home is now a museum in Hannibal, MO.
Central
The University of Missouri in Columbia was the first college in the world to offer a journalism degree (1908).
St. Louis
Maya Angelou, often referred to as “The People’s Poet Laureate,” was born in St. Louis, MO.
Southwest
A herd of about 100 bison make their home in Prairie State Park, located in Barton County, MO.
Southeast
Missouri mines more lead than any other state in the nation, with six mines operating in what is known as the Lead Belt.
