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Los medicamentos PrEP y TAR pueden ser clave para erradicar el VIH
by Katie Feuerstein | Jan 30, 2023 | Salud |
El VIH ya no es una sentencia de muerte. Con medicamentos como la profilaxis previa a la...
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LA REFORMA DE LOS PRÉSTAMOS PREDATORIOS NO ES UNA CUESTIÓN PARTIDISTA
by Katie Feuerstein | Jan 30, 2023 | Salud |
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MÍRALO A LOS OJOS: PREVENCIÓN DEL SUICIDIO INFANTIL
by Katie Feuerstein | Jan 19, 2023 | Salud |
Health Equity: What it Means to Rural Health Community Leaders
by Elena Cleaves | Dec 13, 2022 | Rural |
The health equity gap has long plagued rural areas due to a variety of factors that affect health...
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Outing Rural Mental Health’s Silent Suffering
by Elena Cleaves | Dec 8, 2022 | Rural |
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Life Expectancy Decreases Stun Researchers
by Tonia Wright | Aug 19, 2022 | Rural |
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MRHA 2022 Rural Health Conference Aims to Spark Statewide Collaboration
by Elena Cleaves | Jul 11, 2022 | Rural |
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Black Suicide Rate Mirrors Rural Suicide Rate
by Tempest Wright | Apr 21, 2022 | Rural |
One Pill Can Kill: Fentanyl Carries Fatal Consequences for Teens Experimenting with Drugs
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 16, 2023 | Substance Use |
Teens and young adults experimenting with drugs is not a new phenomenon or concern. However,...
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Medical Marijuana VS Opioids: A Look at the Pros and Cons
by Tonia Wright | Apr 21, 2022 | Substance Use |
One Pill Can Kill: Fentanyl Carries Fatal Consequences for Teens Experimenting with Drugs
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 16, 2023 | Substance Use |
Teens and young adults experimenting with drugs is not a new phenomenon or concern. However,...
No Equity Without Quality, No Quality Without Equity
by Tonia Wright | Feb 22, 2023 | Health, Health Equity |
The Kansas City Health Equity Learning and Action Network (the LAN), under the leadership of the...
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CARE BEYOND THE BOULEVARD TAKES HEALTH CARE TO THE STREETS
by Katie Feuerstein | Oct 18, 2022 | Social Care |
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Kansas Medicaid Expansion Will Save Dollars and Lives
by Elena Cleaves | Mar 3, 2022 | Health Equity |
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Maternal Health
LatestCaring for Black Birthing Families Requires Cultural Responsiveness
by Katie Feuerstein | Nov 1, 2022 | Maternal Health | 0 |
Altruism Media, Inc.’s inaugural mission, The Maternal and Infant Health (MaIH) Project, boasts a...
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Paid Maternity Leave Allowed Me to Pursue Motherhood
by Elena Cleaves | Oct 28, 2022 | Maternal Health | 0 |
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The Value Doulas Bring to New and Expectant Parents
by Elena Cleaves | Sep 12, 2022 | Maternal Health | 0 |
Community
LatestYoung Family Farm in Urban KC Exemplifies Family, Resilience, and Community
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 27, 2023 | Community | 0 |
Young Family Farm, a Black family-owned and operated farm in the Kansas City metropolitan area,...
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Letter to the Editor: “A Payday Lender Was My Only Option”
by Katie Feuerstein | Jan 19, 2023 | Community | 0 |
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Indifferent Empires: Payday Loans in Netflix’s “Dirty Money”
by Katie Feuerstein | Jan 16, 2023 | Community | 0 |
Health
LatestNo Equity Without Quality, No Quality Without Equity
by Tonia Wright | Feb 22, 2023 | Health, Health Equity | 0 |
The Kansas City Health Equity Learning and Action Network (the LAN), under the leadership of the...
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Colorectal Cancer Rises Among Young Adults and Black Americans
by Elena Cleaves | Feb 20, 2023 | Health | 0 |
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Lifestyle Changes Alone Won’t Improve Black and Hispanic Women’s Heart Health
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 16, 2023 | Women's Health | 0 |
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Cervical Cancer is Preventable: Protect Yourself
by Elena Cleaves | Dec 19, 2022 | Health | 0 |
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by Contributing Writer | Sep 1, 2017 | Substance Use | 0 |
Opioid addiction is hitting rural communities in Missouri hard. The Centers for Disease Control...
Read MoreKick Butts. Get Screened.
by Contributing Writer | Feb 27, 2018 | Health, Substance Use | 0 |
As overall smoking rates in the US decline to their lowest rates ever, the tobacco industry has...
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by Tempest Wright | Jun 11, 2018 | Health, Substance Use | 0 |
Long gone are the days of 1950s Hollywood glamour when cigarettes were widely associated with...
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by Contributing Writer | Nov 27, 2018 | Substance Use | 0 |
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Read MoreMEDICAL MARIJUANA SURE TO SHAKE THINGS UP
by Contributing Writer | Nov 27, 2018 | Health, Substance Use | 0 |
Right now, everything is speculative. But Missouri, which recently joined the 30 states that have...
Read MorePROTECTING OUR GIRLS: TRAFFICKING ON THE INTERSTATE
by Tonia Wright | Jan 6, 2019 | Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women | 0 |
It’s something you think happens in other countries. But every day, on the internet, in massage...
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