Black Midwives and Doulas Are Central to Birth Justice
Black women in the United States continue to face maternal mortality rates nearly 3.5 times higher...
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Category: Celebrating 19 Years: A Look Back
Altruism, Inc. and The MaIH Center Push Forward as Barriers Grow
More than a year after its launch, The Maternal and Infant Health (MaIH) Center in Lexington,...
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There Is A Mental Health Crisis Among Black Youth in the United States
The mental health crisis among Black youth in the United States is a pressing issue that requires...
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Reproductive Rights: The Search for Common Ground
Opinion Editorial The views expressed in this opinion editorial published by accessHealth News do...
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Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Discouraged, Impact Remains Unknown
According to NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse, animal research suggests that the body’s...
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Health Care is a Human Right: Making a Case for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas
Earlier this year, Missouri became the 39th state to expand Medicaid coverage, providing access to...
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The Rural vs. Urban Safety Net: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
What is the state of rural health care in Missouri? Some might say fragmented, while others see...
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Mental Health Equity Requires a Reckoning with Medical Racism
In a recent installment of a webinar series titled “Racial Equity and Mental Health,” panelists...
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Generations of Activism: What One Woman Can Do
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” ~Ida B. Wells Shedding light on...
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The ‘Weathering’ of Black Women and Its Implications on Health and Mortality
If you are fatigued from the hate-filled vitriol televised or posted daily, you are in good...
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Medicaid Expansion Benefits Rural and Urban Communities, Near-Retirees, Veterans, Essential Workers, and the Working Poor – 230,000 Missourians
VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 2 AUG. 4, 2020 TO EXPAND MEDICAID A yes vote for Amendment 2 on August 4,...
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MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENT COULD POSE CHALLENGES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Last November, intentions to shake up safety net programs, like Medicaid, were communicated in...
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