Category: Community

New Pediatric Wing at Samuel U. Rodgers Health Cen...

Posted by Chrissey Breault | Nov 19, 2025 | Community | 0 |

No Equity Without Quality, No Quality Without Equi...

Posted by Tonia Wright | Oct 1, 2025 | Community | 0 |

Sam Rodgers and Altruism Join Forces to Improve Ma...

Posted by Tonia Wright | May 1, 2025 | Community | 0 |

Black Maternal Health Week: Urgency, Advocacy, and...

Posted by Chrissey Breault | Apr 1, 2025 | Community | 0 |

Grace Advertising Celebrates 18 Years of Advocacy ...

Posted by Chrissey Breault | Feb 4, 2025 | Community | 0 |

Sam Rodgers’ OB-GYN Dr. Robbie Harriford Makes Her...

Posted by Tonia Wright | Jan 2, 2025 | Community | 0 |

Dad Doulas are Changing Childbirth for Fathers

by Chrissey Breault | May 29, 2026 | Community | 0 |

When James Hogue and his wife, Shunquita, learned they were expecting their first child, they did...

Food Insecurity Just Got Worse. SNAP’s New Rules Are Why.

by Chrissey Breault | Feb 3, 2026 | Community | 0 |

SNAP benefits are flowing again, but for rural families across Missouri and Kansas, the ground...

CHWs Evolve from Movement to Mainstay as Budget Cuts Threaten to Reduce Their Impact

by Tonia Wright | Feb 3, 2026 | Community | 0 |

The proof is in the proverbial pudding. Community Health Workers (CHWs) manifest real results. A...

Recently Published Needs Assessment Underscores the State of Health for Rural Missourians

by Tonia Wright | Jan 8, 2026 | Community | 0 |

ToRCH, Rural Health Transformation Program Have Potential to Improve Outcomes The Missouri Rural...

Altruism Teams Up to Offer Food As Medicine and BP Self- Monitoring Program

by Contributing Writer | Jan 8, 2026 | Community | 0 |

Initiative aims to improve health outcomes, address food insecurity, support local farmers, and...

From Waitlists to Real Support: How Patty Cakes Transformed Foster Care in Kansas City

by Chrissey Breault | Jan 8, 2026 | Community | 0 |

A teen stops yelling at her mother. Another learns to manage her emotions at school. A parent...

Priced Out, Shut Out: How the Gutting of Women’s Health Care Makes Being Female Unaffordable in America

by Chrissey Breault | Jan 8, 2026 | Community | 0 |

Cathy Thomas had been paying $390 per month for health insurance. In January, that premium jumps...

New Pediatric Wing at Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center to Expand Children’s Health Care Access in Kansas City

by Chrissey Breault | Nov 19, 2025 | Community | 0 |

In the heart of Kansas City’s Historic Northeast neighborhood, a beacon of hope is rising for...

Children’s Mercy Uses the LAN to Drive Research and Address Disparities

by Chrissey Breault | Oct 1, 2025 | Community | 0 |

In early 2022, Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) embarked on a transformative journey as...

A Foundation for Change: First Call and the LAN’s Impact on Addiction Support

by Chrissey Breault | Oct 1, 2025 | Community, Mental Wellness | 0 |

First Call, a cornerstone of Kansas City’s addiction recovery landscape since 1958, has long been...

No Equity Without Quality, No Quality Without Equity

by Tonia Wright | Oct 1, 2025 | Community | 0 |

The Kansas City Health Equity Learning and Action Network (the LAN), under the leadership of the...

Race, Language and Ethnicity Project Pushes for a Healthier and More Equitable Kansas City