Category: Community
There’s Power in the Pause
Researchers Yvonne Biggins and Nonie White surveyed 250 female founders; 83% reported high stress,...
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Those Pregnant, Postpartum, and Covered Through Medicaid Must Prepare for the Work Requirement
The 2025 budget reconciliation law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), includes significant...
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Dad Doulas are Changing Childbirth for Fathers
When James Hogue and his wife, Shunquita, learned they were expecting their first child, they did...
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Food Insecurity Just Got Worse. SNAP’s New Rules Are Why.
SNAP benefits are flowing again, but for rural families across Missouri and Kansas, the ground...
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CHWs Evolve from Movement to Mainstay as Budget Cuts Threaten to Reduce Their Impact
The proof is in the proverbial pudding. Community Health Workers (CHWs) manifest real results. A...
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Recently Published Needs Assessment Underscores the State of Health for Rural Missourians
ToRCH, Rural Health Transformation Program Have Potential to Improve Outcomes The Missouri Rural...
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Altruism Teams Up to Offer Food As Medicine and BP Self- Monitoring Program
Initiative aims to improve health outcomes, address food insecurity, support local farmers, and...
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From Waitlists to Real Support: How Patty Cakes Transformed Foster Care in Kansas City
A teen stops yelling at her mother. Another learns to manage her emotions at school. A parent...
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Priced Out, Shut Out: How the Gutting of Women’s Health Care Makes Being Female Unaffordable in America
Cathy Thomas had been paying $390 per month for health insurance. In January, that premium jumps...
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New Pediatric Wing at Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center to Expand Children’s Health Care Access in Kansas City
In the heart of Kansas City’s Historic Northeast neighborhood, a beacon of hope is rising for...
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‘Equity Through Early Literacy: The Foundations of Early Reading as a Tool for Equity’
“There can be no equity, no social justice, without literacy.” —Kareem Weaver Decades of research...
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Preventing Suicide in Indigenous Youth: Strategies & Considerations for Primary Care Teams & Beyond
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Indigenous youth ages 8 to 24, and Native...
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