Category: Health

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

Posted by Tonia Wright | Feb 22, 2023 | Health, Health Equity | 0 |

Missouri Medicaid Expansion is Changing Lives For ...

Posted by Elena Cleaves | Jan 7, 2022 | Health | 0 |

PrEP and ART Medications May Be Key to Eradicating...

Posted by Taylor Schley | Jan 4, 2022 | Health | 0 |

No 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...

Colorectal Cancer Rises Among Young Adults and Black Americans

by Elena Cleaves | Feb 20, 2023 | Health | 0 |

Each March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month highlights the prevalence of colorectal cancer, a...

Lifestyle Changes Alone Won’t Improve Black and Hispanic Women’s Heart Health

by Elena Cleaves | Jan 16, 2023 | Women's Health | 0 |

Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of American women, responsible for one in five female...

Cervical Cancer is Preventable: Protect Yourself

by Elena Cleaves | Dec 19, 2022 | Health | 0 |

According to the American Cancer Society, cervical cancer is preventable and is one of the most...

Virus Trifecta Offers Perfect Storm for the Unvaccinated and Those at High Risk

by Elena Cleaves | Dec 9, 2022 | Health | 0 |

As surges of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among children combine with flu season and...

Look It In The Eyes: Child Suicide Prevention

by Katie Feuerstein | Dec 8, 2022 | Health | 0 |

Fear leads to stigma, and stigma demands silence. It’s no wonder that we’re reluctant to talk...

Reproductive Rights: The Search for Common Ground

by Katie Feuerstein | Oct 28, 2022 | Health | 0 |

Opinion Editorial The views expressed in this opinion editorial published by accessHealth News do...

Nursing Workforce Shortage Demonstrates Health Industry Failures: “That System is Crumbling”

by Elena Cleaves | Oct 26, 2022 | Health | 0 |

In recent years, reports indicated future shortages in the nursing workforce. Now, the COVID-19...

Trauma-Informed Care Addresses the Link Between Trauma and Health Ailments in Aging Adults

by Elena Cleaves | Oct 25, 2022 | Health | 0 |

Trauma exposure is linked to developing a wide range of conditions that negatively impact...

3D Mammograms: Game Changers and Life Savers

by Contributing Writer | Sep 12, 2022 | Health, Women's Health | 0 |

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Four years ago, a routine 3D mammogram revealed a baby cobra curled up on my chest....

Fentanyl Test Strips Are An Important Harm Reduction Tool

by Katie Feuerstein | Aug 20, 2022 | Health | 0 |

In a recent HRSA-hosted webinar, speaker Rithvik Kondai of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health...

Suicidality in Men Requires Everyone’s Attention

by Katie Feuerstein | Aug 19, 2022 | Health | 0 |

The webinar covered in this article was presented to clinicians and medical personnel. The duties...