Category: Health
Closing the Gap: KanCare Covers 165,000 Kansans Currently Left Out of Medicaid
by Elena Cleaves | May 5, 2022 | Health | 0 |
A recent webinar from the Kansas City Medical Society Foundation titled, “Let’s Talk KanCare: What...
Read MorePreventing Sexual Violence Requires Community Education and Trauma-Informed Support
by Elena Cleaves | Mar 30, 2022 | Sexual Violence | 0 |
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month, an annual campaign dedicated to ending...
Read MoreNursing Workforce Shortage Demonstrates Health Industry Failures: “That System is Crumbling”
by Elena Cleaves | Mar 26, 2022 | Health | 0 |
In recent years, reports indicated future shortages in the nursing workforce. Now, the COVID-19...
Read MoreKansas Medicaid Expansion Will Save Dollars and Lives
by Elena Cleaves | Mar 3, 2022 | Health Equity | 0 |
After a decade-long battle to implement new Medicaid guidelines in Missouri, the expansion finally...
Read MoreSTI Prevention Requires Honest Education, Communication, and Support
by Elena Cleaves | Mar 3, 2022 | Health Equity | 0 |
Every day, more than one million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired globally....
Read MoreBlack Women with Reproductive Conditions Often Dismissed and Suffer in Silence
by Taylor Schley | Jan 28, 2022 | Health | 0 |
Uterine fibroids and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affect millions of women every year, but...
Read MoreStructural Racism Fuels Disparities in Black Women’s Maternal and Heart Health
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 28, 2022 | Health | 0 |
American Heart Month, observed throughout February, promotes heart health and raises awareness...
Read MoreHealth Care is a Human Right: Making a Case for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 4, 2022 | Health | 0 |
Earlier this year, Missouri became the 39th state to expand Medicaid coverage, providing access to...
Read MoreA Look Into Transgender Health: How Much Do You Really Know About Gender?
by Katie Feuerstein | Jan 4, 2022 | Health | 0 |
Though heated debate about gender is ubiquitous in politics and social media, the real human...
Read MoreObstetric Racism and Misogynoir Intersect to Drive Preventable HIV and Mortality in Black Women and Birthing Bodies
by Elena Cleaves | Jan 4, 2022 | Health | 0 |
A new webinar series highlights how failing to address the historical exploitation and oppression...
Read MoreHelp Missouri Stick it to the Flu
by Contributing Writer | Nov 5, 2021 | Health | 0 |
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms can...
Read MorePreventing College Suicides Requires All Hands On Deck
by Elena Cleaves | Nov 5, 2021 | Health | 0 |
The final installation in a series on suicide prevention highlighted the specific risk factors for...
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