The Missouri Health Equity Collaborative (MOHEC) is led by the MU Center for Health Policy, and is designed to empower Missourians to end health disparities.
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14% of U.S. adults were smokers in 2017, down 2% from the year before - an all-time low. usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
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100+ years of #segregation in #STL has created an 18 year gap in life expectancy in areas less than 10 miles apart.
The chairperson of our Board of Directors, Serena Muhammad, is also featured in this sobering piece from @dailytonic. #Equity #Disparities tonic.vice.com/en_us/article…
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Check out the newly released KMHS Consumer Health Access Study which reports the unmet need of residents across Kansas and Missouri. reachhealth.org/kmhs-finalre…
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HCF and health foundations in Kansas and Missouri are announcing the results of a two-state survey of consumers on their health care. Residents identified substantial unmet health needs, particularly in access to care for chronic conditions, mental health needs, and dental care. – at Overland Park, KS
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Coming up Monday, June 11! Researchers from @RTI_Intl will share findings from survey of KS & MO residents on their health coverage and health concerns. @REACHHealthcare @HCFGKC @kansashealthorg @MoFoundHealth & United Methodist Health Ministry Fund @JordanDavidJ xitter.gq/MOHealthEquity/status/…
Report on Consumer Perspectives on Health Access in Kansas and Missouri, June 11, 12:30 -3 pm, Matt Ross Community Center. Report supported by @REACHHealthcare @kansashealthorg @HCFGKC @MoFoundHealth & United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. RSVP at [email protected] #SDOH
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During HCF's 2017 Community Dialogue Project, many communities reported lack of transportation as a barrier to health. HCF is proud to partner with organizations, like @samuelurodgers, that are finding creative solutions to remove barriers to health care. bit.ly/2JDB5kJ
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REMINDER: An estimated 52 million adults have pre-existing conditions that would likely have made them uninsurable in most states prior to the #ACA - See state estimates: kaiserf.am/2Jk5tkE
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#Suicide rates across the country have risen 30% since 1999, according to the @CDCgov, and only half were known to have a mental health condition. #SuicidePrevention
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“Philanthropic advocacy can turn political piety into people power”: Rev. Starsky Wilson, CEO of @deaconessfound, at the #NFG2018 Raise Up convening in St. Louis.
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Systemic policy built segregation. Better policy can dismantle it. To build that policy we need strong relationships, which requires time. Fascinating research on how time investment builds friendships. H/T @MentalHealthSTL bit.ly/2J8jtgI
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A handful of states - #TX #FL #GA & #NC – that have not expanded #Medicaid are home to a majority of the more than 2 million poor #uninsured adults in the #coveragegap. kaiserf.am/2Jsz22R #MedicaidExpansion
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"We need to build capacity in communities, not just organizations. That requires everything we have — not just 5%. We need to be completely and totally all in." @RevStarsky @deaconessfound #NFG2018
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In maternal mortality, #Missouri ranks 42nd nationally with 32.6 pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births, according to @AHR_Rankings's report. americashealthrankings.org/l…
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We want to advance the health of all Americans. That’s why NIMHD supports the inclusion of sexual and gender minority (#SGM) populations in health research. Learn more from @nih. bit.ly/2KqJndt #PrideMonth
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Our 7/11 #HealthLitRT workshop will feature patients and caregivers, researchers, and others discuss the intersection between mental health, behavioral health, and health literacy. Visit bit.ly/2wrqyUk to register.
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Another confirmed session!
Community Health Workers: Lessons From the Field.
Dennis Dunmyer: @KCCAREClinic
Wendi Hardin & Jamie Holden: @FordlandClinic
Sara Robison & Anna Hoskins: @FHCBooneCounty
Eva Cook: @nwhealth
MPCA annual conference registration opens soon! Oct. 25-26.
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We're at #ATC2018Seattle today training @SanofiGenzyme's Field Management Team on our @ExploreTxplant education! Read more on the blog: bit.ly/2LUJHSb #livingdonor #livingdonation #kidneydonation #kidneydonor #healthliteracy
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FREE, healthy lunches for children 18 & younger start today at 11:30 a.m.! Join us at the main shelter in Douglass Park!
Meals will be offered at Douglass Park on Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., today through Aug. 3 (except July 4).
Please share! #SummerMeals
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New opportunity for health-related groups who are working to embrace #advocacy. Apply to join our new Exemplary Advocate Cohort! mffh.org/the-foundation/fund…
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Rural hospitals are closing. How can we protect access to care? Learn more from our Program Director Matt Kuhlenbeck. #ruralhealth #AccessToCare mffh.org/news/rural-hospital…
