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Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities

WEBLaunched in 2013, the Healthy Schools Healthy Communities initiative worked at the school district level, and school districts in turn reached out to their K-8 schools. Schools …

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The High Price of Health Care in Missouri: Confronting Crushing …

WEBSince the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) more than a decade ago, Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH), along with thousands of advocates across …

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Advancing Health and Equity in Missouri Through the American …

WEBThe American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021, presents an extraordinary opportunity to counteract the effects of …

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The Many Factors That Lead to Lifelong Health

WEBWe recognize that numerous factors, including family circumstances, education, and community environs influence everyone’s health. They affect everything …

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Protecting Maternal Health After Childbirth

WEBMoms on Medicaid lose their coverage two months after birth and are eight times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than those with private health …

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In the Heart of Health: Community Health Workers as Pillars of …

WEBImagine a profession that not only understands the heartbeat of a community but actively works to improve its health. That’s the essence of a community health …

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Behavioral Health

WEBBehavioral health is a complex issue with complicated financing and service delivery systems. In 2016, we shifted our strategy from funding individual agency services and …

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Hundreds of Thousands of Missourians Are Losing Medicaid …

WEBMelanie Theriault, Health Policy Coordinator. The state of Missouri is removing an unprecedented number of people from its Medicaid program, possibly …

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MFH Initiative Learnings: A New Vision for Providers

WEBMissouri’s health and social safety nets were hanging by a thread even before the pandemic. This is nothing new. Nursing and doctor shortages result in longer …

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Missouri Foundation for Health Announces Additions, Expansion …

WEBToday Missouri Foundation for Health announced key leadership updates. Julie Russell joins the Foundation as Chief Strategy Officer after a nationwide search. …

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Funding Opportunities

WEBCurrent. Opportunities. Changemaker FellowsStrategic Communications Assistance (Request for Contracted Service Proposals) Missouri Foundation for Health is …

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Women’s Health in Missouri: Going in the Wrong Direction

WEBWomen’s outcomes in Missouri are getting worse, not better, so it isn’t just that other states are having better outcomes more quickly – we’re actually moving the …

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