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Want a Less Stressful Life?
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Want a Less Stressful Life?

15 Apr 2022

  By Dr. Robert Lee Hill Community Consultant Managing stress is a major focus for people during this time of pandemic threat, economic uncertainty, political tensions, international conflict, and spiritual turmoil. While most of these concerns may lie beyond our personal control, we all can more effectively manage stress in ... Read More »

Caregivers Community Resource Guide
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Caregivers Community Resource Guide

09 Nov 2021

Jim Nunnelly, radio host of Plain Talk About Diabetes, Our Health MattersTM and AARP Kansas City thank those who participated in developing the first Caregivers Community Resource Guide. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE DIGITAL CAREGIVERS COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE Join us in thanking some of the community partners who started the conversation ... Read More »

Our Healthy KC Eastside
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Our Healthy KC Eastside

30 Sep 2021

Our Healthy KC Eastside, or OHKCE, is striving to reduce the burden of COVID-19 and chronic diseases in Kansas City, Missouri’s Eastside. Walk-In clinics and Pop-up Vaccination Clinic Events. Make Plans To Get Vaccinated Today!   Read More »

The Lack of Affordable Housing — State of Emergency
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The Lack of Affordable Housing — State of Emergency

09 Aug 2021

    By Emmet Pierson, Jr., President & CEO Community Builders of Kansas City     Coronavirus pandemic has exposed extreme disparities in housing options and availability for our working class and disadvantaged populations. In many neighborhoods across the country, it is an unofficial “state of emergency” with no clear ... Read More »

Advance Care Planning
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Advance Care Planning

07 May 2021

If you missed the Webinar don’t worry. You can still access the forms you need. Visit practicalbioethics.org to download and print Caring Conversations® workbook Make sure your wishes are documented. This will be one less stressful situation for your family. You’ve probably heard these three words – advance care planning ... Read More »

How to Spot the Signs of a Stroke
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How to Spot the Signs of a Stroke

07 May 2021

Video Courtesy of the American Heart Association ©2021, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.   https://kcourhealthmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/720×720-FAST-field.mp4   Read More »

Pregnant Mom Looked Beyond Her Fears to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine
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Pregnant Mom Looked Beyond Her Fears to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine

07 May 2021

Rachel was seven months pregnant when she started hearing that a COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved soon. “I didn’t think the vaccine would even be an option for me when the news first came out saying studies hadn’t been done on pregnant women,” she explains. She knew being ... Read More »

Oh, the Times, They are a’Changing…
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Oh, the Times, They are a’Changing…

13 Jun 2020

We continue our COVID-19 May-June 200 print edition stories of families sharing their experiences about working from home and helping their children with school work during the city’s stay-at-home orders Natalie… In my classes, I only had a couple of students who had temporary internet issues. I keep flexible office ... Read More »

Early to Read, Early to Succeed
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Early to Read, Early to Succeed

05 Sep 2019

By Christopher Leitch Community Relations Coordinator, Johnson County Library Reading is a major public health issue. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, talking, singing, and reading to a child are essential for early brain development which is connected to better health outcomes later in life. Similar studies show that ... Read More »

Preparing the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders
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Preparing the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders

17 Jul 2019

Eliminating health disparities are one of many goals. BHLI scholars visit Operation Breakthrough 2019 Cohort, Jada Large and John W. Bluford, III, President and Founder, BHLI Recently, Our Health Matters spoke to several scholars presenting their research on healthcare topics that public health and healthcare leaders are tackling everyday somewhere ... Read More »

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