Family Care Health Centers /tags/family-care-health-centers Family Care Health Centers en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT Family Care Health Centers expands to Dutchtown with another integrated health facility /economy-business/2024-12-27/family-care-health-centers-dutchtown The new facility, which has broken ground and is slated to open in June 2026, adds to Family Care Health Centers' existing footprint of four locations. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-12-27/family-care-health-centers-dutchtown Eric Schmid How one St. Louis WIC clinic is leading the way to help breastfeeding moms /health-science-environment/2023-08-11/how-one-st-louis-wic-clinic-is-leading-the-way-to-help-breastfeeding-moms In Missouri, most WIC mothers start breastfeeding but stop during the first year. Experts say there needs to be more support for retention because breastfeeding supports public health. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:47:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-11/how-one-st-louis-wic-clinic-is-leading-the-way-to-help-breastfeeding-moms Lilley Halloran Black St. Louis Doctors Address Vaccine Fears To Help Save Black Lives From The Virus /2021-01-25/black-st-louis-doctors-address-vaccine-fears-to-help-save-black-lives-from-the-virus Black doctors in the St. Louis region are trying to debunk false information by talking about the vaccine with their African American patients and to Black organizations. Doctors fear that if not enough Black people take the vaccine, their communities will continue to suffer with more hospitalizations and deaths. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:15:09 GMT /2021-01-25/black-st-louis-doctors-address-vaccine-fears-to-help-save-black-lives-from-the-virus Andrea Y. Henderson Caring About Health In The Face Of Toxic Stress /2015-07-26/caring-about-health-in-the-face-of-toxic-stress Given that treating people is already a challenging task, imagine the extra challenge that comes from treating people who experience toxic stress — the stress that comes from constant exposure to poor housing conditions, lack of quality food or exposure to violence. Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:59:57 GMT /2015-07-26/caring-about-health-in-the-face-of-toxic-stress Emanuele Berry, Tim Lloyd St. Louis clinic buckles in for another year without Medicaid expansion /health-science-environment/2015-05-18/st-louis-clinic-buckles-in-for-another-year-without-medicaid-expansion Despite the efforts of healthcare advocates, hospitals and notable former legislators, the Missouri legislature did not pass Medicaid expansion this year,… Tue, 19 May 2015 02:21:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-05-18/st-louis-clinic-buckles-in-for-another-year-without-medicaid-expansion New program lowers health care costs for needy /health-science-environment/2012-04-17/new-program-lowers-health-care-costs-for-needy This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 17, 2012 - Like many other independent contractors, Doug Mitchell and Susan Gottschall say they… Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:47:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-04-17/new-program-lowers-health-care-costs-for-needy Robert Joiner Regional Health Commission rescues health care for needy, but more work remains /health-science-environment/2011-09-12/regional-health-commission-rescues-health-care-for-needy-but-more-work-remains This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2011 - When the St. Louis Regional Health Commission was set up a decade ago, one of its… Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:32:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-09-12/regional-health-commission-rescues-health-care-for-needy-but-more-work-remains Robert Joiner