Missouri Family Health Council /tags/missouri-family-health-council Missouri Family Health Council en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:32:17 GMT Planned Parenthood to shut 2 clinics in St. Louis, expand telehealth access /health-science-environment/2024-10-08/planned-parenthood-to-shut-three-missouri-clinics-expand-telehealth-access The health care nonprofit also will shutter a location in southwest Missouri. Officials at the organization say the changes better reflect what current patients want. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:32:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-08/planned-parenthood-to-shut-three-missouri-clinics-expand-telehealth-access Sarah Fentem St. Louis Health Department now offers free emergency contraception kits /health-science-environment/2023-12-29/st-louis-health-department-now-offers-free-emergency-contraception-kits The City of St. Louis Department of Health is now offering free emergency contraception kits, the latest organization to join the Missouri Family Health Council’s “Free E-C” initiative. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-29/st-louis-health-department-now-offers-free-emergency-contraception-kits Marissanne Lewis-Thompson Survey finds many Missourians are confused about the legality of some contraception /health-science-environment/2023-07-03/survey-finds-many-missourians-are-confused-about-the-legality-of-some-contraception Many Missourians are not aware that some kinds of birth control are legal in the state. That’s according to findings from a Right Time survey. The survey found that more than 50% of Missourians do not believe or know that emergency contraception is legal. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-07-03/survey-finds-many-missourians-are-confused-about-the-legality-of-some-contraception Marissanne Lewis-Thompson Missouri budget cuts family planning funds for uninsured women, restricts provider choice /health-science-environment/2017-05-15/missouri-budget-cuts-family-planning-funds-for-uninsured-women-restricts-provider-choice Missouri is poised to strip additional providers from a state-run program that provides family planning services for uninsured women.The budget lawmakers… Mon, 15 May 2017 22:49:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-05-15/missouri-budget-cuts-family-planning-funds-for-uninsured-women-restricts-provider-choice