/tags/st-louis-regional-health-commission St. Louis Regional Health Commission en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:05:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-02-08/st-louis-health-director-slams-state-on-covid-response Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis said the state’s actions on COVID and funding for public health are hurting efforts to curb COVID, especially among communities of color. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:05:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-02-08/st-louis-health-director-slams-state-on-covid-response Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2021-12-03/a-tale-of-two-medicaid-expansions-oklahoma-jumps-in-while-missouri-lags Voters in Missouri and Oklahoma approved Medicaid expansion to begin in 2021. But while Oklahoma has enrolled over 200,000 people so far, Missouri has enrolled fewer than 20,000. Why are two such similar states handling the public insurance rollout so differently? Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:33:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-03/a-tale-of-two-medicaid-expansions-oklahoma-jumps-in-while-missouri-lags Bram Sable-Smith /coronavirus/2020-12-10/after-history-of-mistreatment-doctors-must-persuade-black-people-to-get-covid-19-vaccine Many Black Americans distrust the COVID-19 vaccine because of a long history of racism in health care. However, some regional health officials say the vaccine could save their lives. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:13:06 GMT /coronavirus/2020-12-10/after-history-of-mistreatment-doctors-must-persuade-black-people-to-get-covid-19-vaccine Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2019-04-02/safety-net-health-program-to-offer-addiction-treatment-to-uninsured-st-louisans Gateway to Better Health, a health care program for poor and uninsured people in St. Louis, will soon cover treatment for people addicted to opioids and… Tue, 02 Apr 2019 23:18:50 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-02/safety-net-health-program-to-offer-addiction-treatment-to-uninsured-st-louisans Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2018-08-21/missouri-asks-to-add-addiction-treatment-to-st-louis-health-program-for-poor-uninsured St. Louis health officials want to add addiction treatment to the region’s health program for low-income people without insurance.The Missouri Department… Tue, 21 Aug 2018 21:42:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-08-21/missouri-asks-to-add-addiction-treatment-to-st-louis-health-program-for-poor-uninsured Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2015-12-16/fewer-st-louis-emergency-room-visits-by-the-uninsured-in-first-year-of-healthcare-gov When the Affordable Care Act went into effect, many health-care economists hoped it would reduce the number of emergency room visits made by uninsured… Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:27:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-12-16/fewer-st-louis-emergency-room-visits-by-the-uninsured-in-first-year-of-healthcare-gov /health-science-environment/2015-12-07/health-clinics-at-metro-stops-researchers-take-a-look Two Metro passes and a flu shot, please.The parent company of Metro Transit St. Louis is looking into the possibility of building health clinics at Metro… Mon, 07 Dec 2015 21:27:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-12-07/health-clinics-at-metro-stops-researchers-take-a-look /health-science-environment/2013-10-23/connectcare-patients-transition-to-specialty-care-at-new-locations This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 23, 2013: Joyce Simms has been a St. Louis ConnectCare patient in the pulmonology program for… Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:29:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-10-23/connectcare-patients-transition-to-specialty-care-at-new-locations Hilary Davidson /health-science-environment/2013-08-12/what-gridlock-delegation-wants-continued-funding-for-unique-health-program This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: In an unusual display of political bipartisanship, some members of the Missouri delegation in… Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:06:43 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-08-12/what-gridlock-delegation-wants-continued-funding-for-unique-health-program Robert Joiner /health-science-environment/2013-07-15/meeting-highlights-progress-hurdles-black-women-with-breast-cancer-face This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 15, 2013: Sandra Garrett knew something had gone wrong inside her body a decade ago when her… Tue, 16 Jul 2013 02:08:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-07-15/meeting-highlights-progress-hurdles-black-women-with-breast-cancer-face Robert Joiner