Year: 2020

If you’re home already, why not complete the census now?

By Karen Dehais on April 1, 2020
Evaluation and Learning Officer
Health Forward Foundation

Today is a day that comes only once every 10 years: Census Day, when we count everyone living in the United States. It’s quite an extraordinary undertaking. Of course the coronavirus pandemic has most of us thinking about other things. Public health precautions and economic turbulence are necessarily top of mind at this time of […]

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Healthy Communities, Policy, Safety Net

During public health crises, equity should be central to solutions

By Qiana Thomason on March 13, 2020
President/CEO
Health Forward Foundation

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to sweep across the globe, we are witnessing its tremendous impact internationally, nationally, and locally. Prohibitions on travel from certain countries, state of emergency proclamations by state and local governments, universities moving to online courses, and major entertainment and sporting events are shutting its doors to the public. With […]

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Health Care, Health Reform, Policy, Safety Net

Celebrating Karen Guile’s 15th anniversary

By Cori Stites on March 5, 2020
Program Associate
Health Forward Foundation

We recently celebrated Karen Guile’s 15th anniversary with Health Forward! Karen was the fifth employee to join the team of the fledgling foundation, and she has been part of so many changes through the years. In her words, “We’ve come a loooooooooong way!”  From her perspective, one of the biggest changes is related to technology—specifically […]

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Health Forward

Cancer deaths evident along socioeconomic lines

By Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley on February 28, 2020
Executive Director
Gilda’s Club Kansas City

At Gilda’s Club Kansas City, we were pleased to learn last month that the American Cancer Society® reported that deaths from cancer have steadily declined over the last 25 years. According to Facts & Figures, 2019, “As of 2016, the cancer death rate for men and women combined had fallen 27 percent from its peak […]

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Safety Net

Children’s Dental Health: More than a February focus for Cass Community Health Foundation

By Katie Schroeder, RDH, BSDH on February 21, 2020
Director of Dental Programs
Cass Community Health Foundation

February is a time for groundhog shadows, Girl Scout cookies, and Valentine treats. It is also a time to raise awareness about the importance of oral health through National Children’s Dental Health Month. Since 2008, Cass Community Health Foundation (CCHF) provides dental screenings, oral health education, fluoride varnish treatments, and dental supplies to students in […]

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Oral Health

‘Getting settled’: how a KC organization helped a homeless man find a home

By Christy McMurphy on February 14, 2020
Executive Director
Kim Wilson Housing Inc.

At Kim Wilson Housing (KWH), we have three guiding principles:  Housing is the foundation for good health.  Housing vulnerable people requires diverse, community-based collaborations and support services.  Housing is cost-effective. Homelessness is not.  Last fall, as the holidays approached, each of these principles came into play when a woman called to see if we could […]

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Behavioral Health Care, Mental Health Care, Safety Net

Program officer Donna Bushur finds gratitude in five years with Health Forward

By Donna Bushur on February 6, 2020
Program Officer
Health Forward Foundation

Last week I celebrated my fifth year as a program officer with Health Forward Foundation, and my 25th year working full time in the social service area.  Though my professional background is filled with a variety of positions from direct service to management, none have been more important to me than my current role. I […]

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Health Forward

¡Yo Cuento! (I Count!): Take part in 2020 Census

By Irene Caudillo on January 30, 2020
President/CEO
El Centro

Completing the 2020 Census is our chance to make sure the hard-earned tax dollars we send to Washington DC make their way back to our communities. The results will determine political power, representation in Congress, and funding for important programs like WIC, Head Start, SNAP, school lunch programs, Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP), and Medicaid, as […]

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Policy

Meet Qiana Thomason, new Health Forward president/CEO

By Qiana Thomason on January 24, 2020
President/CEO
Health Forward Foundation

I am filled with great humility, purpose, and elation to begin this next chapter as president/CEO of Health Forward Foundation. I can’t imagine a finer organization to lead. Because of my own experience as a former uninsured patient and then later an administrator within the Kansas City safety-net system, I am embracing this leadership opportunity […]

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Health Forward

Helping with the financial toxicity of cancer

By Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley on January 16, 2020
Executive Director
Gilda’s Club Kansas City

“I have been blessed to have great health care through my employer! I don’t know what I would have done without my great insurance! I would probably not be here,” says Caesar. “In almost nine years of treatment, my medical bills have been around $6 million, while I have paid $9,000 out of pocket! I […]

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Safety Net


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