By Health Forward Blog Team on March 2, 2016
A few years ago, we started looking ahead to our 10-year anniversary and how we could mark the occasion. Thus was born an ambitious project of mapping the health care landscape […]
By Jennifer Sykes on January 1, 2016
Communications Director
Health Forward Foundation
Everyone loves a good story. The best part of my job as as the Communications Officer at the Health Forward Foundation is being able to share the stories of our community […]
By Krista Postai on December 18, 2015
CEO & President
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
Just over 100 miles southwest of Kansas City, there is a county of just over 13,000 residents that has created a model for community health improvement. A county that admitted […]
By Catherine Couch on December 11, 2015
Public Affairs Coordinator
Mid-America Regional Council
Dawn Lindsey is one of nearly 65,000 Missouri residents that have signed up this year for health insurance through the federal Marketplace. Lindsey, who is self-employed, knows firsthand how important […]
By Health Forward Blog Team on December 7, 2015
While many people in this region are uninsured and underserved, over the past decade, legislation like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other health care transformations has […]
By Valorie Carson on December 4, 2015
Community Planning Director
United Community Services of Johnson County
As the Health ForwardGKC’s Blog has been exploring this past month, childhood trauma is known to be directly tied to increased risk for poor health and health-related outcomes in […]
By Kristin Brumm on December 2, 2015
Executive Vice President
SAFEHOME
For the past 36 years, SAFEHOME has been working with some of Johnson County’s most vulnerable citizens – women, children and men who have experienced violence and abuse. Oftentimes, the […]
By Bridget McCandless, MD on November 24, 2015
President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation
People have been hearing a great deal about trauma lately. The concept is anything but new to social workers, of course. They could have told us 30 years ago that the […]
By Julia Westhoff on November 20, 2015
Executive Director
Secondary Trauma Resource Center
Here at the Secondary Trauma Resource Center, we train and consult with Kansas City’s hardest workers on how taking care of themselves and each other is not only important – […]
By Health Forward Blog Team on November 9, 2015
Over the past decade we’ve seen new approaches in the understanding and treatment of mental illness. Among the most effective of these is trauma-informed care. We’re proud to say that […]
