By Jason Wesco on October 30, 2019
Executive Vice-President
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas in Pittsburg
“Whatever happened to the idea…that we all do better when we all do better?” — Former Senator Paul Wellstone I live in the poorest town in the poorest county in […]
By Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley on October 24, 2019
Executive Director
Gilda’s Club Kansas City
There’s no getting around it: cancer touches everyone. The American Cancer Society® reports that, today, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will receive a cancer diagnosis in his or her lifetime. Hearing those three scary words, “You have cancer,” certainly increases stress and creates anxiety. Research has shown, though, that reducing anxiety […]
By Emily Brown on October 17, 2019
Co-founder and CEO
Food Equality Initiative
One in eight individuals in our community are impacted by food insecurity or the lack of affordable fresh food. Hunger Free Healthcare KC — a coalition of nonprofits, government organizations, and hospitals — hosted the third annual Hunger-Free Healthcare Summit, Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Kaufman Foundation Center. The summit was sponsored by Children’s Mercy, […]
By Joe Robertson on September 12, 2019
Writer
Local Investment Commission
Health Forward is proud to be a supporting partner in this effort of building healthy communities. This article was originally published Aug. 26, 2019 on LINC’s website. Republished with permission. Private attorney Anna Berman doesn’t do first entries into abandoned houses anymore. “I don’t need to go in there,” she said as she swapped horror […]
By Karen Dehais on June 27, 2019
Evaluation and Learning Officer
Health Forward Foundation
Walking, biking, driving … it can be easy to take for granted how we get around. I was reminded of that a few weeks ago, when a broken right foot led to doctor’s orders for me to limit walking and to stop driving for six weeks. Fortunately I’ve received help getting where I need to […]
By Carla Norcott-Mahany on June 20, 2019
Grants Program Coordinator
The Whole Person
Casual observers of the health and human services landscape may be surprised whenever they learn about a new program, service, or a new organization that seems to spring whole-cloth and overnight from “nothing” into “something.” In reality, the origins of the most successful “somethings” begin with long awareness of a specific and compelling community need […]
By Abigail Squires, MPH on June 14, 2019
Grants and Compliance Coordinator
Mattie Rhodes Center
Where people live, work and play significantly impacts their overall health. Communities are able to thrive when they have access to healthy environments, and Mattie Rhodes Center is pleased to assist in this effort through their “Health and Wellness Program” supported by Health Forward Foundation. Mattie Rhodes Center (MRC) is excited to announce that this […]
By Carla Norcott-Mahany on May 23, 2019
Grants Program Coordinator
The Whole Person
What are the options for a child with a spinal cord injury who watches her siblings play tennis but never gets invited to hit the ball? Or a teenager with a cognitive disability who wants to swim or shoot an arrow, or join a soccer team coached by someone who knows how to make it […]
By Ave Stokes, MPH on May 8, 2019
Director
Alive and Well Kansas City
If you see your mobile phone power level has dipped below 15 percent, what do you do? If your gas tank is hovering near E, what’s your next move? Our devices and our cars need to be re-energized — but what about us? In your day-to-day push, have you ever thought to yourself, “If I […]
By Ruth Ramsey on April 18, 2019
Our Health Matters
Publisher
This comprehensive care model is complex, but the mission is not. Synergy Services, a local nonprofit, opened its Homeless Youth Campus including its Youth Resiliency Center in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2010 with the goal of providing a lifeline to families and individuals in crisis. Synergy envisions a world without family violence, abuse and neglect. […]
