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 […]
By David Toland on September 19, 2017
Executive Director
Thrive Allen County
It is with tremendous excitement that we announce that our home — Allen County, Kansas — has been named as a 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize […]
By Gary Harbison on May 25, 2017
Executive Director
Missouri Coalition for Oral Health
We live in a time when technological changes are common. These changes induce both anticipation and anxiety. Rapidly changing use of technology is also a constant in our complex health […]
By Paul Roberts on August 3, 2016
Foundation and Outreach Director
Missouri Dental Association
The Missouri Mission of Mercy (MOMOM) is more than a free dental clinic. It’s tangible help. It’s giving at its best. That is why I love working on this grand […]
By Gary Harbison on February 19, 2016
Executive Director
Missouri Coalition for Oral Health
Missouri is experiencing a renaissance in attention to oral health policy. Champions in the state legislature are working to ensure oral health policy is a relevant topic through legislation and […]
By Health Forward Blog Team on February 5, 2016
In addition to new general service clinics, the area also has benefited from an expansion in dental care access for special needs and elderly populations. Oral Health on Wheels, a […]
By Gary Harbison on January 7, 2016
Executive Director
Missouri Coalition for Oral Health
On Tuesday of this week, Governor Jay Nixon made an announcement that oral health advocates, dental providers and – most importantly – adults currently eligible for MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) […]
By Jane Mosley, PhD on December 23, 2015
Director of Evaluation and Learning
Health Forward Foundation
For the past 18 months, Health Forward has been working on a project that examined how we’ve advanced health in our region over the past 10 years. The fruits of […]
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 Health Forward Blog Team on October 14, 2015
Ed. Note: This is a modified excerpt from our Decade of Difference report. Read more about the region’s health care workforce in our full report. Important developments throughout the dental workforce […]
