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Kansas City makes moves toward implementation of affordable housing plan

By Tania Hewett on September 27, 2018
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation

In November of last year, Kansas City embarked on a months-long process of evaluating the city’s most pressing housing needs through hosting a series of public meetings, conducting a citywide housing survey of residents, engaging city leaders, and hosting input sessions with a stakeholder group of local experts. The ultimate goal being the development of […]

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The public health infrastructure in Missouri: An ongoing crisis

By Bert Malone, M.P.A on August 16, 2018
Vice President
Missouri Public Health Association

As a member of the board of directors of the largest voluntary public health organization in the state of Missouri and a concerned advocate for public health, I remain appalled at the continuing dissolution of the public health infrastructure in our state. In the past 15 years alone, the line item in the state budget […]

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Policy

Survey provides comprehensive health data in Kansas, Missouri

 Kansas and Missouri Consumer Health Access report

By Jane Mosley, PhD on August 9, 2018
Program and Evaluation Officer
Health Forward Foundation

Communities often need richer detail on access to health care and coverage than federal surveys can offer. That is why the Health Forward Foundation, along with our partners the Kansas Health Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, REACH Healthcare Foundation, and United Methodist Healthy Ministry Fund, co-funded the Kansas and Missouri Consumer Health Access Survey (KMHS). […]

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Health Forward, Policy, Safety Net

KCK public housing units now smoke-free

By Rebecca Garza on July 26, 2018
Unified Government Health Department
Tobacco Free Wyandotte Coordinator

Do you ever look at your next project and just wonder, “how the heck are we going to get that done?!” Well in the summer of 2017, I started working with the KCK Housing Authority (KCKHA) on the long road to creating a smoke-free environment in their 2050 public housing units. Public housing provides a […]

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Policy, Tobacco

Now is the time to contact your elected official about the farm bill

By Karen Siebert on July 18, 2018
Advocacy and Public Policy Advisor
Harvesters—The Community Food Network

Summer is the time to enjoy the bounty of the Midwest. Fresh Missouri peaches. Sweet Kansas corn. Juicy red tomatoes. But while we’re enjoying these fresh seasonal foods, it’s important to remember the policies that impact how and what we eat all year long. The farm bill, which governs food and agriculture policy in the […]

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Healthy Communities, Policy

Health Forward responds to family separation and detention border policies

By Bridget McCandless, MD on June 28, 2018
President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation

Our focus at Health Forward has always been to advocate for the health of those in our community who are most in need. It was a promise we made at the inception of the organization in 2003. It is not only our obligation to do this, but our privilege. Over the years, we have supported […]

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Behavioral Health Care, Health Forward, Mental Health Care, Policy

The good, the bad and the almost: A review of the 2018 legislative sessions in Missouri and Kansas

By Jessica Hembree on May 30, 2018
Policy Officer
Health Forward Foundation

Health Forward focuses on igniting a culture of health by advocating for health and wellness and working to ensure that the health of those most in need is prioritized by our elected leaders. Health Forward’s policy agenda helps guide the ways that Health Forward uses its own voice in support of policy change, but it’s […]

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Policy

Advocacy training sounds like music to my ears

By Michael Kelley on May 3, 2018
Policy Coordinator
BikeWalkKC

I was fortunate to be able to attend the advocacy training hosted by the Health Forward Foundation and the Alliance for Justice last week. The speaker for the course, Nona Randois, the California director for Alliance for Justice, used an example and an activity to help frame the conversation. The example was from a school […]

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Nonprofits, Policy

Nonprofits can lobby

By Tania Hewett on May 2, 2018
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation

Public charities can lobby! There is a common misconception that 501(c)(3) public charities are prohibited from lobbying, and because of this myth, many nonprofit organizations are cautious when it comes to engaging in any advocacy work. On April 19th and 20th we hosted Bolder Advocacy, an initiative of Alliance for Justice (AFJ), to demystify the […]

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Health Forward, Policy

Employment should help Missourians overcome poverty, not lose health care

By Sarah Gentry, MSW on April 12, 2018
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
Paraquad

In January 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid directors on how to apply for a waiver to create work requirements for participants to remain eligible for the program. So far, three states — Arkansas, Indiana, and Kentucky — have been approved, and at least six more states […]

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Policy


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