By Tonia Wright on January 12, 2023
Editor-in-Chief
accessHealth News
Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part story on health equity. The Kansas City Health Equity Learning and Action Network (the LAN), under the leadership of the Health Forward Foundation and in […]
By Shalese Clay on April 14, 2022
Program Manager
Cradle KC
Cradle Kansas City is a collective impact initiative created to address infant mortality in the Kansas City region. This collective gathers partners who work in the family support sector, including […]
By Qiana Thomason on April 13, 2022
President/CEO
Health Forward Foundation
It was a startling dichotomy when I realized as a desperately ill patient, that I was complicit, by affiliation, in a supposed health care system that didn’t always see me, […]
By Nathan Madden on April 7, 2022
Policy Impact Strategist
Health Forward Foundation
Health Forward is supporting and building inclusive, powerful, and healthy communities by prioritizing people who experience the greatest injustices in health outcomes. We are working to remove those injustices through […]
By Jane Mosley, PhD on March 31, 2022
Director of Evaluation and Learning
Health Forward Foundation
Earlier this year, Health Forward Foundation announced a new plan to move the needle on health equity over the next 10 years. Our purpose statement is: Every day we work […]
By Natasha Sims on October 28, 2021
Local Health Buzz Blog Administrator
Health Forward Foundation
Amethyst Place works with local women and children to achieve recovery, reunification, and resilience. They provide family-centered care that enables these families to overcome the interconnected cycles of poverty, trauma, […]
By McClain Bryant Macklin on November 2, 2020
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Health Forward Foundation
The digital divide is considered a “super determinant of health” because of its impact on a person’s ability to access critical resources like education, economic mobility, workforce opportunities, and health […]
By Steve Roling on October 20, 2014
Inaugural President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation
Editor’s Note: On the eve of the Kansas City Royals first World Series in 29 years, Health Forward asked our most loyal Royals fan, former President/CEO Steve Roling, to reflect […]
By Andrés Domínguez on September 30, 2014
Internal Equity Fellow and Impact Strategist – People
Health Forward Foundation
I don’t know about you. But I am happy. Baseball makes me happy. Kansas City Royals baseball makes me very happy. A winning Royals team make me extremely happy. Each […]
By Bridget McCandless, MD on October 29, 2013
President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation
I wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to Ike Skelton, who passed away Monday. He will be remembered as one of Missouri’s finest statesmen. He served as a […]
