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Fixing the digital divide in Kansas City is important to public health

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 care. Despite all the hardships that COVID-19 has brought us, the pandemic has a silver lining – the digital divide is now getting the long […]

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Count Yourself Lucky

By Steve Roling on May 22, 2008
Inaugural President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation

Since March 31 I have been writing a blog and must admit that it is fun to express a point of view on community issues and then receive feedback from people you know and from folks you have never met. I thank all of you for reading and responding, either in writing or the other […]

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We’re Hiring: Join Health Forward

HCF is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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News: Kansas and Missouri Consumer Health Access Survey

With stakeholders concerned about rising costs and access to health care, a new study finds that roughly one-quarter of adults (ages 19 to 64) in both Kansas and Missouri, and one-third of children in both states, live in households carrying medical debt. Those percentages represent almost half a million people in Kansas and more than a million in Missouri.

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