Saint Louis Regional Health Commission

The RHC is a non-profit organization currently funded by a collaboration of the State of Missouri, the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and Civic Progress.

In 2003 the RHC completed Building a Healthier St. Louis, an assessment of the region's health status and the region's health care safety net primary care and specialty care delivery system. In 2004 the RHC released recommendations for improving the region's health care safety net. Currently, the RHC is working to implement recommendations for:

Improving the health care delivery system for people who are medically underserved
Enhancing community collaboration and strengthening non-traditional health infrastructure
Strengthening the current system of measuring and reporting health indicators

The work of the RHC is focused on achieving:

Increased access to health care for people who are medically uninsured and underinsured
Reduced health disparities among populations in the St. Louis City and County region
Improved health outcomes among populations in the St. Louis City and County region, especially among those most at risk

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The RHC directs its efforts to five areas: