Category: Press and Media

On April 11th, the Regional Health Commission joined over 150 Missouri business and non-profit leaders asking the Missouri Senate to remove harmful anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) language that was added into the house budget. The Missouri Times published an article highlighting the sign-on letter from the Missouri Budget Project, and the additional organizations opposed…

On April 7, the St. Louis chapter of Graduate Women in Science hosted their annual conference at the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. This year’s event, “Diverse voices in STEM”, featured a full day’s worth of presentations and conversations, including a panel discussion about non-academic jobs. Riisa Rawlins, RHC Chief Operations and Strategy Officer, joined…

An article by the St. Louis American highlights the partnership between RHC and Alive and Well Communities working to end health disparities across the state of Missouri. For access to the article, read here or press the button below!

ST. LOUIS, March 16, 2023 – On March 16, 2023 the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) and Alive and Well Communities (AWC) announced an affiliation to advance health equity across the State of Missouri and beyond. AWC became a subsidiary of RHC, effective February 24, 2023. The RHC was founded in 2001 to address…

RHC CEO Angela Fleming Brown and Patient Advisory Board Chair Nia Sumpter joined St. Louis Public Radio on air to talk about the impact of the end of Public Health Emergency (PHE) on Medicaid health coverage. As the PHE ends, the state of Missouri will begin reviewing Medicaid data in April of this year and…

Last week, UMSL Daily published an article highlighting the work of the Community Engagement on Trauma, Equity, & Renewal – or CENTER – initiative as they released a statement on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadliest mass overdose event in St. Louis history and call for change. The Regional Health Commission joined the rest of the…

Blessing Kuebee joined KTRS 550am “The Talk of St. Louis” on air this month to share information on the CoverSTL.org initiative and the RHC’s Medicaid Expansion efforts. Take a listen here.

An article by the St. Louis American highlights the efforts of the St. Louis Integrated Health Network and a host of partners, including the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, in a community-wide collaboration to address the recent shortage of baby formula and provide solutions for families. The initiative addresses three main priorities: Breastfeeding Support for…

ST. LOUIS, June 1, 2022 — The St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) welcomed eleven new Commissioners to its board of directors in 2022.

This week, the St. Louis American published an article highlighting that St. Louis is now among the more than 90 cities that have passed resolutions in support of Medicare for All. Angela Brown, St. Louis Regional Health Commission CEO, was featured in the article: “Access to health care continues to be a public health crisis….

On May 13th, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article highlighting the voices of St. Louis health leaders as they commented on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s unanimous endorsement of a Medicare for All bill. The board passed a resolution backing the idea on a voice vote with no opposition. St. Louis Regional Health…