ST. LOUIS, April 9, 2020 – More areas are beginning to release racial data when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the St. Louis area, the virus appears to be affecting African Americans more than any other race, according to most recent available data. As of April 9, all 13 COVID-19 deaths in the…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Regional Response Team Forms to Meet Social Needs: Coordinated team to focus efforts on region’s most vulnerable populations
ST. LOUIS, April 8, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health challenge unlike anything we have faced in over a century. As with prior crises, it is the most vulnerable who stand to suffer and lose the most. Already stretched social service providers are working hard to respond to a new reality that…
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St. Louis area leaders, groups come together to form centralized COVID-19 response team
ST. LOUIS, April 8, 2020 – Leaders and organizations in St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Madison County and St. Clair County have come together to form a regional team to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Regional Response team will build on the knowledge and experience of established organizations and form…
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PrepareSTL tires to slow the spread of COVID-19 in high-poverty Zip codes
ST. LOUIS, April 8, 2020 – Starting the weekend of April 11, canvassers, outfitted in personal protection equipment, are going to high-visibility community hotspots in the St. Louis region, such as grocery and convenience stores, gas stations, laundromats, and check cashing businesses. They are placing posters, sandwich boards and flyers at these locations, warning about…
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Coronavirus notebook: North city testing site added, $15M in funding committed
ST. LOUIS, March 31, 2020 – Another testing site for COVID-19 is ramping up as the coronavirus continues to spread across the St. Louis region. Nonprofit health center operator Affinia Healthcare on Thursday will open an appointment-only COVID-19 testing station at its 1717 Biddle St. location in north St. Louis, supported in part by the St. Louis Regional Health…
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Regional Health Commission Names Angela Fleming Brown as Chief Executive Officer
ST. LOUIS, February 6, 2020 — Cheryl D. S. Walker, Chair of the Saint Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC), announced today that Angela Fleming Brown has been selected to lead the organization as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Brown was selected following an extensive, nationwide search.
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Why chronic pain is a psychological and physical disease
ST. LOUIS, October 10, 2019 – Whether we accidentally stub our toe or touch a hot pan, everyone experiences pain. Most pain resolves quickly as the injury heals, but, in some cases, the pain can last beyond the time of normal healing. Chronic pain, often defined as pain exceeding three months, affects one in five…
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Public Notice to Amend Missouri’s Gateway to Better Health Section 1115 Demonstration Project to Add a Physical Function Improvement Benefit
ST. LOUIS, September 30, 2019 – The State of Missouri, Department of Social Services (DSS), hereby notifies the public of its intent to amend the Gateway to Better Health Demonstration to add a physical function improvement benefit. A copy of the full amendment request under consideration may be found at http://dss.mo.gov/mhd/. We are providing this notice…
Read MoreGateway to Better Health Adds Substance Use Disorder Services
ST. LOUIS, April 2, 2019 — The State of Missouri has received approval to provide substance use disorder treatment services to its “Gateway to Better Health” (Gateway) Pilot Program population from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition to current services, the Gateway network of community primary care providers will now be…
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Treating Chronic Pain as a Public Health Crisis
ST. LOUIS, April, 2019 — The chronic pain crisis is nationally recognized and locally magnified. Although sudden acute physical pain can be a life-saving alert, “chronic pain” is defined as maladaptive prolonged pain exceeding three months. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one in five U.S….
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The 2018 Access to Care Report is now available!
ST. LOUIS, March 21, 2019 — As part of our mission to improve the health of uninsured citizens in St. Louis City and County, the RHC produces an annual “Access to Care” data book to review community-wide progress toward strengthening the health care safety net system in the region. Download the report to learn more and contact…
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