In the St. Louis region, hundreds of people with bullet-related injuries are treated on an outpatient basis and directly released from the emergency department (ED) each year.
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Prepare STL hosts Living Well Summit to support the Black community through COVID
PrepareSTL’s four-day Living Well Summit kicks off tonight! This event is an opportunity for the community to recenter after the pandemic has impacted everyone mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially.
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Behavioral Health Care System Reform in the St. Louis Region
In the St. Louis region, many individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorder are not being adequately treated, resulting in an increased number of encounters in emergency departments (EDs) and the criminal justice system.
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Call for radical listening and power sharing in light of Medicaid expansion implementation court case
ST. LOUIS, July 7, 2021 – St. Louis Regional Health Commission CEO, Angela Brown, provided a guest column to The St. Louis American on Missouri Medicaid expansion. The fate of Medicaid expansion implementation is now in the hands of the courts, when it should have stayed in the hands of Missourians. This fight for expansion…
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Living Well Summit helps people of color beat impacts of COVID
Riisa Rawlins-Easley, Chief of Staff for the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, stopped by FOX 2 to share information on PrepareSTL’s upcoming “Living Well Summit”.
Read MorePrescription drug monitoring program coming to Missouri after years of stalled efforts
RHC Commissioner and Provider Services Advisory Board Chair, Dr. Fred Rottnek, was interviewed by KMOV about the passage of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) during Missouri’s 2021 legislative session.
Read MoreMedicaid expansion struggle continues as Senate votes against funding it
In an article from The St. Louis American, the RHC’s Medical Director Dr. Heidi B. Miller, chimed in on the Senate’s vote against providing the necessary funding to expand Missouri’s Medicaid program.
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Legislative Spotlight: Senate Bill 64 – Legalizing Syringe Exchange Programs
The St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) strongly supports Senate Bill 64, which would allow any entity registered with the state to run syringe exchange programs.
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Read the April 2021 RHC Health Care Happenings Newsletter!
See what we have been up to by downloading our recent newsletter.
Read MoreMessage from the CEO – April 2021
Move From Comfort to Courage At one of our most recent patient advisory board meetings, the agenda included an update on Medicaid expansion. One of the representatives said, and I quote, “Yes, we need to talk about that. I’m mad.” Those words resonated with the other members of the board, as well as those of…
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RHC Works to Increase Vaccine Access
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine lags, the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) is working alongside community partners to reduce gaps in access.
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