Missouri Health Talks

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Missouri Health Talks travels throughout the state gathering conversations between Missourians about issues of access to healthcare.

Episode Date
Show-Me ECHO: Keeping at-risk moms and babies together using interdisciplinary collaboration
Sep 24, 2026
"Our goal is really to just improve outcomes — not just for mom, but for baby, for families, for communities."
Sep 17, 2026
Substance Use Disorder is a 'self-perpetuating cycle that takes on a life of its own.'
Sep 10, 2026
Those with substance use disorders, ‘really love their families… it's just something was getting in the way.’
Sep 03, 2026
The Poplar Bluff Nurse Extern Program allows nurses ‘to grow their career.... while they're right here at home.'
Aug 27, 2026
The Caruthersville Community Garden is 'more than a garden. It's a source of fresh food, education, even physical activity.'
Aug 20, 2026
Oral health is 'a really important part’ of cancer patient’s quality of life
Jul 30, 2026
When fighting cancer, ‘your mental health and your spiritual health affect how well you handle the treatment.’
Jul 23, 2026
Pediatric cancer: The balance of survivorship and long-term side effects
Jul 16, 2026
During cancer treatment, ‘it's okay to be to let yourself be vulnerable, to let yourself be helped.’
Jul 02, 2026
For Black LGBTQ+ people: "It's so important that they feel welcome and seen, and not just by the doctor, but from the person at the front desk."
Jun 25, 2026
For rural LGBTQ+ Missourians, 'just showing folks that there is support, there is community, goes so far to just relieving that anxiety.'
Jun 18, 2026
Open Table: Getting "a good solid meal" at Fulton's soup kitchen
May 28, 2026
"By having some place to go, something to do, something to learn – it's just going to be better for you as an individual."
May 21, 2026
"Dads make better communities. They make better partners. They make safer communities."
May 14, 2026
"People can take what they need": Baby Grace program provides diapers, wipes and more to Fulton families
May 07, 2026
Teaching young people about healthy relationships to ‘build a positive culture and environment’
Apr 30, 2026
Finding housing after domestic violence is ‘going to be a huge obstacle.’
Apr 23, 2026
Helping animal survivors of domestic violence 'recognizes the importance of the animal, but it also gives dignity to the humans.'
Apr 16, 2026
"Nothing you said. Nothing you wore. Nothing you drank — makes it okay to be assaulted or abused."
Apr 09, 2026
"As a black woman in clinical research, I want to advocate to bring more diversity to the table."
Mar 26, 2026
"When you are a caregiver to someone, you almost become the human version of kinetic sand."
Mar 19, 2026
"Research is what's going to cure [Alzheimer's] disease, so I've happily dedicated anything I can to it."
Mar 12, 2026
As dementia progresses, 'a caregiver's world becomes smaller and smaller and smaller.'
Mar 05, 2026
Empowering caregivers with a new 'one-to-one kind of mutual aid program' in southwest Missouri
Feb 19, 2026
With youth mental health, ‘we know that schools are the best place to receive those services.’
Feb 12, 2026
“I challenge everyone to be curious whenever you're doing any sort of research — especially for your health.”
Feb 05, 2026
New dietary guidelines 'a vehicle for us to educate people'
Jan 29, 2026
Trump era changes to SNAP are "permanently changing the way the program works"
Jan 22, 2026
Following the closure of the Missouri Immunization Coalition, "I'm very fearful of the vacuum of information."
Jan 15, 2026
"Building Community Bridges exists because I don't want no one else to go through what I went through by themselves."
Dec 18, 2025
"We want to be that foundation of a family for them because every kid deserves the support of a family."
Dec 11, 2025
Neurodivergent people are 'constantly battling their brains in a world that can be very difficult for them.'
Dec 04, 2025
This holiday season, 'partnering with your food allergy guest is the most important way to signal inclusivity.'
Nov 27, 2025
"When you're constantly being attacked, discriminated against... it makes it harder to afford your basic needs."
Nov 20, 2025
"Youth experiencing foster care or housing instability or homelessness — they're just kids. They want somebody to recognize their birthday."
Nov 13, 2025
AI ambient listening tools allow doctors to 'actually sit, look at my patient, listen to them.'
Nov 06, 2025
In medicine, 'you need to consider — what is the ethical implication of using or not using the AI?'
Oct 30, 2025
AI chatbots could help pregnant people with opioid use disorder find treatment
Oct 23, 2025
Using AI for second opinions: “In a matter of seconds, it essentially renders a [breast cancer] risk assessment.”
Oct 16, 2025
Using AI to improve stroke outcomes in rural Missouri: “We can save your life."
Oct 09, 2025
PFLAG Sedalia makes space for 'people seeking support for themselves or for their loved ones.'
Sep 25, 2025
"Our goal has always been to ensure that kids are getting services without having to drive really far distances."
Sep 18, 2025
Overcoming the barrier of rural transportation with 'the power of people and of volunteers.'
Sep 11, 2025
"As senior centers, we're constantly looking at our communities and trying to see what works."
Sep 04, 2025
Connecting residents to resources: 'Something that seems small can make all the difference in someone's life.'
Aug 28, 2025
Programs for Sedalia seniors, 'kind of started in the fitness realm, but then it's grown.'
Aug 21, 2025
"Families will tell us that donating (breast) milk can help them along their grief journey."
Aug 07, 2025
With oral health in rural Missouri, 'the thought process is – take the care to where they're at.'
Jul 24, 2025
"Our goal is to keep people as independent as possible in the communities of their choice."
Jul 17, 2025
Showing high schoolers ‘there's so many careers other than doctors and nurses.’
Jul 10, 2025
Social self-comparison: "Examining how we use social media and the effects on us is really important."
Jul 03, 2025
"People don't have to show up as the perfect person to receive help or care from their community."
Jun 26, 2025
"If my family hadn't stepped in and helped me, I might have been here on one of these cots."
Jun 19, 2025
"I want to figure out how I get out of this so that I can come back and help."
Jun 12, 2025
Chronically ill and unhoused: 'It's not easy out here. I wouldn't wish this on anybody.'
Jun 05, 2025
Hogs for Hunger: "Providing a great service to individuals in our community who are seeking assistance at our food pantries."
May 29, 2025
"To be the best for your farm, to be the best for your family – you have to also take care of yourself."
May 23, 2025
“When we were looking for ways to support the farmer and the farm family, we looked first at ourselves.”
May 15, 2025
“I believe that there's way more good mental health in agriculture than bad.”
May 08, 2025
"I strongly encourage people to talk more about mental health. The more it gets spoken about, the less stigma there's going to be."
May 01, 2025
"Stroke affects a wide range of populations, wide range of ages."
Apr 24, 2025
Amid rising measles cases, 'the real problem moving forward is that vaccination rates have been tumbling.'
Apr 17, 2025
Art for All Abilities class is 'building confidence... and confidence is something that carries them through the rest of their lives.'
Apr 03, 2025
"There are so many different ways that librarians can contribute to health."
Mar 27, 2025
At the Osage County Library: 'We're offering things for those older adults that want to get out of the house, want to have a little socialization."
Mar 21, 2025
New blood pressure monitor program at Mexico-Audrain County libraries 'came at a very, very good time.'
Mar 13, 2025
Little Dixie Regional Libraries: Helping the community tackle hard topics with 'The Healing Library.'
Mar 07, 2025
Moberly's new school-based daycare aims to be 'a little perk' for teachers
Feb 28, 2025
Growing foster kids into successful adults with a 'loving and kind environment.'
Feb 20, 2025
Providing in-home therapy to help people 'get back on track, so they can be the kind of parent they want to be.'
Feb 13, 2025
Focus on Fatherhood: "To become a better father, you first of all had to become a better man."
Feb 07, 2025
Gender affirming care would 'prevent any possible future breast cancer chances since I'm high risk.'
Jan 02, 2025
Being a queer physician, 'can be extremely validating and extremely rewarding work.'
Dec 20, 2024
"I could talk all day about how much I love rural medicine despite the challenges."
Dec 12, 2024
Borderline personality disorder 'isn't making me less of a person, less worthy of love.'
Dec 05, 2024
During the holidays, ‘get the vaccine to protect those around you.’
Nov 28, 2024
The pressure of veterinary medicine: 'It's just this sense… of failure and doom and sadness and disappointment.'
Nov 21, 2024
With Medicare fraud, 'you're not stupid if you fell for it... but we can help them report it.'
Nov 14, 2024
When it comes to childcare for first responders, 'employers have to be creative.'
Nov 07, 2024
With Medicare: 'Don't be afraid to reach out and ask for help.'
Oct 31, 2024
The library 'is so much more than books. It is a community hub.'
Oct 24, 2024
"We have work to do, we have communities to lead, and so we don't need breast cancer to be standing in our way."
Oct 18, 2024
Peer Support Workers: 'The glue that connects the clinical and treatment world to the person.'
Oct 10, 2024
Addressing vaccine hesitancy one conversation at a time: 'No question that's off limits.'
Oct 04, 2024
"Harm reduction is something that we do in everyday life."
Sep 27, 2024
Being queer & disabled 'gives me more ability to enrich my life through community.'
Sep 19, 2024
"Not every trans woman wants to have sexual reassignment surgery. We shouldn't feel subjected to that."
Sep 12, 2024
HIV in the Ozarks: 'Get into treatment because there's something we can do now.'
Sep 06, 2024
The American Indian Center of Springfield: 'We help everyone. We don't turn away people."
Aug 29, 2024
Preventing male suicide: “It's as simple as talking to somebody that you trust.”
Aug 16, 2024
Finding adequate childcare in rural Missouri is 'next to impossible.'
Aug 08, 2024
The early AIDS epidemic in rural Missouri: 'You were just hiding.'
Aug 01, 2024
Patient portals are ‘an opportunity for you to be a participant in your own care.’
Jul 25, 2024
When talking about weight management, 'how can we be supportive, but not shaming.'
Jul 19, 2024
Talking about suicide with youth: "their struggles are not the same as your struggles"
Jul 11, 2024
"Keeping it in your medicine cabinet... for another day is also a misuse of medication."
Jul 01, 2024
Improving access to care for rural ALS patients: "How can we make it easier?"
Apr 26, 2024
The role of an ombudsman: "It simply means speaking on behalf of someone."
Apr 22, 2024
Rural Substance Use Disorder Treatment: ‘The waitlists are sometimes weeks or even months long.’
Mar 29, 2024
Promoting understanding of people who use drugs: 'This is something that we should address compassionately'
Feb 23, 2024
"When that judge drops that gavel, no matter how much he gives you – he gives that sentence to your loved ones."
Feb 09, 2024
Addressing health impacts from adverse childhood experiences: 'they're largely unrecognized.'
Jan 11, 2024
The impact of incarceration on a family: ‘Sometimes I stays at home because he's not there.’
Dec 08, 2023
For opioid-dependent moms: 'We want to help them break out of this cycle.'
Dec 01, 2023
"Until we solve the affordable housing crisis, we're always going to be seeing homeless people."
Nov 17, 2023
From pain management to microbusiness: 'I'm looking forward to getting my product out.'
Oct 13, 2023
"My name is Paige Spears, and I'm a human being."
Oct 06, 2023
American Sign Language crisis line provides 'connection with someone who understands'
Sep 22, 2023
After incarceration: 'my life work now is to assist these young people.'
Aug 15, 2023
“I never let prison define me as an individual. I try to grow where I’m planted at.”
Aug 01, 2023
Embedded mental health providers in vet schools: 'In the culture, we start to learn the ins and outs'
Jul 21, 2023
Without CNAs: ‘I am really afraid there won't be the care that is needed for our elders to survive.’
Jul 10, 2023
With diabetes, ‘it's going to take time to reset and break bad habits and to make the changes that are sustainable.’
Jun 30, 2023
For Black birthing people, it’s imperative ‘your persons that are going to be in this space with you are educated on what can happen.’
Jun 16, 2023
‘We need a doula rainbow for every type of person because you want everyone to have the same support.’
Jun 09, 2023
Defense Against Diabetes is working 'to reverse and stop damage from happening.'
May 28, 2023
One teacher’s concern for travel nurses: ‘You get sold a dream that might not quite come to fruition.’
May 19, 2023
MU Well-being peers are ‘not counselors, but they do know a lot of the resources that are available on campus, and they can help folks navigate that.’
May 12, 2023
Prioritizing nurses’ mental health care: ‘It's not just a nice luxury to have – it's necessary.’
Apr 28, 2023
The role of hair stylists in the Black community: ‘Getting your hair done is self-care.’
Apr 21, 2023
‘Hair depression is a really big problem in the Black community because we weren't told that our hair was beautiful.’
Apr 14, 2023
'I'm more worried about a gun being in my classroom than my psych test. It's not fair.'
Apr 07, 2023
The R.I.S.E. Initiative ‘is all about putting these children on a path that will allow them to make decisions that will help their futures.’
Mar 28, 2023
Figure Skating has ‘really helped me to realize how strong I am – not just physically, but also mentally.’
Mar 17, 2023
Faith-Based Therapy: 'The danger is some of those are not regulated like non-religious therapy is.'
Mar 03, 2023
The Reentry Opportunity Center helps people get what they 'need to survive as a citizen out in the community.’
Feb 27, 2023
Personal Care Attendants: ‘I'm not there to do things for him. I'm there to do things with him.’
Feb 20, 2023
On Health & Nature: ‘There’s physical and mental benefits just to relaxing, to disengaging.’
Feb 13, 2023
‘If we're not putting someone's trauma experience first, then the chances of them actually progressing and moving forward may be slimmer.’
Jan 26, 2023
‘One of the reasons that I really pushed for individuals to do water aerobics is because I know myself the benefit of it.’
Jan 19, 2023
‘There is no safe blood level, and lead can be harmful to human health – even at really, really low levels.’
Jan 13, 2023
‘You want a diet that's going to take you in for the rest of your life.’
Jan 06, 2023
'It's very rare for the health care system to ask the person their sexual orientation or gender identity… it's almost always the patient has to be the one that outs themselves.’
Dec 30, 2022
‘It is nothing to be ashamed of if you've experienced trauma based upon your religious upbringing, but it is something that can drive you to do things that are self-harmful.’
Dec 23, 2022
‘A lot of times, even though people don't have family – the recovery itself creates family.’
Dec 16, 2022
‘Even though it's hard to put one foot in front of the other, live your life to its fullest.’
Dec 09, 2022
‘Weight in the lesbian community means something different than it does, maybe, in the straight community.’
Dec 02, 2022
'Suicide gun deaths – they happen, they're real, and we are working to try and prevent them as much as we can.'
Nov 25, 2022
‘Kyle was accidentally killed by his best friend in a gun accident. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to deal with.’
Nov 18, 2022
'I recommend the savvy approach to supplementation. Foods first. Foods always come first.'
Nov 11, 2022
‘When a group is stigmatized, when a disease is stigmatized - people are very afraid of talking about it or seeking health services.’
Oct 07, 2022
"For the last 19 years I had pretty much told myself, 'Okay, make your peace with the fact that you gave it to him.'"
Sep 16, 2022
‘Dad's dying. You have stage one colon cancer. Also, you may have given it to your child not knowing.’
Sep 09, 2022
'It's important to change the story and that's what TikTok was doing in raising awareness and educating people because ADHD doesn't present as just one thing.'
Sep 02, 2022
‘Overturning Roe [v. Wade] and attacking trans people is going to harm the healthcare system overall’
Aug 05, 2022
On the need for comprehensive sexual education post-Roe: ‘We need spaces where we're developing those skills’
Jul 29, 2022
Medication-assisted treatment: ‘Counseling works on one part of the brain and the medication works on another part’
Jul 22, 2022
Post-Roe v. Wade: ‘It's gonna further exaggerate the gap in the transgender and nonbinary community for knowing who and how to seek care’
Jul 18, 2022
'Having a forced birth would have really messed me up in so so many more ways than having an abortion'
Jul 08, 2022
Jason Jarvis: ‘Try to teach your children that fire is a tool. It is not a toy. Very bad things can happen’
Jul 01, 2022
Jason Jarvis: ‘The only reason why I'm here is because I had a motorcycle helmet on.’
Jun 24, 2022
Aging in place: 'It starts with a question of: What would you like? What does life mean for you?'
May 13, 2022
‘In winter, everybody's like, “Oh my gosh, they're gonna freeze to death,” but you never hear in the summertime, “Oh my gosh, they're gonna overheat and blackout.’
Apr 29, 2022
“We don't want to warehouse our older adults and all of their wisdom and knowledge away in homes.”
Apr 22, 2022
With Long COVID: ‘If I stood up to do dishes, I felt like I was gonna have a heart attack. It was crazy.’
Apr 15, 2022
“We both have a chronic illness called fibromyalgia. Basically that just means we're in pain – 25/8.”
Mar 18, 2022
The Mid-Missouri Afghan Community: “I'm really hoping that together – all of us will be able to form a strong community, which will be able to depend on each other."
Mar 11, 2022
"There's people out there right now that got frostbite because they're too afraid or too ashamed to come in and say, ‘I need help.'"
Feb 25, 2022
Alpha Gal: 'I'm just kind of – I'm waiting for it to come back, and it's scary.'
Feb 11, 2022
Tickborne Illness: ‘You've heard the expression, ‘the feeling of impending doom,’ but you don't really get it until you're having this reaction.'
Jan 31, 2022
‘We really don't know enough about our bodies. We don't know enough about our reproductive systems.’
Jan 20, 2022
Black Maternal & Infant Mortality: ‘The most vulnerable among us are the most directly affected by the policies.’
Jan 13, 2022
Insomnia & Sleep Hygiene: ‘You definitely don't want to do anything that's going to mess up your chances of falling asleep and staying asleep.’
Jan 06, 2022
‘It's preventable. We have Black mothers dying at three to four times the rates of white women, and it doesn't have to be like that.’
Dec 31, 2021
COVID-19 during the holidays: ‘Really, it’s about taking care of each other.'
Dec 23, 2021
Alcohol & Sleep: ‘If you can reduce your drinking, it will probably help your sleep, also.’
Dec 16, 2021
Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 'It’s just this very large reset and reminder of every day – of counting every day.’
Dec 10, 2021
COVID-19 & New Mothers: ‘There's a lot of guilt with the mothers.’
Nov 18, 2021
Accessibility in Columbia: ‘Sidewalks are not just for people with disabilities, they impact everyone.’
Oct 26, 2021
‘The reality is that it's alcohol as the number one thing used for a drug-facilitated sexual assault.'
Oct 14, 2021
'We Have Seen Stillbirths in COVID Women – We Are Worried it Could Be Because of COVID.'
Sep 28, 2021
Retired Nurse Reflects on Pandemic with Missouri on Mic: 'Somehow, We Got Through One of the Greatest Ordeals I've Lived Through'
Sep 09, 2021
‘With the Delta Variant, We Became a Hotspot, But Very Shortly Thereafter, Everybody Else Became a Hotspot.’
Aug 30, 2021
Nursing Through the Pandemic Has ‘Really Made a Bigger Place Seem Smaller’
Aug 19, 2021
‘Nurses Are Seeing More Patients Die On a Weekend of Working Than in a Year in Pre-COVID Time’
Aug 05, 2021
COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Joplin: 'If You Love Your Community – It Causes You to do Action. One of Those Actions is Getting the Vaccine'
Jul 30, 2021
Columbia’s Community Vaccine Clinics: ‘We Can Reach People Where They Are’
Jul 12, 2021
In SW Missouri: ‘It’s Becoming a Staffing Challenge to Take Care of the Rising Number of COVID Patients’
Jul 01, 2021
Fighting the Stigma of Homelessness: ‘Imagine Yourself with No Money, No Job, No Transportation – How Would You Pull Yourself Up?’
Jun 03, 2021
Building Asian American Community: ‘It’s Important to Recognize the Intersectionalities That We Have’
Jun 03, 2021
On End-Of-Life Care: ‘When You Walk Into A Room – You Don't See A Patient. You See A Life.’
May 21, 2021
Faith Communities After COVID-19: ‘Never Take For Granted Being Able To Shake A Hand Or Hug Or Sing A Hymn’
May 21, 2021
Finding TRICARE In Rural Communities: ‘You Have to Educate Yourself’
May 21, 2021
For Transgender Missourians, ‘There's Always A Fear Of Going To A Doctor’
Apr 23, 2021
Faith & Health: 'When People Are Hungry, We Feed Them. We Journey With Them.'
Apr 19, 2021
Medicaid Expansion & Trans Health: “Not Going To Break The Bank To Provide A Better Life For All'
Apr 14, 2021
Hospital Ministry & COVID-19: ‘It Seems a Lot Less Personal. But There's Still Power in Presence.’
Mar 22, 2021
Post-Vaccination: 'I Still Have to Do My Part. I Still Have to Wear My Mask. This is the Beginning'
Feb 25, 2021
Post-Vaccination: 'I Still Have to Do My Part. I Still Have to Wear My Mask. This is the Beginning'
Feb 19, 2021
On Understanding Grief: 'It Takes a Long Time. It Fades Out Over Time'
Feb 09, 2021
On Understanding Grief: 'It Takes a Long Time. It Fades Out Over Time'
Feb 09, 2021
On Understanding Grief: 'It Takes a Long Time. It Fades Out Over Time'
Feb 09, 2021
Men as Allies Against Domestic Violence: ‘Be Accountable. Speak Up When Injustices are Happening.’
Jan 26, 2021
Men as Allies Against Domestic Violence: ‘Be Accountable. Speak Up When Injustices are Happening.’
Jan 26, 2021
Access to Reproductive Health Care ‘Has Been a Challenge’ During Ongoing Pandemic
Jan 15, 2021
The Ongoing Pandemic & Missouri Prisons: ‘I’m Definitely in Fear Every Single Day’
Dec 24, 2020
The Ongoing Pandemic & Missouri Prisons: ‘I’m Definitely in Fear Every Single Day’
Dec 24, 2020
Nurses & the COVID-19 Vaccine: 'It Gives Us All a Little Bit of Renewed Hope and Energy'
Dec 22, 2020
Nurses & the COVID-19 Vaccine: 'It Gives Us All a Little Bit of Renewed Hope and Energy'
Dec 22, 2020
Meals on Wheels of Columbia: 'Loneliness is Just as Fatal as a Pandemic'
Dec 16, 2020
Meals on Wheels of Columbia: 'Loneliness is Just as Fatal as a Pandemic'
Dec 16, 2020
Wastewater Research 'Can Tell You the Whole Story About Society'
Dec 10, 2020
Columbia Neighborhood Lunch Clubs: ‘How Do You Get Food Into as Many Homes as Possible?’
Nov 30, 2020
Columbia Neighborhood Lunch Clubs: ‘How Do You Get Food Into as Many Homes as Possible?’
Nov 30, 2020
'If Every Other Year is a Struggle to Get Insulin, What is My Quality of Life?’
Nov 19, 2020
'If Every Other Year is a Struggle to Get Insulin, What is My Quality of Life?’
Nov 18, 2020
Therapists’ Mental Health Needs: ‘It's Like the Dirty Little Secret That We Don't Talk About’
Nov 13, 2020
‘Missouri is Ranked Second in the Nation For the Number of Women Killed by Their Intimate Partners'
Nov 13, 2020
‘Missourians are Paying With Their Lives For Our State's Lack of Gun Laws’
Nov 04, 2020
19th District State Senate Race: Democratic Candidate Judy Baker on Her Health Policy Goals
Oct 28, 2020
‘It's Never Been Easier to Get Care. And It's Never Been More Important to Stay Connected’
Oct 28, 2020
Childcare & COVID-19: ‘If Childcare Centers Closed Down, Will Kids Have the Care That They Need?’
Sep 21, 2020
Childcare & COVID-19: ‘If Childcare Centers Closed Down, Will Kids Have the Care That They Need?’
Sep 21, 2020
Life Without Parole is Like ‘a Hellish Form of 'Groundhog Day'’
Sep 10, 2020
Life Without Parole is like ‘a Hellish Form of Groundhog Day’
Sep 10, 2020
‘We Need to Have Strategies Where They Can Be College Students, and Still Be As Safe As Possible'
Aug 10, 2020
‘We Need to Have Strategies Where They Can be College Students, and Still be as Safe as Possible'
Aug 10, 2020
Special Education Amid COVID-19: ‘It’s Not That Kids Don't Want to Wear Masks'
Aug 04, 2020
Special Education Amid COVID-19: ‘It’s Not That Kids Don't Want to Wear Masks'
Aug 04, 2020
COVID-19 Within Prison: ‘We’re in Here, but We Have No Control Over What's Going On’
Jul 17, 2020
COVID-19 Within Prison: ‘We’re in Here, but We Have No Control Over What's Going On’
Jul 14, 2020
Dentists Worry That Due to Pandemic, ‘We're Going to See an Increase in Emergency Room Visits Again’
Jun 29, 2020
Dentists Worry that Due to Pandemic, ‘We're Going to See an Increase in Emergency Room Visits Again’
Jun 29, 2020
COVID-19 & ASL Interpreters: ‘For the First Time, Many Missourians Felt Their Voice was Recognized’
Jun 29, 2020
COVID-19 & ASL Interpreters: ‘For the First Time, Many Missourians Felt Their Voice was Recognized’
Jun 29, 2020
Coronavirus and Columbia’s Black Community: ‘I Feel Like A Flood is Coming for the Vulnerable’
Jun 11, 2020
Coronavirus and Columbia’s Black Community: ‘I Feel Like A Flood is Coming For the Vulnerable’
Jun 11, 2020
Social Justice and Loss: ‘Cumulative Losses Can Really Compromise Our Ability to Cope’
Jun 08, 2020
Social Justice and Loss: ‘Across Time, Cumulative Losses Can Really Compromise Our Ability to Cope’
Jun 08, 2020
Oral Health & the COVID-19 Pandemic: 'Don't Forget About Your Oral Health'
May 21, 2020
Oral Health & the COVID-19 Pandemic: 'Don't Forget About Your Oral Health'
May 21, 2020
College Student Mental Health: 'No One is Achieving Self-Actualization During Quarantine'
May 15, 2020
College Student Mental Health: 'No One is Achieving Self-Actualization During Quarantine'
May 15, 2020
Community Support During the Coronavirus Pandemic: “This Kind of Mindset Prevents Suicide’
May 15, 2020
Hospital COVID-19 Preparation: 'There is a Great Deal of Sharing Among All Facilities'
May 05, 2020
Hospital COVID-19 Preparation: 'There is a Great Deal of Sharing Among All Facilities'
May 05, 2020
Joplin Domestic Violence Shelter Dusts Off Lessons from 2011 Tornado During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 29, 2020
Rural Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline: 'We're Starting to See More. Much More.'
Apr 27, 2020
Rural Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline: 'We're Starting to See More. Much More.'
Apr 27, 2020
Family Medicine and COVID-19: ‘Anything We Can Manage at Home, We Manage at Home’
Apr 20, 2020
Family Medicine and COVID-19: ‘Anything That We Can Manage at Home, We Manage at Home’
Apr 20, 2020
'The Potential to Go into Debt and Have a Failed IVF Sounds Just Devastating'
Apr 03, 2020
'The Potential to Go into Debt and Have a Failed IVF Sounds Just Devastating'
Apr 03, 2020
Infertility: 'It Can Take Over Your Life, Your Marriage, Your Emotional State'
Mar 26, 2020
Infertility: 'It Can Take Over Your Life, Your Marriage, Your Emotional State'
Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 School Closures Create Additional Challenges for Parents of Children with Disabilties
Mar 23, 2020
‘Malcolm X Reversed the Way I Thought’ – Mataka Askari on Life After Prison
Feb 21, 2020
‘Malcolm X Reversed the Way I Thought’ – Mataka Askari on Life After Prison
Feb 21, 2020
HIV and Mental Health: ‘A Lot of Times, They're Just Tired and Worn Out’
Feb 20, 2020
HIV and Mental Health: ‘A Lot of Times, They're Just Tired and Worn Out’
Feb 20, 2020
Post-Incarceration Syndrome: ‘You Bring Stuff With You Out of Prison’
Feb 13, 2020
On HIV in Rural Missouri: ‘We Still Face All of That Stigma Here’
Feb 07, 2020
On HIV in Rural Missouri: ‘We Still Face All of That Stigma Here’
Feb 07, 2020
Emergency Care in Rural Missouri ‘Is What You’re Concerned About’
Jan 16, 2020
Emergency Care in Rural Missouri ‘Is What You’re Concerned About’
Jan 16, 2020
On Testing for STIs: ‘Don’t Let Fear Be the Barrier’
Jan 03, 2020
On Testing for STIs: ‘Don’t Let Fear Be the Barrier’
Jan 02, 2020
Resilience After Sexual Violence: 'I Had to Rebuild My Trust and Relationships'
Jan 02, 2020
Rise in STIs: ‘If Everybody Got Screened Once a Year, You’d Put Us Out of Work'
Dec 20, 2019
Resilience After Sexual Violence: 'I Had to Rebuild My Trust and Relationships'
Dec 20, 2019
'If everybody got screened once a year, you’d put us out of work'
Dec 20, 2019
Finding a Lyme Disease Diagnosis: 'I Knew Something Was Wrong'
Dec 17, 2019
HIV Prevention Medication: ‘It's Not Being Rolled Out Equally for Women’
Dec 17, 2019
Finding a Lyme disease diagnosis: 'I knew something was wrong'
Dec 17, 2019
HIV Prevention Medication: ‘It's Not Being Rolled Out Equally for Women’
Dec 17, 2019
‘The Stigma Between UTIs and Sex Should Not Even Exist’
Nov 25, 2019
‘The Stigma Between UTIs and Sex Should Not Even Exist’
Nov 25, 2019
Mental Health First Aid: ‘So Much of it is Just Being Willing to Ask the Question’
Nov 07, 2019
Mental Health First Aid: ‘So Much of it is Just Being Willing to Ask the Question’
Nov 07, 2019
In Rural MO: ‘The People on the Front Lines Aren't Necessarily the Mental Health Professionals'
Oct 31, 2019
In Rural MO: ‘The People on the Front Lines Aren't Necessarily the Mental Health Professionals'
Oct 24, 2019
Online Birth Control Clubs: ‘The Benefits Definitely Outweigh the Risks’
Oct 17, 2019
Online Birth Control Clubs: ‘The Benefits Definitely Outweigh the Risks’
Oct 17, 2019
‘It was so Freeing to Me to Actually Get a Diagnosis’
Oct 11, 2019
‘It was so Freeing to Me to Actually Get a Diagnosis’
Oct 03, 2019
‘It Makes Me Happy That You Have Good Memories of Therapy’
Sep 26, 2019
‘It Makes Me Happy That You Have Good Memories of Therapy’
Sep 26, 2019
Intersection - Missouri Health Talks on the Current Status of Missouri Oral Health
Sep 23, 2019
‘You Cannot be Completely Physically Healthy Unless You Also Have Good Oral Health’
Sep 23, 2019
‘You Cannot be Completely Physically Healthy Unless You Also Have Good Oral Health’
Sep 23, 2019
Seclusion in Schools: ‘We Can Equip Staff Better. We Can Teach Our Children How to De-escalate too’
Sep 12, 2019
Seclusion in Schools: ‘We Can Equip Staff Better. We Can Teach Our Children How to Deescalate too’
Sep 12, 2019
Without Accessible Restrooms: ‘You're Not Going to Do Anything. You Can't Participate in Things’
Sep 05, 2019
Without Accessible Restrooms: ‘You're Not Going to Do Anything. You Can't Participate in Things’
Sep 05, 2019
On Paired Kidney Donation: ‘Good Health is Never Something I Thought I Could Share’
Jul 25, 2019
On Paired Kidney Donation: ‘Good Health is Never Something I Thought I Could Share’
Jul 24, 2019
On Alcohol Addiction Treatment: “Our Clients Struggle to Get Health Needs Met’
Jul 19, 2019
‘A Transplant is a Treatment and Not a Cure and No Matter What You Do, it Could Still Fail’
Jul 19, 2019
‘A Transplant is a Treatment and Not a Cure and No Matter What You Do, it Could Still Fail’
Jul 19, 2019
‘It's Hard to Ask for Help’ in Today’s Supermom Culture
Jun 21, 2019
‘It's Hard to Ask for Help’ in Today’s Supermom Culture
Jun 21, 2019
‘Our Patients Aren't Trying to Make a Political Statement. They're Just Going to Get Health Care’
Jun 06, 2019
‘Taking Care of Eight Children is Very Difficult Because of All Their Different Needs’
Jun 04, 2019
‘Taking Care of Eight Children is Very Difficult Because of All Their Different Needs’
May 31, 2019
‘Regardless of What You Were Incarcerated For, You Should Be Able to Eat’
May 31, 2019
‘Regardless of What You Were Incarcerated For, You Should Be Able to Eat’
May 31, 2019
‘Plans Change Every Year. Your Health Changes Every Year. Why Not Take a Look?’
May 30, 2019
‘Plans Change Every Year. Your Health Changes Every Year. Why Not Take a Look?’
May 30, 2019
‘Nobody Wakes Up and Thinks, ‘I'm Going to Become an Alcoholic’’
May 07, 2019
‘As a Caregiver, I Don’t Think Your Mind Ever Relaxes’
May 07, 2019
‘As a Caregiver, I Don’t Think Your Mind Ever Relaxes’
May 07, 2019
‘Mental Health is a Part of Substance Abuse’
Apr 18, 2019
‘It Was a Decision Between a Few Cans of Soup or a $7 Box of Tampons’
Apr 18, 2019
HEADLINE: ‘It Was a Decision Between a Few Cans of Soup or a $7 Box of Tampons’
Apr 18, 2019
She Insisted I Go to Treatment When She Found Out I had a Substance Abuse Problem
Apr 03, 2019
‘Older Folks Say if They Take Food Stamps, They're Taking it Away From Someone Else Who Needs It'
Mar 26, 2019
Intersection Excerpt: Missouri Health Talks on Food Insecurity ‘The Hidden Problem’
Mar 19, 2019
‘It's Not Surprising to Me That Folks Come to College and Don't Know Sex Ed’
Mar 14, 2019
‘That is So Very Backward. You Can Have Access and Still Not Have Access’
Mar 14, 2019
‘That is So Very Backward. You Can Have Access and Still Not Have Access’
Mar 14, 2019
‘Older Folks Say if They Take Food Stamps, They're Taking it Away From Someone Else Who Needs It'
Feb 21, 2019
‘This Legislation is Not a Job. This is Not a Paycheck. This is Our Life’
Feb 21, 2019
‘This Legislation is Not a Job. This is Not a Paycheck. This is Our Life’
Feb 21, 2019
‘You Have to Make a Choice. Take Your Sick Kid to the Doctor or Buy Food’
Feb 21, 2019
‘You Have to Make a Choice. Take Your Sick Kid to the Doctor or Buy Food’
Feb 21, 2019
‘I Didn't Want People to See Me in That Situation, So I Avoided It’
Jan 30, 2019
‘I Didn't Want People to See Me in That Situation, So I Avoided It’
Jan 30, 2019
‘The One's Who Cannot Afford It, They’re in a Deep, Dark Crack’
Jan 30, 2019
‘The One's Who Cannot Afford It, They’re in a Deep, Dark Crack’
Jan 30, 2019
‘Laugh Through Life the Best as You Can’
Jan 07, 2019
‘Laugh Through Life the Best as You Can’
Jan 04, 2019
‘I Had This Constant Support System That Was Extremely Vital to My Health’
Dec 14, 2018
‘Having to Tell Someone, ‘Our Community Doesn't Have That Resource’ Is the Hardest Thing'
Dec 14, 2018
‘Having to Tell Someone, ‘Our Community Doesn't Have That Resource’ Is the Hardest Part'
Dec 14, 2018
‘We're Bringing Public Health Out of the Bricks and Mortar of the Public Health Department’
Nov 30, 2018
‘We're Bringing Public Health Out of the Bricks and Mortar of the Public Health Department’
Nov 30, 2018
'We Needed to Get Public Health, Evidence-Based Programs Inside the Black Church'
Nov 30, 2018
'We Needed to Get Public Health, Evidence-Based Programs Inside the Black Church'
Nov 13, 2018
‘I Spent Two Years, Four Months and 13 Days on Dialysis, and Your Priorities Change’
Oct 26, 2018
‘He Can't Ask for a Pen, It's Really Hard to Ask for a Kidney’
Oct 26, 2018
‘I Spent Two Years, Four Months and 13 Days on Dialysis, and Your Priorities Change’
Oct 26, 2018
‘I Can’t Fight Off Colds and Whatnot Like Normal People Can’
Oct 04, 2018
‘I Can’t Fight Off Colds and Whatnot Like Normal People Can’
Oct 04, 2018
'You’ve Got to Find Those Things That You Find Enjoyable and Just Focus on Them'
Sep 22, 2018
'You’ve Got to Find Those Things That You Find Enjoyable and Just Focus on Them'
Sep 22, 2018
‘You Can't Identify a Homeless Youth Based Upon Your Preconceptions of What Homelessness Looks Like’
Sep 22, 2018
‘You Can't Identify a Homeless Youth Based Upon Your Preconceptions of What Homelessness Looks Like’
Sep 22, 2018
‘Babies at Work’ Program: ‘It Really Is a Win-Win Situation for Everybody’
Jul 30, 2018
'Babies at Work' Program: Without It 'I Would Not Have Been Able to Do This Successfully'
Jul 23, 2018
Mental Health and Disability: 'I Was Depressed Before the Blindness'
Jul 23, 2018
‘If They Build It, They Will Come’: Working to Open a Homeless Shelter in Kirksville
Jul 06, 2018
‘My Mama Always Used to Tell Me, "You're Only One Check Away from Being Homeless’’
Jul 06, 2018
‘There’s Absolutely Nothing Like This Out There, and We’ve Been Waiting’
May 25, 2018
‘Your E.R. Doctor Should Not Be the Person You Get Your General Medications From’
May 21, 2018
‘The Policies That We Might Be Setting Are Affecting People's Lives Every Day’
May 14, 2018
‘Our Dogs are More Than Pets. They're Our Eyes on a Leash’
May 04, 2018
‘You Need to Take Care of Yourself to be Able to Take Care of Others’
Apr 27, 2018
'Some Patients, Victims Will Say That the Exam Was as Hard as the Assault Itself'
Apr 24, 2018
'You Were Saying the Right Things, but the Tone of Your Voice Wasn't Matching Your Words'
Apr 09, 2018
'If You're Not Taking Care of High Blood Pressure, You're Not Taking Care of Your HIV'
Mar 23, 2018
'We Should Recognize [Cannabis] as Medication and Allow Healing to Come into Our State'
Mar 05, 2018
'Added Layers Around Race' in Immigrant and Refugee Domestic and Sexual Violence
Feb 27, 2018
'One of My Biggest Worries is that I'm Not Going to Get to Say Goodbye Because You Can't Hear Me.'
Feb 19, 2018
‘Now You're Dealing With the Medical Situation and a Dental Situation’
Jan 30, 2018
'You Decide to Get Your Scooter Fixed or Whether You Want to Eat'
Jan 22, 2018
‘The More You Share, the More You Give Away - the More that Comes Back to You.’
Dec 23, 2017
'Don't Let Anyone Limit Your Belief in What Your Child Can Achieve.'
Dec 19, 2017
'Everybody Needs Dignity, and When it's Been Taken Away From You, You Need it Even More.'
Dec 07, 2017
‘For Every Homeless Person, There Was a Point Much Earlier Where They Could Have Been Helped’
Nov 30, 2017
Intersection - Missouri Health Talks on Homelessness in Missouri
Nov 28, 2017
‘We Got to be More Neighborly’
Nov 24, 2017
‘I Wish I Could Spend the Rest of My Life in a Hospital, Because at Least People Care’
Nov 16, 2017
'The People That We Are Working With Are Humans Just Like Everybody Else'
Nov 11, 2017
‘You Have to Balance Being Assertive Without Crossing Over the Line of Being a Jerk Face’
Oct 27, 2017
'Public Health is Often Invisible. A Lot of People Don't Know What We Do.'
Oct 23, 2017
'Do They Want to See Him When He's 55 Years Old? I Don't Think So'
Oct 17, 2017
'I Knew That I Couldn't Lose Weight Through Salads and Sit-ups'
Oct 09, 2017
"We Don't Get Superpowers Just Because We Have a Disability"
Oct 02, 2017
Susie McGee and Bev Borgeson on the Evolving Needs of Their Consumers
Sep 25, 2017
Elizabeth Modde and Sam McMillen: ‘It's Having People You Care About - and Who Care About You’
Sep 18, 2017
Jon Reagan on Oral Health at Home and Abroad
Sep 08, 2017
Darrell Watts and Lisa Harrison: 'If He'd Get Rid of His House, He Could Benefit from Health Care'
Sep 05, 2017
Carolyn Lewis and Sheila Artis on Self Directed Supports: 'How do You Quit Someone's Life?'
Aug 29, 2017
Intersection - Missouri Health Talks on Access to Oral Healthcare
Aug 29, 2017
Tad Dobyns and Phil Iman on a New Program for Audrain County Seniors
Aug 24, 2017
Janelle Williams and JoAnne Marietta on Additional Challenges for Clients without Legal Status
Aug 24, 2017
Doctor and Son: Simon and Jonah McKeown Discuss Life in Rural Missouri
Aug 17, 2017
Simon and Jonah McKeown Reflect on
Aug 04, 2017
Terri Rose on her Unexpected Takeaway from the Sixth Annual MOMOM
Jul 28, 2017
Brenda Nichols: 'You Wonder How You're Gonna Get Stuff Taken Care Of'
Jul 24, 2017
Jack Gouverneur Reflects on a Lifetime of Dental Care
Jul 14, 2017
Jack Gouverneur Reflects on a Lifetime of Dental Care
Jul 13, 2017
Edna Hardy and Katrina Hale: 'The First Time I've had Dental Care in 27 Years'
Jul 07, 2017
Max Lewis and Leslie Anderson: 'Cry for Help or Die'
Jul 01, 2017
Andrew Quint and Beth Rahn on How Patients Have Changed Their Lives
Jun 22, 2017
Andrew Quint and Beth Rahn on How Patients Have Changed Their Lives
Jun 22, 2017
Rene Powell and Traci Wilson-Kleekamp on Life with Disabilities
Jun 15, 2017
Sawsan Hasan and Nadeem Ramiydh on Refugee PTSD
Jun 09, 2017
Sawsan Hasan and Nadeem Ramiydh on Refugee PTSD
Jun 08, 2017
Chuck and Drew Graham on Their Mom's 'Can-Do' Attitude
Jun 05, 2017
Chuck and Drew Graham on Their Mom's "Can-Do" Attitude
Jun 05, 2017