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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Representative Sam Graves, has received the 2021 NOSORH Legislator of the Year Award from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. Officials from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Rural Health and Primary Care nominated […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought disruption to lives in many forms. For many children and families, even routine preventative healthcare has been disrupted. This National Infant Immunization Week, the Missouri Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (MOAAP) and Missouri Department of Health […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – One organ donor can save eight lives and enhance the lives of 75 or more. In FY21, 87 living donors and 675 deceased donors made organ donations in Missouri, saving or enhancing the lives of 762 individuals. Donors and their families […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Public health efforts have been active for more than a century, but the COVID-19 global pandemic has brought newfound attention to its importance. It has also spotlighted just a small portion of what public health professionals do each day. To put […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announces that Acting Director Paula Nickelson has been elected to serve as the Region VII director for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Region VII includes representation from Iowa, Kansas, […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announces that Acting Director Paula Nickelson has been elected to serve as the Region VII director for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Region VII includes representation from Iowa, Kansas, […]
Harnessing the power of AI to advance knowledge of Type 1 diabetes
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Children’s Mercy Kansas City and Texas Children’s Hospital has used a new data-driven approach to learn more about persons with Type 1 diabetes, who account for about 5-10% of all diabetes diagnoses. The team gathered its information through health informatics and applied artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri WIC is extending the temporary increase of the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (CVB) through September 2022. The increase will continue to be $24 per month for child participants, $43 per month for pregnant and postpartum women […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – After a sharp increase in testing demand during the Omicron surge in December and January, Missouri has been experiencing a dramatic decline in testing the past several weeks. Due to this low demand and increased availability and accessibility of testing resources, […]
News Releases | Health & Senior Services
Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – After a sharp increase in testing demand during the Omicron surge in December and January, Missouri has been experiencing a dramatic decline in testing the past several weeks. Due to this low demand and increased availability and accessibility of testing resources, […]