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Kansas and Missouri childhood vaccination rates lag behind the U.S.
July 22, 2024 | Posted in Health
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Metro health departments are urging parents to get an early start on back-to-school vaccinations.

Collaboration between law enforcement and behavioral health providers expands to improve crisis response
July 15, 2024 | Posted in Health
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A microregional initiative continues to improve crisis response for people with mental health needs and substance use disorders. 

Public health directors: Get vaccinated for a healthy holiday season
October 30, 2023 | Posted in Health
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Protect yourself and your family with flu and COVID-19 vaccines

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Medicaid enrollees to begin receiving renewal forms in April
March 22, 2023 | Posted in Health
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Residents urged to check their mailboxes and return forms promptly.

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Public health departments across the region warn of rise in respiratory illnesses and hospitalizations
December 9, 2022 | Posted in Health
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Experts recommend getting flu and COVID-19 vaccinations before the holidays and taking precautions to reduce the spread of RSV and other respiratory illnesses during National Influenza Vaccination Week

Los departamentos de salud pública de toda la región advierten del aumento de enfermedades respiratorias y hospitalizaciones
December 9, 2022 | Posted in Health
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Los expertos recomiendan vacunarse contra la gripe y la COVID-19 antes de las fiestas, así como tomar precauciones para reducir la propagación del virus sincicial respiratorio (VSR) y otras enfermedades respiratorias durante la Semana Nacional de la Vacunación Contra la Influenza

Regional partnership receives $3 million grant to better serve the crisis care needs of people across the KCMO metro area
September 27, 2022 | Posted in Health
988 Suicide Hotline available to help people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Federal grant to support transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline; region’s first-ever coordinated, cross-county partnership addressing mobile crisis response.

REGIONAL NEWS RELEASE: Vaccinations are important step to keeping children in school
July 26, 2022 | Posted in Health
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Local health departments begin back-to-school immunizations.

Kansas City area leaders stress importance of taking steps to stop COVID-19
February 4, 2022 | Posted in Health
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Kansas City region elected leaders are encouraging residents to continue taking steps proven to slow the spread of COVID-19 to help protect themselves, their families and communities.

Region’s public health directors: ‘It’s critical we bend the curve to keep hospital space available’
December 17, 2021 | Posted in Health
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The region’s public health directors are asking Kansas City metro residents to help ease the mounting pressure on area hospitals by taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.