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2007

Grant Awards

Missouri Foundation for Health Gives $200,000 to Food Banks (12.26.07)
Foundation Allocates $3 Million to Fund Tobacco Quitline (12.12.07)

Foundation Awards $859,000 to Assess Tobacco Prevalence (12.12.07)

$13.1 Million in Grants Target Improved Health Services (10.26.07)

Foundation Awards $11.4 Million to 80 Organizations (10.4.07)

Health Departments Can Apply For Share Of $13 Million (9.25.07)

Foundation Awards $5 Million to 22 Organizations (7.10.07)

Foundation Awards $8.2 Million in Grants (5.10.07)

County-Level Health Telephone Survey Begins (3.6.07)
HPV Vaccine Available For Southwest Missouri Females (2.1.07)
HPV Vaccine Available For Southeast/Bootheel Missouri Females (2.1.07)
HPV Vaccine Available For Southeast Missouri Females (2.1.07)

HPV Vaccine Available For Northeast Missouri Females (2.1.07)

HPV Vaccine Available For Central Missouri Females (2.1.07)

HPV Vaccine Available For South-Central Missouri Females (2.1.07)

$11 Million Grant Provides HPV Vaccine for Missouri Girls & Women (1.16.07)

Forums/Health Summit

Health Summit 2007 Focuses on Intersection of Health & Business (4.12.07)

Publications

MFH Poll Examines Voters' Attitudes on Business, Government Providing Health Care (5.24.07)
Report Identifies Options for Expanding Health Insurance for Workers in Small Businesses (4.20.07)
MFH Poll Shows Shift in Missouri Voter Opinion: Health Care Now the Top Issue (3.2.07)

Miscellaneous

Missouri Foundation for Health Announces Five Board Members, Elects Officers (12.27.07)
New Census Data on Uninsured Highlights Need for Reauthorization and Expansion of SCHIP (8.29.07)
Missouri Foundation for Health Gives $25,000 for Heat-Related Relief (8.9.07)
MFH Announces Gragg As New Vice President of Program (8.2.07)

MFH's Leslie Reed Selected As 2008 Fulbright Fellow (4.16.07)

Missouri Foundation for Health Announces Board Member, Treasurer (3.19.07)
Missouri Foundation for Health Adds Five Staff; Promotes One (3.2.07)
Missouri Foundation for Health Tops $200 Million in Grantmaking (1.29.07)


2006

Grant Awards

MFH Awards $1.4 Million in Grants to Bootheel Area Organizations (12.20.06)
MFH Awards $2 Million in Grants to Central Missouri Organizations (12.20.06)
Foundation Awards Diabetes, Obesity Grants To Improve Care (12.20.06)
MFH Awards $1.9 Million in Grants to Cape Area Organizations (12.20.06)
Foundation Awards Tobacco Cessation, Strategic Planning Grants to Kirksville Area Organizations (12.20.06)
Foundation Awards $425,220 to Southern Missouri Community Health Center (12.20.06)
MFH Awards $885,639 in Grants to Southwestern Missouri Organizations (12.20.06)
MFH Awards $870,789 in Grants to Springfield-Area Organizations (12.20.06)
MFH Awards $1.3 Million in Grants to St. Louis-Area Organizations (12.20.06)
MFH Awards $3.2 Million for Co-Occurring Disorders Programs (11.8.06)
Healthy & Active Programs Receive $3.8 Million From Foundation (11.8.06)
Foundation Awards $4.5 Million in Basic Support Grants (11.8.06)
Foundation Awards Eight School-Based Anti-Tobacco Grants (9.1.06)
Foundation Funds Six Strategic Development Projects (7.17.06)
Foundation Funds Strategic Development (6.8.06)
Foundation Awards $6 Million in Basic Support Grants (6.5.06)
Foundation Awards $893,802 in Basic Support Grants (6.5.06)
Nine Area Nonprofits Receive Basic Support Grants (6.5.06)
Foundation Awards $3 Million to Local Organizations (6.5.06)
MFH Awards $1.8 Million for Dental Sealant Programs (5.31.06)
St. Louis Organizations Receive $3.1 Million in Health Grants (1.12.06)
Southeast Missouri Organizations Receive $457,078 in Health Grants (1.12.06)
NE Missouri Organizations Receive $350,723 in Health Grants (1.12.06)

Columbia-Area Organizations Receive $358,159 in Health Grants (1.12.06)

Health Departments in Butler and Scott Counties Receive Funding (1.6.06)

Two Area Groups Receive Funding to 'TATU' Youth (1.6.06)
Foundation Grants $825,000 to Help Curb Tobacco Use in Missouri (1.6.06)
Miller County Health Department Receives $133,000 (1.6.06)

Missouri Organizations Receive $5.8 Million in Health Grants (1.4.06)

Burrell Behavioral Health One of Five Area Grant Recipients (1.4.06)
Bootheel Organizations Receive $640,912 in Health Grants (1.4.06)

Forums/Health Summit

Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Public Forum in Rolla (10.11.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Public Forum in Ironton (9.18.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Public Forum in Springfield (9.5.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Public Forum in Poplar Bluff (8.3.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Public Forum in St. Louis (6.8.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Public Forum in Hayti (6.5.06)

Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Hannibal Public Forum (5.8.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Holds Columbia Public Forum (2.22.06)
Foundation's 3rd Annual Health Summit Examines Primary Care Challenges in Rural, Small City Settings (2.23.06)

Publications

New Study Highlights Major Disparities in Employer-Sponsored Insurance (12.18.06)
New Missouri Foundation for Health Study Details Missouri's Looming Crisis
of Uninsured Health Care Costs (11.30.06)

MFH Report Shows Consequences Of Lack Of Health Insurance (2.9.06)
MFH Publication Details Missouri's Medicaid Status (1.18.06)

Miscellaneous

MFH Announces Five Board Members, Elects Officers (12.26.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Expands, Promotes Staff (7.31.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Seeks Applicants for Board (7.13.06)
Foundation Begins Nonprofit Women's Leadership Program (5.10.06)
Missouri Foundation for Health Announces Five Board Members, Elects Officers (1.20.06)

2005

Grant Awards

Foundation Rolls Out First Priority Area Grant Opportunity (11.30.05)
Three Organizations Receive Tobacco Program Funding (10.18.05)
Missouri Foundation for Health Assists Hurricane Katrina Evacuees with Special Grant Funding (10.10.05)
Fifteen Organizations Receive Funding to Address Obesity in Missouri (9.26.05)
Foundation Commits $1 Million for Project Katrina (9.8.05)
Foundation Awards $1.2M to Improve Emergency Medical Services in Missouri (8.24.05)
Thousands of Uninsured Children to Receive Dental Care Thanks to MFH Grant (8.15.05)
Foundation Pledges to Preserve Health Care Safety Net in St. Louis Region (7.21.05)
Police Officers, Mental Health Professionals Work Together to Help Persons with Mental Illness (6.21.05)
Physicians Required to Watch TV on the Job (4.7.05)
First Tobacco Initiative Grant Goes to American Lung Association (2.15.05)
Stork Seeks Landing at Area Hospital Welcomed by Pregnant Mothers; Families (2.10.05)

Forums/Health Summit

Foundation to Host Public Forum in Canton (10.26.05)
Voices of the Uninsured - Dexter Forum (9.9.05)
Voices of the Uninsured - MFH to Hold Public Forum in Dexter (9.7.05)
Voices of the Uninsured - Holds Public Forum in Ava (8.17.05)
Voices of the Uninsured - Greenfield Forum (8.9.05)
Voices of the Uninsured - Greenfield to Host Public Forum (7.25.05)
Voices of the Uninsured - MFH Holds Public Forum (7.13.05)
Public Forum to be Held for Those with Little to No Health Care Coverage (6.21.05)
Forum Allows Citizens to Voice Their Needs as Uninsured Missourians (6.6.05)
Foundation to Feature Arkansas Governor at 2nd Annual Health Summit (1.24.05)

Publications

First-ever Missouri Hispanic Health Statistics Available (3.24.05)
Voters On Both Sides of the Ticket Open To Ideas for State Health Care Solutions (3.2.05)
Medicaid Resource Just What the Doctor Ordered (2.15.05)

Miscellaneous

Foundation Hires Four Additional Staff (11.8.05)
Foundation Seeks Applicants for 2006 Board of Directors (6.7.05)
Large Missouri Employrs Likely to Increase Amount Workers Pay for Health Care (5.5.05)
Missourians Urge: Make Health Care Coverage a Priority (5.2.05)
Foundation Promotes Four, Hires Two Policy Staff (4.25.05)
Foundation Board of Directors Change Posts; Install New Officers for 2005 (1.31.05)
Missouri Foundation for Health Welcomes New Board Member (1.4.05)

2004

Grant Awards
No More Sugar Highs for Diabetics In Mississippi County (12.14.04)
Money Doesn't Grow on Trees; but for New Grantees This Fall Has Brought Some New Fruits (10.7.04)
Latest Grant Awards Focus on Preventive Health and Medical Treatment for Children (8.24.04)
May Grant Awards Include Alzheimer's Caregiver Training Program (6.18.04)
Grant Awards Include Program to Raise Heart Disease Awareness (4.9.04)
New Advocacy Grant Program Takes the Podium in March (4.9.04)
MC+ and Medicaid Questions To Be Answered (1.14.04)

Forums/Health Summit
Opinions Sought at Health Forum in St. Louis (9.7.04)
Who Cares What You Think? (8.4.04)
Health Foundation and Hospital Host Health Care Discussion for Local Area Citizens (8.3.04)
Health Care Isn't Free … But Upcoming Health Forum Is (6.10.04)
Foundation to Hold Public Health Meeting in Osage Beach (6.1.04)
Foundation Asks for the Community's Opinions on Health (4.28.04)
Health Foundation to Host Public Forum, Grantwriting Workshop in Monett (4.13.04)
Foundation to Hold Public Forum in Potosi (3.30.04)
Cape Girardeau Public Health Forum to Focus on Community's Health (2.24.04)
Public Forum to Highlight Health Needs of the Community (1.27.04)

Publications
Web Site and Book Detail New Info on Health Disparities (10.8.04)
Democratic Candidates Health Proposals Examined with Missouri in Mind (1.30.04)

Miscellaneous
Missouri Foundation for Health Hires Four New Staff (10.7.04)
Foundation Kicks Off Tobacco Prevention Initiative (07.26.04)
Missouri Foundation for Health Promotes Six, Hires Three New Staff (6.10.04)
SEEKING PERSONS FOR GREAT JOB: Considerable Hours, No Pay, Numerous Heart-felt Benefits (6.7.04)
Missouri Foundation for Health Elects New Board Members (2.19.04)

2003

Grant Awards
Grant Awards Focus on Addressing Differences in Care (12.29.03)
New Youth Program Will Provide Type 2 Diabetes Prevention (12.3.03)
Red Star Food Pantry Boosts Numbers Served (12.3.03)
Grant Increases Organization's Ability to Serve the Disabled (12.2.03)
New Child Advocacy Center Provides Comfort to Kids (12.1.03)
St. Patrick's Center awarded $1.4M to aid homeless (11.24.03)
New Mental Health & Transportation Services for Women (11.11.03)
Computer Upgrade boosts Legal Services of Eastern Mo. (11.11.03)
EMS Workers Can Now Receive Training at Local Center (11.06.03)
Successful Teen Parent Mentoring Program Receives Grant for Expansion (10.29.03)
Mission MO to Provide New Program for Addiction (10.27.03)
Grants Give Families More Health Services (10.16.03)
$0 - $32.5 Million in Just One Year of Grantmaking (8.8.03)
Oral Health Care Prevalent in July Grant Approvals (7.21.03)
Mental Health, Diabetes Prevention Projects Top June Funding List (6.23.03)
Children and Families to Receive Needed Dental Care Through Foundation Grant (6.2.03)
Foundation Awards Million Dollar Grant to Health Department for Healthy Heart Program (5.29.03)
Sixteen Agencies Awarded Health Grants Totaling More Than $3 Million (5.21.03)
Foundation Grant Keeps DePaul Trauma Unit Doors Open (5.12.03)
April health grant awards include oral health, prenatal care, automated medication system (5.8.03)
Over $5 Million in Grants Made to Community Organizations (3.25.03)
Community Health Needs Top Foundation's January Grant Awards (1.23.03)

Forums/Health Summit
Disparities Highlighted at Health Summit (11.19.03)
Health Status Inequalities to be Addressed at Health Summit (11.03.03)
MFH to Host St. Louis Public Forum (9.2.03)
Foundation to Visit Lebanon to Hear Community Health Needs (8.13.03)
Mountain View Forum will Highlight Health Needs of the Community (7.28.03)
Foundation to Host Community Forum in Joplin (7.14.03)
Foundation to Visit Macon to Facilitate Community Discussion on Unmet Health Care Needs (7.1.03)
Foundation visits Bootheel to talk about needed health care improvements (5.6.03)
Missouri Foundation to Host Public Health Forum in Jefferson City (3.31.03)

Publications
New Report Details Universal Care for Missouri (11.25.03)
Missouri's Health Care Spending Soars to $30 Billion (10.08.03)
Policy Paper Highlights Best State Insurance Programs in Country (8.13.03)

Miscellaneous
Community Input is the Focus of New Foundation Web Site (7.29.03)
Missouri Foundation for Health Welcomes New Staff (7.10.03)
Health Foundation Seeks Diversity of Skills, Integrity in Board Applicants (6.3003)
Missouri Foundation for Health welcomes new staff (2.25.03)

2002

Grant Awards
Foundation brings in holiday with extra grant approvals (12.17.02)
Missouri Foundation for Health approves $1.9 million for November grants (11.14.02)
Missouri Foundation for Health Awards $2 Million in Grants in October (10.17.02)
Missouri Foundation for Health Awards $2 Million in Grants in September (9.13.02)
Missouri Foundation For Health Awards $2.6 Million in Grants in August (8.8.02)
Missouri Foundation For Health to Award $20 Million in Grants (5.23.02)

Miscellaneous
Missouri Foundation for Health elects new board members (12.20.02)
Missouri Foundation for Health moves to new home (12.6.02)





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