The Swope Health annual trick-or-treat event will once again move outdoors with a drive-through version of Treat Town. This is our 27th year of Treat Town, a special Halloween trick-or-treat event for kids. Like we have done the last two years, this event is modified to accommodate COVID-19 precautions. Participants will drive through a large …
Swope Health is proud to announce the first in its series of 2024 Town Halls on the social drivers of healthcare: An evening in conversation with Ebony Reed, journalist and author of Fifteen Cents on the Dollar, How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap, a new book on the history of economic inequity. Jeron Ravin, …
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 2022. The designation is a tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched and influenced society. In recognition of the contributions of Hispanic Americans in the Kansas City-area, Swope Health sponsors three free, online lunchtime events: Noon, Thursday, Oct. 6 with John …
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We all want to be treated with dignity, including those who have ongoing mental health issues. This truth led Joel Slack, mental health advocate, to found the RESPECT Institute, which trains individuals with mental health illnesses to share their personal stories of recovery with public audiences. The goal is to foster a better public understanding …
New clinic to provide pediatric, dental care to Excelsior Springs students KANSAS CITY, MO (Sept. 28, 2021) – Swope Health, the voice of community health and leading provider of quality accessible healthcare in Kansas City, today will accept a $44,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant to create a new Swope Health KidsCARE clinic at the Excelsior Springs …
Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Mayor Quinton Lucas. Eric Wesson, managing editor and publisher of The Call, hosts the show’s conversations with Kansas Citians about issues of importance to the community’s health and wellbeing. In this episode, you can learn a bit about Mayor …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 29, 2022) – Area business leaders and foundations helped Swope Health raise funds while honoring their loved ones and the mission of their organizations at a recent benefit held at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. At the event, PACE KC announced the launch of a naming campaign for care rooms within …
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Swope Health has released a new episode in the podcast “One on One with Swope Health,” featuring host Eric Wesson in conversation with James Nunnelly. James Nunnelly, also known as Grand Dad, infuses his passion for healthcare into every facet of community engagement. Nunnelly is well known in the Kansas City community for his health …
Addressing Gun Violence in Public Spaces Swope Health President and CEO Jeron Ravin JD will be part of a panel sponsored by American Public Square at Jewell on “Addressing Gun Violence in Public Spaces.” The event is 6 -7:30 pm Wednesday. Aug. 17, in person at the Johnson County Central Resource Library, Carmack Room, 9875 …
National Health Center Week (August 7 – 13) is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades. Swope Health’s participation in National Health Center Week helps us highlight the essential services that make our organization successful. From the very beginning …
