Oct. 15 is National LatinX AIDS Awareness Day, one in a series of special awareness days promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to bring targeted information to the Hispanic/Latino community. Hispanic/Latino communities are disproportionally affected by HIV. According to the CDC, this is due to social and structural issues, including racism, HIV …
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Swope Health invites you to join us 5:30 – 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 for TreatTown — a safe and fun drive-through trick-or-treating experience for kids age 12 and under. The lot at Swope Health Central will be transformed into a tented drive-through filled with friendly costumed ghouls and tricksters eager to see kids in …
Swope Health will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new PACE KC Adult Wellness Center, a state-of-the-art health and wellness facility at 4141 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 64130. The event will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the new facility. Parking will be available …
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On Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Swope Health will host a KidsCARE Fall Health Fair at Swope Health Central, 3801 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. You are invited to stop by and learn more about our services, get registered, connect with additional resources, and pick up backpacks, school supplies, Harvesters food boxes, and …
Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Erik Dickinson, president, Urban Ranger Corps. Eric Wesson, founder and publisher of The Next Page KC, a newspaper focused on the Black community, hosts the show’s conversations with Kansas Citians about issues of importance to the community’s health and …
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September is the month for raising awareness of suicide prevention, a campaign sponsored by the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline and supported by mental health advocates across the country. Swope Health supports the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline and the suicide prevention campaign year-round. In 2022, in Missouri, the 988 hotline handled more than 38,000 …
In commemoration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, you are invited to attend Swope Health’s virtual series highlighting local history makers in our city. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Noon: Our first guest in the series is Jackson County Legislator Manuel “Manny” Abarca IV. Join us: https://swopehealth.zoom.us/j/89791450204 Thursday, Sept. 28, at Noon: Our guest …
You are invited to join us for an Open House at our newest Swope Health KidsCARE clinic at the Excelsior Springs Early Childhood Center — 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18 at 500 N. Jesse James Road. You’ll have the opportunity to tour the clinic, meet our associates and clinicians, and learn more about …
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Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Kansas City Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley. Eric Wesson, founder and publisher of The Next Page KC, a newspaper focused on the Black community, hosts the show’s conversations with Kansas Citians about issues of importance to the community’s health and …
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August is National Breastfeeding Month, proclaimed by the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, an independent non-profit coalition of more than 100 organizations guiding policies and practices to support breastfeeding. Swope Health is proud to educate patients, clients, associates, and community partners on the importance of providing support to breastfeeding families. We are committed to the well-being of every …
