Swope Health and the Kansas City Monarchs invite you to a special back-to-school event from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday, Aug. 12 at Legends Field, 1800 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. The event is free and open to the public. As Children’s Health Day, part of the National Community Health Center Week celebration, …
Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers sponsors National Health Center Week to increase awareness of the 1,400 Community Health Centers across the country. It is a time set aside to celebrate the commitment that Community Health Centers show in making quality, comprehensive healthcare services available to more than 30 million patients …
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July 28 is designated as World Hepatitis Day by the World Health Organization to encourage testing and treatment of Hepatitis C. The international healthcare agency has set an ambitious goal to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. Swope Health has taken a leadership role in Kansas City, the state of Missouri, and nationally in advocating for testing …
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Swope Health is now offering free gun locks or lockboxes to anyone interacting with its Crisis Services team. The gun-safety initiative is a response to increasing rates of suicide in the United States and the recognition that firearms were used in more than half of all suicides. Studies show an alarming increase in suicide deaths …
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Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Janay Reliford and Mickey Dean of the KC Reparations Coalition. 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 …
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The Kansas City Kansas Community Education, Health and Wellness Center Association, which includes Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), Swope Health, and CommunityAmerica Credit Union, has chosen McCownGordon as the Construction Manager at Risk for the new 100,000 square-foot, KCK Community Education, Health and Wellness Center to be located in downtown Kansas City, Kan. …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 5, 2023) – Swope Health, a leading voice in community health and premier provider of quality accessible healthcare in Kansas City, announces its acquisition of Lori Ann Golon, M.D., P.A., a Leavenworth, Kansas-based pediatric practice, effective Monday, July 10. Operating hours will remain unchanged: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 …
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June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, as proclaimed by HIV.gov, an agency of the federal government, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Since 1995, the federal government has recognized this day each year to encourage everyone age 15 and up to get tested for HIV, learn your status, and get linked …
Checking the calendar, you’ll find that June, May and August all have sponsors calling for Child Vision Awareness, or Children’s Eye Health and Safety, or Healthy Vision month. This looks like a good time to focus in on children’s vision care. After all, summer months bring a change of perspective as kids spend time in …
New Imani House program, Father Focus, Guides Men to Becoming Better Fathers Father Focus is a new six-week peer counseling program at Imani House, designed to help men build better relationships with their children. The current program has about 20 participants and celebrated its first graduation on June 1. The Father Focus program combines an …
