Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Lewis Diuguid, former columnist and reporter for The Kansas City Star. Diuguid is a lecturer, writer, multimedia consultant, and certified diversity facilitator. He is the author, most recently, of Our Fathers Making Black Men, a story of his father …
It seems like everyone is wearing red these days, honoring the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs (yes!). Some of the red is also a recognition of February as American Heart Month. Along with the celebrations for both, February is a great time to put some focus on taking care of your heart with a …
February is the month for Valentines, symbolized by big red hearts. It’s also a good time to think about your own heart, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which supports the White House proclamation of February as American Heart Month. At Swope Health, we encourage all patients to be aware of heart disease, …
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Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Larry Lester, CEO of NoirTech Research Inc. Lester is a sports researcher and historian, author and co-author of several books about the Negro Leagues baseball conference and players. Eric Wesson, managing editor and publisher of The Call, hosts the …
Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Kansas City Councilwoman Melissa Robinson, who talks with Eric Wesson, managing editor and publisher of The Call. Robinson talks about her background, including her education and 15 years’ experience with the Black Healthcare Coalition, a Kansas City non-profit with …
Don’t risk a gap in your Medicaid or CHIP coverage. Get ready to renew now. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congress ruled that people receiving healthcare coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) must receive continuous coverage – meaning you couldn’t be kicked off the program during the public health emergency. …
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In honor of Black History Month, Swope Health hosts a series of community discussions, featuring Black leaders in Kansas City. All events are free, online, and open to all. Each of the events are recorded and available for replay. Eric Wesson Replay: https://youtu.be/NY9nq1lBNZs Wesson grew up in Kansas City in the 1960s, thumbing …
We are in the midst of flu season in Kansas City and the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there have been 24 million illnesses nationwide, with 260,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths from the flu. The best way to fight the spread of the flu is by taking the influenza vaccination, …
Swope Health announces a new edition of its podcast, One on One with Swope Health, featuring Ardie Bland, Veterans Law and Municipal Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri – Kansas City Municipal Division. Judge Bland presided over Missouri’s first Veterans Treatment Court. Eric Wesson, managing editor and publisher of The Call, …
Swope Health’s campaign, This is What Healthy Feels Like, was honored with a Silver Telly Award for creative excellence in local/regional advertising. The campaign was produced with Dobies Health Marketing, a Kansas City-based marketing and branding firm focused on healthcare. The television spot and integrated campaign were designed to communicate the Swope Health promise and …
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