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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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
You are probably seeing messages these days about Open Enrollment, and sometimes it can all be confusing. “Open Enrollment” is a window of time that happens once a year when individuals sign up for health insurance and other benefits, as well as adjust or cancel current plans. It is usually limited to a few weeks, …
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Swope Health is proud to announce that it has received four Community Health Quality Recognition awards from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. The awards are based on improvements in data as logged in the latest Uniform Data System reporting period, focusing on areas of access, quality, equity, health IT and COVID-19 emergency response. …
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Swope Health is a leader in diabetes prevention, care, and treatment, with programs designed to support and educate patients on this common chronic illness. Swope Health keeps a focus on diabetes in November, National Diabetes Awareness Month, and all year long. “At Swope Health, we take action to prevent diabetes where possible, and we work …
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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, …
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, …
