Community Health Centers

Engineers and psychologists at Missouri University of Science and Technology are using computer modeling and real-world interviews to see if a mobile cancer radiation truck could bring care to far-flung patients in rural parts of the state.

More than 650 people have been employed as community health workers in Illinois. Congress authorized $55 million for community health programs nationally during the pandemic. That funding will run out in June and neither the workers nor the communities they assist know what will happen next.

St. Louis health officials want to add addiction treatment to the region’s health program for low-income people without insurance.The Missouri Department…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday it’s giving nearly $3 million to 29 community health centers in Missouri. The money…

Transition from jail back to the community can be a difficult process that often leads to repeat offenses and more jail time.On Thursday’s St. Louis on…

2016 will be the third year that Missouri goes without Medicaid expansion, as Republicans have stayed firmly against it in the General Assembly.A new…

Missouri Republican Senator Roy Blunt visited a community health clinic in north St. Louis Thursday and pledged support for the model, which uses federal…

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., toured the Independence Center in St. Louis Saturday, aiming to draw attention to mental health legislation and the importance…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 4, 2013 - A big challenge in health care is finding innovative ways to address the shortage of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: “I’ve got a problem with my eye. It feels like it’s going to fall out,” a male patient exclaimed.The…