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Volume 10 | Issue No. 79
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DHSS LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE STATEWIDE FLU DASHBOARD
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THE MISSION VISION PROJECT KC FUELS THE BLACK PHYSICIAN
PATHWAY FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL
NO EQUITY WITHOUT QUALITY, NO QUALITY WITHOUT EQUITY
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DOULAS ALONE WON'T FIX PERINATAL HEALTH INEQUITIES
EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR TRANS PEOPLE EXTINGUISHES HATE
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Hafsa Tahir
Multimedia Graphic
Designer
Janice Ingram
Doula/CHW
April Marshall
Creative Director
Ruth McCleery
Doula/CHW
Heidi Koger
Proofreader
Marjorie Langas
Multimedia Designer
Tonia Wright
Publisher/Editor-In-Chief
Katie Feuerstein
Staff Writer
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FINDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IS LIKE WALKING A TIGHTROPE FOR
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE
LOOK IT IN THE EYES: CHILD SUICIDE PREVENTION
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE PROUD: LGBTQ+ YOUTH NEED IDENTITY-AFFIRMING SUPPORT
FREE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION IS AVAILABLE TO MISSOURIANS
IN OUR OWN WORDS: THE REALITY OF THE QUEER EXPERIENCE
THE ABUSER THE VICTIM AND US
RURAL PERINATAL CENTER OPENS IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY
BLACK MEN PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN CLOSING THE BLACK MATERNAL MORTALITY GAP
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