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With an uptick in measles cases reported across the country, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) recommends parents and guardians check their child’s vaccination records to make sure they have received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

A new dashboard has been developed to assist Missourians in locating long-term care facilities with bed and service availability.

Economic Secuity of Southwest Missouri is a valued community partner helping fulfill the BCHD mission to “Promote a healthier you” by providing services that instill hope, eliminate the conditions of poverty, and help our neighbors achieve self-sufficiency.

The Mom’s AdNetwork is looking for mothers affected by substance use who will share their collective voice, experiences, perspectives, and knowledge by taking part in interactive training modules and various leadership roles to guide the direction of the Missouri Maternal Health Advocacy Network.

The Barton County Health Department is proud to partner with the Mercy Mobile Mammogram Bus in an effort to bring Mammogram services closer to home.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced yesterday that Lamar and other community water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Missouri resident deaths decreased by over 2,000 in 2022 from 73,831 in 2021 to 71,776 deaths as the
intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced.

On Saturday December 30th, 2023, Reckitt and Mead Johnson Nutrition issued a voluntary recall of over 675,000 cans of Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula after out of country testing led to concerns of Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.

MO HealthNet, a division of the Missouri Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of Mental Health, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is excited to launch the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies initiative.