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.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) five lead poisoning cases in children linked to an ongoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation that began on Nov. 2, 2023.
October marked the start of the 50th year of WIC services in the United States. Missouri WIC begins this celebration with an overall increase of 7.7% in participation over the last federal fiscal year (FFY). WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has published A Multi Year Look at Maternal Mortality in Missouri: 2018-2020 Annual Report on behalf of the state’s Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) Board.