Healthcare Work

Since 2022, it's estimated that more than 138,000 nurses have left the workforce. Surveys indicate around 40% of whose still working say may leave or retire within the next five years due to stress, burnout and workload challenges.

Proposed Federal Cuts Could Mean Fewer Nurses for MO Patients

Chrystal Blair

Proposed federal budget cuts could eliminate the only institute in the country dedicated to nursing research and key training programs. Opponents of the cuts say they would put Missouri’s nurse pipeline and patient care at risk, just as the state faces ongoing medical workforce shortages, particularly in rural areas.

Nurse practitioners are one of the fastest-growing occupations in the U.S., according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with jobs projected to grow 35% over the next decade.

News

Missouri Bill Would Open Licensed Careers to DACA Recipients

Chrystal Blair

A Missouri lawmaker is reviving a bill to let qualified DACA recipients obtain professional licenses, a move supporters say could help ease worker shortages and keep trained graduates in the state.

Social determinants of health, such as housing, education, income, and access to transportation, account for up to 80% of health outcomes.

Health & Science

Missouri Trailblazers Awarded $200,000 for Health Equity Work

Chrystal Blair

The Missouri Foundation for Health is putting its money behind the hard work of five trailblazers. These Missourians have been awarded the foundation's new $200,000 Spark Prize for their work to advance health and well-being. Comments from Evonnia Woods, community organizer and movement builder, and Ciearra "CJ" Walker, founder and CEO, Community Health Worker Coalition.

Education

SoutheastHEALTH Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards

Daria Lawson

The SoutheastHEALTH Foundation has announced recipients of healthcare scholarships made possible by the Foundation as well as individual and family…