Nov. 7, 2014

Health Disparities and Older Adults

Delving deeper into the issue of health equity, the Missouri Foundation for Health recently released Older Adult Health Disparities in Missouri. The report examines the physical and mental health issues faced by older adults along with barriers to quality care. As noted, by 2030, 21 percent of the population in Missouri will be 65 or older, compared with 14 percent in 2011. Given this demographic shift and the health challenges faced by this group, the report puts forward a number of service and policy options to better support the…

Jan. 15, 2013

Center Receives Grant to Expand Work with Food Pantries

The Missouri Foundation for Health recently awarded the Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security (ICFS) a five year, nearly $500,000 grant to expand nutrition related activities with food pantries in Missouri. With this grant, the Center will build upon its current Food Pantry Nutrition Project. “We are very honored to receive this grant and are excited by the opportunity it will provide to take this work to the next level,” said Bill McKelvey, project coordinator. A primary goal of the project is to help food pantries find ways to get healthier food into the hands of…