Tag Archives: health policy
The Devastating Impacts of State-led Abortion Bans
On September 28, 2022, I had the pleasure of delivering a roundtable discussion at The Uplift Connection’s 2022 Maternal and Infant Health Convening on the devastating impacts of state-led abortion bans. Factors were mapped using the socio-ecological model, included below, along with a list of references. I’m hopeful this post may spur greater research, especially […]
Newly Elected Opioid Caucus Member for the National Partnership for Action
The opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of so many of our loved ones. Having been personally impacted by this epidemic through the loss of my cousin, words cannot capture the impact it is having across systems and families. Having been elected to the newly formed Opioid Caucus for the National Partnership for Action, […]
Heartland Regional Health Equity Council Member!
For a term of three years (2018-2021), I’ve been voted to serve with some of the Heartland’s key health stakeholders throughout the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region-VII district as a member of the Heartland Regional Health Equity Council (RHEC-VII). The mission of the Council is to increase collective leadership actions to promote […]
Working to Improve Health care Access for Missourians
In continuing my professional goal to help improve health care access for all Missourians, I’ve recently accepted a position with the Missouri Foundation for Health as a Health Policy Officer. This position will support the Missouri Foundation for Health’s policy portfolio, specifically with it’s expanding coverage mission, which aims to meet the goal of reaching less than […]
Queering Healthcare at 2016 Creating Change
It is a great privilege as an LGBT advocate to be accepted by the National LGBTQ Task Force for our proposal on ‘Queering Health care in the Heartland – A Roadmap for Creating LGBT Welcoming Health Spaces in Missouri’ during the 2016 Creating Change conference. Our presentation was 1 of 945 proposals vying for a […]
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