School of Medicine – UM System Community Connect

Health Strategies for Rural Missouri

UMKC Engagement Month, Engagement Week, Health Care, Public Health, Rural Development, Rural Health

One of the many events in UM System’s 2021 Extension and Engagement Week lineup that showcases the impact University engagement and extension programming have on addressing our state’s grand challenges.

Health Equity: Opportunity for All

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Engagement Week, Health Care, Public Health

One of the many events in UM System’s 2021 Extension and Engagement Week lineup showcases the impact University engagement and extension programming have on addressing our state’s grand challenges.

Our Healthy KC Eastside!

UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Neighborhood Development, Vaccinations

Our Healthy KC Eastside” (OHKCE) is a large-scale, community-based partnership addressing vaccine hesitance and health inequities in vulnerable portions of Jackson County, Mo.

UMKC Awarded $5 Million to Fight COVID on the East Side

UMKC Community Development, COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mental Health, Public Health, Vaccinations

Jackson County approves CARES Act funding to promote vaccinations and other preventive care.

UMKC Professor Publishes Findings of Church-Based Mental Health Intervention Study

UMKC Community Engagement, Counseling, Health, Mental Health, Research and Data, Social Work

The study comprised of responses from 463 individuals at 11 churches in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.

School of Medicine Summer Scholars Program

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

Partcipants will spend time meeting medical professionals at Truman Medical Center, the Kansas City Missouri Health Department, Children’s Mercy, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry.