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Topic: Health Care

On-Campus Vaccination Clinics and COVID-19 Testing Available to the Public At No Cost.

UMKC COVID-19, Engagement Month, Health Care, Public Health, Vaccinations

Anyone five years and older can recieve their first or second doses. Those who are 12 and older can get their first booster, and those over the age of 50 can get their second booster.

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School of Dentistry School of Nursing and Health Studies School of Pharmacy UMKC School of Medicine
Public Members Needed for Advisory Committee of the UMKC Anesthesiologist Assistant Program

Public Members Needed for Advisory Committee of the UMKC Anesthesiologist Assistant Program

UMKC Health Care

The UMKC School of Medicine is seeking two public members to serve on the Advisory Committees for the UMKC Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) Program and the Physician Assistant (PA) Programs. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply.

UMKC School of Medicine
Health and Wellness Video Series: UMKC Dental Clinic

Health and Wellness Video Series: UMKC Dental Clinic

UMKC Health, Health Care, Public Health

UMKC’s Health and Wellness Video Series is a collection of six videos produced during UMKC’s 2021 Engagement Month Celebration. Each video highlights ways that UMKC is contributing to important work in the community in the field of healthcare.

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School of Dentistry
Health and Wellness Video Series: Sojourner Health Clinic

Health and Wellness Video Series: Sojourner Health Clinic

UMKC Community Development, Health Care, Nonprofit, Public Health, Workforce Development

UMKC’s Health and Wellness Video Series is a collection of six videos produced during UMKC’s 2021 Engagement Month Celebration. Each video highlights ways that UMKC is contributing to important work in the community in the field of healthcare.

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School of Dentistry School of Nursing and Health Studies School of Pharmacy UMKC School of Medicine Volunteerism and Service
Critical Conversations: COVID-19, Vaccinations and (MIS)Information in Communities of Color

Critical Conversations: COVID-19, Vaccinations and (MIS)Information in Communities of Color

UMKC COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health, Vaccinations

“COVID-19, Vaccinations and (MIS)Information in Communities of Color” is the tenth discussion in the Critical Conversations series, sponsored by the office of UMKC Chancellor Mauli Agrawal and the Division of Diversity and Inclusion, being held virtually on Nov. 16th at 3:00PM.

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Division of Diversity and Inclusion UMKC School of Medicine
All Things Missouri: Keynote Presentation with Bethany Johnson Javois

All Things Missouri: Keynote Presentation with Bethany Johnson Javois

UMKC Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, Health Care, Public 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.

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UM System
The Opioid Epidemic: A Statewide Response- Session 1

The Opioid Epidemic: A Statewide Response- Session 1

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, Health Care, Mental Health, Public Health

Join us for the first session in a two-part conversation on the opioid epidemic. Learn where we are a in our fight against the opioid crisis and find out ways UM System Institutions and faculty are involved in the research and solutions to this national crisis.

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The Opioid Epidemic: A Statewide Response- Session 2

The Opioid Epidemic: A Statewide Response- Session 2

UMKC Community Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Health Care, Mental Health, Public Health

Join us for the second session in a two-part conversation on the opioid epidemic. We’ll discuss various approaches to addressing this health emergency in both urban and rural settings and find out how the average Missourian can get involved.

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Health Strategies for Rural Missouri

Health Strategies for Rural Missouri

UMKC Community Development, Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, Health Care, Public Health, 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.

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Rural Development School of Medicine UM System
Health Equity Keynote Presentation featuring Dr. Dwayne Proctor

Health Equity Keynote Presentation featuring Dr. Dwayne Proctor

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, Health Care, Public 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.

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UM System
Health Equity: Opportunity for All

Health Equity: Opportunity for All

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, 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.

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School of Medicine UM System
Frontline Healthcare: Celebrating Nurses

Frontline Healthcare: Celebrating Nurses

UMKC COVID-19, Engagement Month, Engagement Week 2021, 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.

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School of Nursing and Health Studies UM System
Public Health Graduates Help a City Get its Health Department Rolling Again

Public Health Graduates Help a City Get its Health Department Rolling Again

UMKC Health Care, Public Health

City of Independence, UMKC help each other as importance of community programs grows

School of Nursing and Health Studies
UMKC Faculty Member Featured for Work in Fight against COVID

UMKC Faculty Member Featured for Work in Fight against COVID

UMKC COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health

The innovative approach to fighting COVID-19, championed by Dr. Lisa Cillessen, is taking hold in rural areas of the state.

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School of Pharmacy
Summer Internship Program Opens High Schoolers’ Eyes to Pharmacy Research

Summer Internship Program Opens High Schoolers’ Eyes to Pharmacy Research

UMKC Community Health, Health Care, Public Health, Youth Programming

Program introduces students to the role pharmacists play in improving people’s health and well-being

Child Development School of Pharmacy
UMKC School of Dentistry Will Offer COVID Vaccinations Beginning July 26

UMKC School of Dentistry Will Offer COVID Vaccinations Beginning July 26

UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Care, Public Health, Vaccinations

Vaccine effort targets low-income and underserved living in Kansas City’s east side

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School of Dentistry School of Pharmacy
UMKC Med School’s New St. Joe Campus Recognized for Vaccine Efforts

UMKC Med School’s New St. Joe Campus Recognized for Vaccine Efforts

UMKC COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health, Vaccinations

The entire class of UMKC med students has been certified and volunteered to give COVID vaccines.

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UMKC School of Medicine
Nursing Professor Helps Shape KC’s New Health Improvement Plan

Nursing Professor Helps Shape KC’s New Health Improvement Plan

UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Care, Public Health

Joseph Lightner says plan aims to counter racism and its effects before they lead to chronic illness.

Joseph Lightner School of Nursing and Health Studies
Mentoring Tomorrow’s Rural Pharmacists at UMKC

Mentoring Tomorrow’s Rural Pharmacists at UMKC

UMKC Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health

Dynamic duo at Columbia campus cares for farmers.

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School of Pharmacy
UMKC Pharmacy Students Immerse Themselves in Rural Healthcare

UMKC Pharmacy Students Immerse Themselves in Rural Healthcare

UMKC Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health

UMKC Students and Faculty Recently Explored Career Pathways in Rural Missouri.

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Benton County School of Pharmacy
UMKC School of Dentistry Clinic

UMKC School of Dentistry Clinic

UMKC Health, Health Care, Public Health

The School of Dentistry Clinic provides a wide variety of dental services to the public at reduced rates.

School of Dentistry
UMKC Answers Missouri’s call

UMKC Answers Missouri’s call

UMKC COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health, Rural Health, Vaccinations, Youth Programming

School of Pharmacy playing significant role in COVID vaccine efforts across the state.

Child Development School of Pharmacy
UMKC’s Institute for Human Development Contributes to a New Abuse and Awareness Guide for Individuals with Disabilities.

UMKC’s Institute for Human Development Contributes to a New Abuse and Awareness Guide for Individuals with Disabilities.

UMKC Health, Health Care

The guide was developed in partnership with The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council and the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities.

Institute for Human Development Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities
Free Dental Cleaning Available To The Community At UMKC

Free Dental Cleaning Available To The Community At UMKC

UMKC Health Care, Public Health

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry dental hygiene students are screening patients for their clinical licensing exam, which includes a free dental cleaning.

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School of Dentistry
UMKC’s School of Medicine To Open New Campus in St. Joseph With a Focus on Rural Health Care

UMKC’s School of Medicine To Open New Campus in St. Joseph With a Focus on Rural Health Care

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Care, Public Health

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, in partnership with Mosaic Life Care, is expanding its program to St. Joseph, Missouri, to address the state’s rural physician shortage.

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Health Sciences District Mosaic Healthcare School of Medicine Truman Medical Centers
Sojourner Health Clinic

Sojourner Health Clinic

UMKC COVID-19, Health Care, Nonprofit, Public Health, Vaccinations

The Sojourner Health Clinic provides quality medical care at no cost to over 300 uninsured and underserved Kansas City patients annually.

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School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Pharmacy Sojourner Health Clinic
UMKC Pharmacy Students Administer Over 5,000 Flu Vaccines

UMKC Pharmacy Students Administer Over 5,000 Flu Vaccines

UMKC COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health

UMKC students engaged with patients at 160 different immunization events and administered 5,580 flu shots this fall.

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School of Pharmacy
UMKC To Receive $1.9 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and Vulnerable Communities

UMKC To Receive $1.9 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and Vulnerable Communities

UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health, Health Care, Public Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcced on November 23 that UMKC has been selected to receive 1.9 million in grant funding through the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program.

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Grant Funding Health Equity Institute School of Medicine

Health Care Resources

UMKC School of Dentistry Clinic
Sojourner Health Clinic

Health Care Services

Public Members Needed for Advisory Committee of the UMKC Anesthesiologist Assistant Program
UMKC School of Dentistry Will Offer COVID Vaccinations Beginning July 26
Mentoring Tomorrow’s Rural Pharmacists at UMKC
UMKC Answers Missouri’s call
UMKC’s Institute for Human Development Contributes to a New Abuse and Awareness Guide for Individuals with Disabilities.
Free Dental Cleaning Available To The Community At UMKC
UMKC Pharmacy Students Administer Over 5,000 Flu Vaccines
UMKC To Receive $1.9 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and Vulnerable Communities

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