Alex Smith
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Three Strikes: KC Public Housing Smoking Ban Puts Onus On Tenants
Despite the well-known risks, rates of smoking have remained stubbornly high in Missouri – about 25 percent of adults, compared with 18 percent nationally. In Kansas City public housing, the problem is even worse, with smokers comprising 40 percent of all tenants. That high rate is especially disturbing to health advocates because of the high…
Missouri Likely To Remain The Only State Without Prescription Drug Database
Missouri has a distinction that troubles many involved in public health: It’s the only state in the country that does not monitor prescription drugs. Some say that heightens the problem of prescription drug abuse. Missouri legislators are trying to create a drug monitoring system, but concerns over privacy have stirred opposition. Rising abuse Since the…
Kansas Governor Announces Bond Funding For New KU Med Building
Alex Smith — KCUR Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced bonding authority Monday morning to help fund the construction of a new University of Kansas Medical Center education building. The funding comes as part of a school funding measure the governor signed into law Monday afternoon. The measure was approved by lawmakers on April 6. The…
Preschool Trauma Program In Kansas City Getting National Attention
By Alex Smith – KCUR Every parent knows that young children have meltdowns now and then – at home, at school, in the grocery store – but sometimes a tantrum can be more than a bad day. It can be the sign of traumatic stress. A program started in Kansas City, Kan., offers teachers and…
Sebelius pushes health exchanges
Alex Smith — KCUR Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged the uninsured to enroll in the federal health exchange at a press conference in Kansas City, Mo., Monday morning. At the Full Employment Council near 18th and Vine, Sebelius touted the benefits of the health exchange for both the uninsured and for the…
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