Tag: Health - Page 13

KC Hoop Girl Puts a New Spin on Exercise

By | April 30, 2021 |

Sirenna Beyer, aka KC Hoop Girl, is popularizing hula hooping as a fun and healthy exercise alternative in Kansas City.

Yousef Speaks Spices Gives Teen with Autism a Creative Outlet

By | April 29, 2021 |

Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.

curiousKC | Opioid Addictions Worsen in Pandemic

By | March 29, 2021 |

Experts say there's a need for better mental health support and access to behavioral health services to curb opioid addiction, which has worsened during the pandemic. (The Gender Spectrum Collection)

“Has anyone remembered the opioid crisis?” Here’s what experts have to say about the compounding effects of one public health crisis within another, and what’s needed.

Rural Resilience: Mental Health Care Providers Face Challenging Times Along With Their Patients

By | March 24, 2021 |

Amy Taft and Dr. John Hudson talk in their office located in the basement of the First Christian Church of Cameron, Missouri.

Rural mental health workers face increased client loads, workforce shortages, bad broadband connections and a revolutionized system as COVID-19 pandemic rages on.