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First Impact Program Expands Reach to Younger Drivers and Schools Across Missouri The First Impact program, operated through the ThinkFirst Missouri office, is a vital part of the state’s effort to reduce teen motor vehicle crashes and fatalities. Historically focused on educating new teen drivers and their parents, First Impact is now expanding its reach, emphasizing early intervention with even younger audiences and forming strategic partnerships across Missouri. One of the key developments in this expansion involves reaching out to middle school students through interactive presentations in health and physical education classes. These sessions aim to ...

The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services is working with a national communications and market research firm to conduct an in-depth study around the barriers and concerns Missourians have related to vaccinations. This research will inform a statewide campaign regarding Missourian’s knowledge and awareness of vaccines. We’re looking for community health partners who would like to share their expertise in a 60–90-minute focus group discussion via Zoom to collect feedback about your knowledge of vaccines, administering vaccines, discussions with clients about vaccine hesitancy, and any potential barriers they have experienced when it comes ...

HealthTran is a volunteer driver program administered by MRHA, with the mission to safeguard and improve the health of rural Missourians. HealthTran closes the transportation gap and empowers communities by allowing rural Missourians to schedule rides to and from their health and wellness visits. Across Missouri, town hall meetings identified transportation as one of the top two barriers faced by rural communities. Rural transportation is limited, restrictive, expensive, and difficult to find. HealthTran began in 2014, as a pilot program, to learn if transportation actually improves rural health outcomes. The answer is yes. Check out this article, Meeting ...